US President Joe Biden traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware this past week to honor the three American soldiers who were killed in a drone attack in Jordan.

Biden attended the dignified transfers of Sgt. William Rivers, 46; and two Army specialists who were posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant: Kennedy Sanders, 24, and Breonna Moffett, 23. All are from Georgia.

“They risked it all,” Biden said the day before his trip.

In retaliation for the drone strike, which the United States blamed on an umbrella group of Iran-backed militants in Iraq, there were major airstrikes conducted on dozens of targets across Iraq and Syria. The strikes were larger in number and scale than previous ones launched since October, when Iran-backed armed groups began attacking US forces across the region in protest of Israel’s war in Gaza.

Iraq and Syria condemned the US attack as infringements on their sovereignty that risk fueling regional conflict. Iran warned the strikes would only escalate tensions.

Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.

Taylor Swift accepts the Grammy Award for album of the year (“Midnights”) on Sunday, February 4. She is the first artist to win album of the year four times. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F04%2Fentertainment%2Fgallery%2Fgrammy-awards-2024%2Findex.html">See more photos from the Grammys</a>.
Taylor Swift accepts the Grammy Award for album of the year (“Midnights”) on Sunday, February 4. She is the first artist to win album of the year four times. See more photos from the Grammys.
John Shearer/Getty Images
A wildfire burns in Viña del Mar, Chile, on Saturday, February 3. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F06%2Fclimate%2Fchile-wildfires-deadliest-climate-intl%2Findex.html">The devastating wildfires tearing across large parts of Chile</a> are believed to be the country’s deadliest on record, according to the United Nations disaster agency.
A wildfire burns in Viña del Mar, Chile, on Saturday, February 3. The devastating wildfires tearing across large parts of Chile are believed to be the country’s deadliest on record, according to the United Nations disaster agency.
Javier Torres/AFP/Getty Images
House Speaker Mike Johnson, center, walks through the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall as lawmakers gathered to vote in the House chamber on Tuesday, February 6. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F06%2Fpolitics%2Fhouse-vote-mayorkas-impeachment%2Findex.html">The vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed</a> as three Republicans joined Democrats in voting “no.” It was a stunning blow to House Republicans who had pushed the effort as a key political goal.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, center, walks through the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall as lawmakers gathered to vote in the House chamber on Tuesday, February 6. The vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed as three Republicans joined Democrats in voting “no.” It was a stunning blow to House Republicans who had pushed the effort as a key political goal.
J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Workers clear a tree that fell onto a home during heavy wind and rain in San Jose, California, on Sunday, February 4. An atmospheric river started making landfall across California on Sunday, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fus.cnn.com%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Fcalifornia-atmospheric-river-flooding-rain-02-05-24%2Findex.html">bringing strong winds and extreme rainfall</a>.
Workers clear a tree that fell onto a home during heavy wind and rain in San Jose, California, on Sunday, February 4. An atmospheric river started making landfall across California on Sunday, bringing strong winds and extreme rainfall.
Noah Berger/AP
People run for cover following an explosion in the Embakasi district of Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday, February 2. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F02%2Fafrica%2Fkenya-nairobi-gas-explosion-fire-intl-hnk%2Findex.html">A gas explosion at an unlicensed cooking gas-filling plant</a> killed at least three people and injured 280 others, according to authorities in the East African country.
People run for cover following an explosion in the Embakasi district of Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday, February 2. A gas explosion at an unlicensed cooking gas-filling plant killed at least three people and injured 280 others, according to authorities in the East African country.
Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images
US President Joe Biden leaves the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Thursday, February 8, a short time after <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F08%2Fpolitics%2Fwhite-house-special-counsels-report-response%2Findex.html">the release of a special counsel report</a> that concluded he willfully retained and disclosed classified military and national security information. Special counsel Robert Hur recommended that Biden, who cooperated fully with the investigation, not face charges, but his report raised questions about Biden’s memory. In a statement Thursday night, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F09%2Fpolitics%2Fbiden-fury-special-counsels-report%2Findex.html">a visibly angry Biden defended himself</a>: “I know what the hell I’m doing.”
US President Joe Biden leaves the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Thursday, February 8, a short time after the release of a special counsel report that concluded he willfully retained and disclosed classified military and national security information. Special counsel Robert Hur recommended that Biden, who cooperated fully with the investigation, not face charges, but his report raised questions about Biden’s memory. In a statement Thursday night, a visibly angry Biden defended himself: “I know what the hell I’m doing.”
Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Lily, a pewter bicolor Persian cat, has her portrait taken during a cat show in Walsall, England, on Saturday, February 3.
Lily, a pewter bicolor Persian cat, has her portrait taken during a cat show in Walsall, England, on Saturday, February 3.
Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage/Getty Images
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four students at an Oxford, Michigan, high school in 2021, leaves a courtroom in Pontiac, Michigan, after <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F06%2Fus%2Fjennifer-crumbley-oxford-shooting-trial%2Findex.html">she was found guilty of all four counts of involuntary manslaughter</a> on Tuesday, February 6. Her son, Ethan, killed four students and wounded six students and a teacher. While parents have previously faced liability for their child’s actions — such as with neglect or firearms charges — this was the first time a parent of a school shooter was held directly responsible for the killings. Her husband, James, is scheduled to go on trial on the same charges in early March.
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four students at an Oxford, Michigan, high school in 2021, leaves a courtroom in Pontiac, Michigan, after she was found guilty of all four counts of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday, February 6. Her son, Ethan, killed four students and wounded six students and a teacher. While parents have previously faced liability for their child’s actions — such as with neglect or firearms charges — this was the first time a parent of a school shooter was held directly responsible for the killings. Her husband, James, is scheduled to go on trial on the same charges in early March.
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
Cross-country skiers compete in the Marxa Beret race in Baqueira Beret, Spain, on Sunday, February 4.
Cross-country skiers compete in the Marxa Beret race in Baqueira Beret, Spain, on Sunday, February 4.
David Ramos/Getty Images
A person collects garbage from a house in the Rocinha slum of Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, February 7. There had been complaints from residents about potential breeding sites for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is responsible for spreading dengue fever, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever. Just days before Carnival celebrations are set to take place across Brazil, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F07%2Famericas%2Frio-dengue-emergency-carnival-intl%2Findex.html">Rio declared a state of public health emergency</a> due to an epidemic of dengue fever.
A person collects garbage from a house in the Rocinha slum of Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, February 7. There had been complaints from residents about potential breeding sites for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is responsible for spreading dengue fever, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever. Just days before Carnival celebrations are set to take place across Brazil, Rio declared a state of public health emergency due to an epidemic of dengue fever.
Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Groundhog handler AJ Dereume holds up Punxsutawney Phil after the famous groundhog <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F02%2Fweather%2Fgroundhog-day-winter-spring-climate%2Findex.html">did not see his shadow</a> in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Friday, February 2. As legend has it, if Phil doesn’t see his shadow, an early spring arrives.
Groundhog handler AJ Dereume holds up Punxsutawney Phil after the famous groundhog did not see his shadow in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Friday, February 2. As legend has it, if Phil doesn’t see his shadow, an early spring arrives.
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images
An employee manually resets bowling pins at Guenet Bowling in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday, February 2. The employees there also keep score and throw the balls back. The vintage bowling alley was inaugurated in 1955.
An employee manually resets bowling pins at Guenet Bowling in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday, February 2. The employees there also keep score and throw the balls back. The vintage bowling alley was inaugurated in 1955.
Michele Spatari/AFP/Getty Images
Lava crosses the main road in Grindavík, Iceland, after a <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F08%2Feurope%2Ficeland-volcano-eruption-february-intl%2Findex.html">volcano erupted</a> Thursday, February 8, for the second time this year.
Lava crosses the main road in Grindavík, Iceland, after a volcano erupted Thursday, February 8, for the second time this year.
Marco Di Marco/AP
Migrants, wrapped in blankets to ward off the heavy wind and rain, line up to be processed by the US Border Patrol after they illegally crossed into a mountainous area near Jacumba Hot Springs, California, on Friday, February 2.
Migrants, wrapped in blankets to ward off the heavy wind and rain, line up to be processed by the US Border Patrol after they illegally crossed into a mountainous area near Jacumba Hot Springs, California, on Friday, February 2.
Gregory Bull/AP
The Philadelphia 76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr. is defended by the Dallas Mavericks’ Dwight Powell during an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia on Monday, February 5.
The Philadelphia 76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr. is defended by the Dallas Mavericks’ Dwight Powell during an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia on Monday, February 5.
Matt Rourke/AP
An injured Palestinian child receives treatment at a hospital in Rafah, Gaza, after Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday, February 7. In October, the Palestinian militant group Hamas <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2023%2F10%2F07%2Fmiddleeast%2Fsirens-israel-rocket-attack-gaza-intl-hnk%2Findex.html">launched a brutal assault on Israel</a>, killing more than 1,200 people and kidnapping about 240, according to Israeli authorities. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fmiddleeast%2Flive-news%2Fisrael-hamas-war-gaza-news-01-21-24%2Fh_0ed5ce16dff974f59e66908023fd08c1">Israel’s retaliation has been lethal</a>, with an air and ground campaign in Gaza, which Hamas has controlled since 2007.
An injured Palestinian child receives treatment at a hospital in Rafah, Gaza, after Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday, February 7. In October, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a brutal assault on Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and kidnapping about 240, according to Israeli authorities. Israel’s retaliation has been lethal, with an air and ground campaign in Gaza, which Hamas has controlled since 2007.
Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images
The Los Angeles River is swollen by storm runoff as an <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F04%2Fus%2Fpineapple-express-storm-california-weather-monday%2Findex.html">intense, long-lasting atmospheric river</a> drenched Southern California with record-breaking rainfall on Monday, February 5.
The Los Angeles River is swollen by storm runoff as an intense, long-lasting atmospheric river drenched Southern California with record-breaking rainfall on Monday, February 5.
Mario Tama/Getty Images
People explore the ice walls, trails and caverns at the Ice Castles tourist attraction in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, on Thursday, February 1.
People explore the ice walls, trails and caverns at the Ice Castles tourist attraction in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, on Thursday, February 1.
Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images
A man in Hatay, Turkey, sits in a cemetery on Tuesday, February 6, mourning a loved one who was killed in an earthquake last year. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2023%2F02%2F06%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fearthquake-turkey-syria-2023%2Findex.html">The earthquake</a> killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and thousands more in neighboring Syria.
A man in Hatay, Turkey, sits in a cemetery on Tuesday, February 6, mourning a loved one who was killed in an earthquake last year. The earthquake killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and thousands more in neighboring Syria.
Chris McGrath/Getty Images
Worker bees swarm outside a hive at an apiary in Kuwait City on Monday, February 5.
Worker bees swarm outside a hive at an apiary in Kuwait City on Monday, February 5.
Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images
A Ukrainian serviceman checks a connection with an unmanned aerial vehicle near the front lines of the war with Russia on Friday, February 2.
A Ukrainian serviceman checks a connection with an unmanned aerial vehicle near the front lines of the war with Russia on Friday, February 2.
Stringer/Reuters
High-wire artist Philippe Petit performs "The Ribbon Walk" above an audience in New York on Thursday, February 1.
High-wire artist Philippe Petit performs "The Ribbon Walk" above an audience in New York on Thursday, February 1.
Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images
Actress Annette Bening receives a kiss from Harvard University theatrical students Nikita Nair, left, and Joshua Hillers during a parade in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, February 6. Bening was named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year by the university’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals troupe.
Actress Annette Bening receives a kiss from Harvard University theatrical students Nikita Nair, left, and Joshua Hillers during a parade in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, February 6. Bening was named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year by the university’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals troupe.
Steven Senne/AP
A resident flees an encroaching wildfire in Viña del Mar, Chile, on Saturday, February 3. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F06%2Fclimate%2Fchile-wildfires-deadliest-climate-intl%2Findex.html">The fires</a> in Chile have claimed more than 100 lives, and hundreds of people are still missing, according to Chilean authorities.
A resident flees an encroaching wildfire in Viña del Mar, Chile, on Saturday, February 3. The fires in Chile have claimed more than 100 lives, and hundreds of people are still missing, according to Chilean authorities.
Esteban Felix/AP
A US-led coalition conducts airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, February 3. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F03%2Fpolitics%2Fstrikes-us-uk-houthi-yemen%2Findex.html">The strikes</a> were a response to ongoing Houthi attacks on international shipping lanes and US warships in the Red Sea.
A US-led coalition conducts airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, February 3. The strikes were a response to ongoing Houthi attacks on international shipping lanes and US warships in the Red Sea.
US Navy/CENTCOM
Kashmiri Muslims pray as the head priest displays a relic, believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Mohammed, at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, India, on Thursday, February 8.
Kashmiri Muslims pray as the head priest displays a relic, believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Mohammed, at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, India, on Thursday, February 8.
Mukhtar Khan/AP
Firefighters work at the scene of a house fire in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, February 7. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F07%2Fus%2Factive-shooter-officers-injured-pennsylvania-house%2Findex.html">At least six members of a family remained unaccounted for Thursday</a>, a day after police responded to the house after a report that a child had been shot there, a district attorney said. Two officers were hit by gunfire after responding. Investigators have recovered a torso and a rifle from the home, the district attorney said Thursday.
Firefighters work at the scene of a house fire in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, February 7. At least six members of a family remained unaccounted for Thursday, a day after police responded to the house after a report that a child had been shot there, a district attorney said. Two officers were hit by gunfire after responding. Investigators have recovered a torso and a rifle from the home, the district attorney said Thursday.
Matt Rourke/AP
A pelican prepares to catch a fish at St James's Park in London on Friday, February 2.
A pelican prepares to catch a fish at St James's Park in London on Friday, February 2.
Toby Melville/Reuters
People walk past burning tires during a protest against Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday, February 5. The country has seen <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2023%2F08%2F01%2Famericas%2Fhaiti-violence-explained-intl%2Findex.html">deepening unrest</a> since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
People walk past burning tires during a protest against Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday, February 5. The country has seen deepening unrest since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Odelyn Joseph/AP
A pack of cyclists rides in front of the Maraya, the world’s largest mirrored building, during the fourth stage of the AlUla Tour in Saudi Arabia on Friday, February 2.
A pack of cyclists rides in front of the Maraya, the world’s largest mirrored building, during the fourth stage of the AlUla Tour in Saudi Arabia on Friday, February 2.
Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images
A man huddles under an umbrella as he walks a dog along the shoreline in Pacific Grove, California, on Friday, February 2. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F02%2F01%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fphotos-this-week-january-25-february-1-ctrp%2Findex.html">See last week in 31 photos</a>.
A man huddles under an umbrella as he walks a dog along the shoreline in Pacific Grove, California, on Friday, February 2. See last week in 31 photos.
Rich Pedroncelli/AP