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Hundreds gather to protest the Trump administration's efforts to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, October 17, 2020. Nationwide marches were held in an effort to not confirm the new justice until after the election. "It was Ginsburg's dying wish to not be replaced until after the election, and I think that we should honor that,'' said organizer Jenna Karvundis. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI - Permalink
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett nominated to U.S. Supreme Court
Updated October 21, 2020 with 52 photos
A full Senate vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court is expected on October 26, 2020 after days of hearings in the Senate judiciary committee. President Donald Trump nominated Barrett, who sits on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died in September. Barrett would give the high court a greater conservative majority.
2020 election: scenes from final stretch of presidential campaign
Updated October 19, 2020 with 13 photos
GOP President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, are crossing the country to sell voters, who are already casting ballots in many states for the November 3 election. Here's a look at events on the campaign trial in the final weeks.
Growers of giant pumpkins compete in California
Updated October 13, 2020 with 12 photos
The annual Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off went on amid the coronavirus pandemic in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on October 12, 2020. Each year, growers have their pumpkins judged for weight and appearance. Here's a look at the tradition with photos by Terry Schmitt.
Sen. Kamala Harris, Vice President Mike Pence debate in Utah
Updated October 08, 2020 with 11 photos
Republican Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris staged their first and only debate of the 2020 campaign on October 7, 2020. The candidates for vice president faced off at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, separated by 12 feet of space and two plexiglass dividers to protect against the coronavirus. Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today Susan Page moderated.
Scenes from the White House as coronavirus hot spot
Updated October 07, 2020 with 15 photos
President Donald Trump, after returning from three days in the hospital, and first lady Melania Trump are recovering from COVID-19 at the White House, where many staffers have also been infected. Military and other top federal officials are isolating after possible exposure. Several people who attended White House events the weekend of September 26, 2020, have tested positive for the coronavirus.
President Donald Trump hospitalized for COVID-19
Updated October 06, 2020 with 28 photos
President Donald Trump was treated for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., October 2-5, 2020. Upon his release, Trump's doctors said he was likely not out of the woods yet, but was well enough to return to the White House. More than 200,000 Americans have died of COVID-19.
Scenes from California's record-breaking wildfire season
Updated October 05, 2020 with 33 photos
California is among several Western states experiencing a historic wildfire season in 2020, with more than 3.6 million acres burned by 8,000 fires. More than two dozen people have died with thousands of structures destroyed. Here's a look at the California devastation.
First presidential debate takes place in Cleveland
Updated September 30, 2020 with 15 photos
President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, appeared in their first debate of the campaign at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland on September 29, 2020. The presidential election is November 3.
Schools begin to reopen in NYC
Updated September 29, 2020 with 9 photos
Students returned to schools in New York City on September 29, 2020 after months of online learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening is gradual, with elementary students heading back to the classroom first.
Mourning Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Updated September 25, 2020 with 62 photos
Mourners honor the life and legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on September 18, 2020 at age 87. She had pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg lay in repose at the Supreme Court before lying in state at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman to be so honored. Ginsburg was a feminist icon who had served on the high court since 1993.
NASA's 16 women astronauts -- at least one likely to walk on moon
Updated September 23, 2020 with 16 photos
Of the 16 women in NASA's astronaut ranks, one of them is likely to be chosen as the first woman to walk on the moon as early as 2024. The selection probably won't be made for some time, but one or more of these women will make history more than half a century after the first men walked on the moon.
White House hosts signing of Abraham Accord
Updated September 15, 2020 with 18 photos
President Donald Trump welcomed officials from Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to the White House in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 2020 to sign the Abraham Accord, normalizing diplomatic relations. Trump helped broker the deal. Protests opposing the deal took place outside the White House and in the Gaza Strip.
U.S. marks 19th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
Updated September 11, 2020 with 27 photos
Ceremonies in New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., mark the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when terrorists hijacked four airliners and crashed them in the deadliest terrorist strikes ever on U.S. soil.
COVID-19 pandemic alters life in New York City
Updated September 08, 2020 with 88 photos
New York City swiftly became the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, with cases perhaps starting to peak around April 15, 2020. The city, which was virtually shut down except for essential businesses, started a gradual reopening in June. Here's a collection of scenes from UPI photographer John Angelillo.
Military marks 75th anniversary of WWII's end at D.C. memorial
Updated September 02, 2020 with 8 photos
U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, led a ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II on September 2, 2020. Also known as Victory Over Japan, or V-J, Day, it was the date in 1945 that Japan signed an unconditional surrender aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
Protesters march against police brutality on anniversary of MLK speech
Updated August 28, 2020 with 29 photos
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the National Mall during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. On the same date in 2020, thousands of protesters marked the anniversary, demanding an end to police brutality and urging Americans to vote in November.
Moments from the Republican National Convention
Updated August 28, 2020 with 40 photos
The four-day, largely virtual Republican National Convention was held August 24-27, 2020. The event, which renominated President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence for re-election, was based in Charlotte, N.C., but many events were held remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. Speakers included first lady Melania Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Sen. Mitch McConnell and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley.
The Met reopens in New York
Updated August 27, 2020 with 10 photos
The Metropolitan Museum of Art reopened to members on August 27, 2020, in New York City, after a nearly six-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Moments from the virtual Democratic National Convention
Updated August 21, 2020 with 24 photos
Former Vice President Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination from the virtual Democratic National Convention on August 20, 2020. Notable speakers from the four-day event, headquartered in Milwaukee but held mostly remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic, included former first lady Michelle Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and former President Barack Obama.
Moments from Joe Biden's career
Updated August 20, 2020 with 47 photos
Former Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to formally accept the Democratic nomination for president on August 20, 2020 from his Delaware home. The Democratic National Convention is being held mostly remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic. The nomination follows a long political career for Biden, who most recently served as vice president under Barack Obama. Here's a look back.
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