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A sample ballot is shown using the Dominion Voting system, the machines that have been under attack by former President Trump following the 2020 elections.

Ohio County Rejects Dominion Voting Systems After Trump Supporters Balk

Commissioners in Stark County voted to reject a recommended purchase of Dominion voting machines. Former President Trump falsely accused the machines of switching votes for him to President Biden.

Young people dance shining their cellphone flashlights in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia Navalnaya near Red Square in Moscow on Sunday.

Alexei Navalny Supporters Gather For Valentine's Day Vigils

After weeks of protests and crackdowns, allies of the opposition figure Alexei Navalny urged Russians to hold up their phones outside for spans of 15 minutes.

Protesters against last month's military coup hold a candlelight rally in Yangon, Myanmar, on Saturday. More than 70 people have been killed by security forces since the military overthrew the country's fragile democracy six weeks ago, a United Nations official says.

Several More Protesters Die In Myanmar; 'Quad' Leaders Urge Restoration Of Democracy

Unrest continues as protests challenge a Feb. 1 military coup. It's estimated more than 70 protesters have died in the past six weeks. Regional leaders said it was urgent that democracy be restored.

What's Happened In The 13 Months Since George Floyd's Death

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced Friday for killing George Floyd last year in May. A jury found Chauvin guilty on three counts in April.

Jeff Bezos discusses his brief space flight on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket at a July 20 news conference in Van Horn, Texas. Blue Origin is suing NASA over a lunar lander contract awarded to rival SpaceX.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Sues NASA Over A Lunar Lander Contract Given To Rival SpaceX

In April, NASA chose Elon Musk's SpaceX to receive a highly sought-after $2.9 billion contract. It would involve the first spacecraft to land humans on the moon since 1972.

Andrew Cuomo's lawyers on Friday accused the state attorney general's office of conducting the investigation "in manner to support a predetermined narrative."

Lawyers Say AG Set Out To Get Evidence Against Gov. Cuomo In Harassment Investigation

"I know the difference between putting together a case against a target versus doing independent fact-finding with an open mind," Andrew Cuomo's lawyer Rita Glavin said on Friday.

Denmark Orders Mink Population Culled After Coronavirus Mutation

The Danish government had ordered all farmed mink in the country to be killed because the animals can carry a dangerous coronavirus variant. Critics say the government exceeded its legal authority.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her election by the Bundestag for a fourth term as chancellor on Wednesday in Berlin.

Germany's Angela Merkel Begins 4th Term On Shaky Ground

German lawmakers officially re-elected Chancellor Angela Merkel to lead the country "in what will be her last and likely toughest term."

Afghan volunteers carry an injured woman on a stretcher to a hospital in Ghazni province on Sunday. The Taliban assault on the city of Ghazni has resulted in intense gun battles and hundreds of casualties.

Surprise Taliban Attack Leads To Days Of Fighting, Hundreds Of Deaths

Afghanistan's military was launching a counteroffensive aimed at flushing militants out of the strategically vital city of Ghazni, which was attacked on Friday.

Ben Carson, the Housing and Urban Development secretary, said the Obama-era Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule "impeded the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing."

Ben Carson Moves Forward With Push To Change Fair Housing Rule

The HUD secretary is moving to overhaul an Obama-era rule intended to strengthen the 1968 Fair Housing Act and combat housing segregation. It "impeded development ... of affordable housing," he says.

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