Day in Photos: 250th Independence Flyover in New York, Taiwan Army Rocket Exercise, and Capitol Hill Bear
The Patrouille de France conducts a flyover above the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of American independence, in New York City, on June 9, 2026. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
The Patrouille de France conducts a flyover above the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of American independence, in New York City, on June 9, 2026. Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: 250th Independence Flyover in New York, Taiwan Army Rocket Exercise, and Capitol Hill Bear

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Demonstrators run for cover during clashes with police officers at a demonstration against a controversial U.S.-built Ebola quarantine center slated to begin operations at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 9, 2026. Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images
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NASA commander Randy Bresnik, mission specialist Frank Rubio, and mission specialist Andre Douglas, and European Space Agency pilot Luca Parmitano speak during a press conference announcing the crew for the Artemis III mission at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 9, 2026. Luca Parmitano will be the pilot of NASA's Artemis 3 voyage, the first European to join one of the program's missions. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images