On Friday, World Health Organization director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated: "With great hope, I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency." Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Kiska, Marineland's last living orca, is seen at the amusement park in 2012. Tara Walton/Toronto Star via Getty Images hide caption

In an aerial view, workers make emergency repairs to a road that was washed out heavy rains Friday in Soquel, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

BLACKPINK, seen performing at the 2022 MTV VMAs, are now the most streamed female band on Spotify. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global hide caption

The ExxonMobil Baton Rouge complex, pictured in 2016, was the site where five nooses were found, the EEOC alleges. Jim Bowen/Flickr Creative Commons hide caption

Flowers are seen outside the off-campus home where the quadruple murder took place in Moscow, Idaho. David Ryder/Getty Images hide caption

The "balloon dog" sculpture, pictured, shortly after it shattered. Cédric Boero hide caption

People attend a candlelight vigil, for the victims of a shooting at Michigan State University, on Feb. 16. Classes are scheduled to resume days later. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi in New York City on Sept. 23, 2022. David Dee Delgado/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is pictured in 2018 in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

Sailors recovered debris from the Chinese balloon off the South Carolina coast. The other objects shot down has not been recovered. Handout/Getty Images hide caption

Don Lemon appears at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala in December. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala hide caption

The Los Angeles Police Department headquarters building is seen downtown Los Angeles in July 2022. Police say they arrested a suspect in the separate shootings of two Jewish men as they left morning prayer services. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

Larry the Cat is seen in front of No. 10 Downing St. on July 5, 2022. He has now been on the job as Chief Mouser at the British prime minister's official residence for a dozen years. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption

Ben Crump speaks at a news conference in April in New York City. On Monday, the civil rights attorney called on the Justice Department to launch an investigation into inmate deaths at the Harris County Jail in Houston. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

Steven Van Zandt, seen performing at the Hammerstein Ballroom in 2014, is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Mike Coppola hide caption

People walk through Amsterdam's red-light district shortly after it reopened in 2020, during the pandemic. The neighborhood attracts millions of tourists each year. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images hide caption

Kaya walks alongside Cole Lyle at the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

The Brooklyn Nets reportedly traded Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns. Michael Reaves/Getty Images hide caption

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (left) hands LeBron James a basketball celebrating James' all-time NBA scoring record Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption

Kyrie Irving is reportedly leaving the Brooklyn Nets after four seasons with the team. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption

The Chinese balloon became the subject of a sketch in the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live on Feb. 4. Larry Mayer/AP hide caption

The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, S.C., on Saturday. Randall Hill/Reuters hide caption

The Chinese balloon is drawing the attention of meteorologists across the United States. Larry Mayer/AP hide caption