
Dr. Michelle Chester administers a Covid-19 vaccine to Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York, on Monday, November 14. Lindsay was the first person in New York to get a shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which was recently authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration. She was among the first people in the United States to receive the vaccine.

US President Donald Trump joins Army cadets during the Army-Navy football game on Saturday, December 12. He also spent some time in the Navy section.

Tiger Woods watches his 11-year-old son, Charlie, tee off during a practice round for the PNC Father Son Challenge on Thursday, December 17. Videos of Charlie's impressive swing, a swing that looks much like his father's, went viral on social media.

A total solar eclipse is seen in Piedra del Aguila, Argentina, on Monday, December 14. The eclipse was visible from parts of Argentina and Chile.

Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, cast electoral votes in New York for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday, December 14. Biden officially clinched the presidency Monday after the Electoral College cast ballots in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Police officers surround a gunman who opened fire on the steps of a New York City cathedral on Sunday, December 13. The gunman — a man in his 50s — was shot by responding police officers, authorities said, and he was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Nobody was hit by the gunman's fire.

An employee dressed in a Santa Claus costume plays with cats at the Catgarden in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, December 14.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on a video screen in Moscow as he holds his annual news conference on Thursday, December 17. Putin attended this year's conference via video.

Foam is scattered on Currumbin Beach on Tuesday, December 15, after parts of Australia were hit with heavy rain and strong winds.

Attorney Sean Walton comforts Tamala Payne, the mother of Casey Goodson Jr., during a protest outside the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, December 12. Goodson, 23, was killed by a sheriff's deputy earlier this month, and the shooting is now the subject of a civil rights investigation by the US Attorney's Office in Southern Ohio. The Columbus Division of Police is also investigating.

A dog takes part in a Covid-19 sniffing test as he is trained in Jabbeke, Belgium, on Wednesday, December 16. Dogs can be trained to detect the coronavirus by sniffing human sweat, according to a proof-of-concept study published last week.

Russian ski jumper Evgeni Klimov competes at the Ski Flying World Championships in Planica, Slovenia, on Friday, December 11.

Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, are joined by their three children in this image that is being used for the family's official Christmas card this year. The children, from left, are George, Louis and Charlotte.

Voters line up outside the Ponce de Leon Library to vote in Atlanta on Monday, December 14. It was the first day of early voting for the runoff elections that will determine control of the US Senate.

Anthony Joshua punches Kubrat Pulev during their heavyweight title fight in London on Saturday, December 12. Joshua knocked out Pulev in the ninth round to retain his titles.

Australian cricketer Matthew Wade dives for a catch during a Test match against India on Thursday, December 17.

US President-elect Joe Biden looks on as Pete Buttigieg, his nominee for transportation secretary, speaks at a news conference in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday, December 16. Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, competed against Biden in the Democratic primaries.

Two children walk through Christmas lights Sunday, December 13, at the Naumkeag museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The town was recently ranked No. 1 on Country Living magazine's best Christmas towns in the United States.

Dr. David L. Reich administers a Covid-19 vaccine to nurse practitioner Petrona Ennis-Welch at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York on Tuesday, December 15.

US President-elect Joe Biden, center, waves after speaking at a campaign rally in Atlanta for US Senate candidates Raphael Warnock, second from left, and Jon Ossoff, second from right, on Tuesday, December 15.

Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller eyes the ball during a Bundesliga match against Wolfsburg on Wednesday, December 16.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conducts a news conference at the US Capitol on Tuesday, December 15. McConnell acknowledged Joe Biden's victory for the first time and referred to Biden as President-elect, six weeks after Election Day.

Two boys stand outside their tent on Thursday, December 17, after heavy rain flooded a refugee camp in Kafr Aruq, Syria.

A Sumatran orangutan sits in a cage at an airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, December 17. Two orangutans were being sent back to Indonesia after they were smuggled into Thailand three years ago.

Abortion-rights activists celebrate in Buenos Aires on Friday, December 11, after Argentina's lower house of Congress approved a bill that would legalize abortion. The bill now moves to the Senate.

A girl dives under a wave at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Thursday, December 17.

Health care workers react after they were given a Covid-19 vaccine in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, December 16.

French President Emmanuel Macron scratches his brow as he talks to the media in Paris on Wednesday, December 16. The next day, he tested positive for Covid-19.

News photographers watch a man unload Covid-19 vaccines from a truck in Montreal on Monday, December 14.

Kentucky center Olivia Owens tries to pull down a rebound during a college basketball game against DePaul on Wednesday, December 16.

A red squirrel sniffs Christmas stockings with nuts at the Wildwood Escot animal park in Ottery St. Mary, England, on Thursday, December 17.

People walk on Regent Street in the main high-street shopping area of London on Tuesday, December 15.

Palestinian children look out of a window at the Deir al-Balah refugee camp in Gaza on Thursday, December 17.

Steam rises off Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus during a Premier League match in Manchester, England, on Saturday, December 12.

US Sen. Lamar Alexander plays Christmas songs on a piano inside the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday, December 16.

A girl puts on protective glasses to watch the solar eclipse in Bariloche, Argentina, on Monday, December 14.

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