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Police advance on demonstrators who are protesting the killing of George Floyd on May 30, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

For many Americans, it goes without saying that the police help maintain public safety. But many others — especially black Americans — see the police as more of a threat than a protective force.

People wear face masks on a shopping street in Gaza City in January.

In Gaza, Pandemic Forces Tough Choices And Health Care System Hangs By A Thread

Vaccines have yet to arrive. Residents, fearing loss of income, continue to work while infected. And medical professionals including one of Gaza's few remaining heart surgeons have died from COVID-19.

Flowers are being destroyed at the flower auction in Aalsmeer, Netherlands, on March 16, 2020. The Dutch horticultural sector is sounding the alarm about the effects of the coronavirus crisis. Due to the loss of demand, the auctions are struggling with low prices and the need to destroy the flowers.

The Netherlands' Huge Flower Sector Wilts As Coronavirus Hurts Business

The Dutch market is a global blossom powerhouse but sales are withering as virus-hit countries hunker down.

U.N. World Food Programme Wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

The U.N. World Food Programme received this year's Nobel Peace Prize for its work combating global hunger.

A production still from the PBS documentary and cooking show "A Chef's Life."

6 Cooking Shows To Inspire Your Thanksgiving Feast

Even if you’re staying home, you can still feast on delicious seasonal foods. We rounded up six cooking and baking shows to help you make the most of this interesting holiday season.

Haitian gang wants $1 million ransom for each of the 17 kidnapped missionaries

17 people with the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries remain missing after being kidnapped in Haiti. A gang has claimed responsibility and is reportedly asking for a ransom of $1 million per person.

Dr. KJ Seung, a professor at Harvard Medical School, speaks at a September rally outside the home of the CEO of Moderna, maker of one of the two mRNA vaccines that prevent COVID-19. The fake bones are meant to represent lives lost unnecessarily to the coronavirus. Seung was part of a group of doctors demanding Moderna share vaccines — and its recipe — with low-resource countries.

HIV activists have a history of outrageous energy. COVID protesters hope to match it

A small number of health workers are protesting for global vaccine equity. Their demonstrations echo the call for equal distribution of HIV medications decades ago — but there are key differences.

Davon Artis holds a pair of Kobe 6 Grinch shoes, released in 2010. The shoes more than doubled in value within hours of Bryant's death.

Kobe Bryant Merchandise Increases In Value But Not Everyone Is Cashing In

Shops that sell Kobe Bryant merchandise have seen a spike in sales in the wake of his death. Now they're making a choice: profit from tragedy or keep Bryant's merchandise accessible to the public.

Georgia Sens.-elect Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff before a campaign stop on Jan. 4, 2021. While the pair ran as a ticket, Warnock garnered nearly 20,000 more votes, in part due to many conservative voters' concerns about Warnock's GOP opponent, Sen. Kelly Loeffler.

Why Some Georgia Voters Split Their Ballots Between Democrats And Republicans

Even though both parties ran unified campaigns, nearly 20,000 Georgians appear to have split their votes in the two races, between Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican David Perdue.

The FBI has reported a surge in background checks for gun sales. Here, firearms are for sale at a shop in New Castle, Pa.

Amid Protests And Virus Fears, Firearm Background Checks Hit All-Time High

The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System set a record in June with 3.9 million background checks. The previous record of 3.7 million background checks was set in March.

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