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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake stands outside vacant homes before a ceremony to kick off their restoration in Baltimore in July. In the wake of the riots triggered by the death of Freddie Gray, Rawlings-Blake announced Friday she will not seek re-election.

Baltimore's Mayor Says She Won't Run For Re-Election

Democrat Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she will use the remainder of her term in office to concentrate on rebuilding parts of the city that were destroyed in April's riots.

Friend Of Dylann Roof, The Accused Charleston Church Shooter, Is Arrested

Joey Meek, 21, was arrested Thursday by the FBI. He was notified in August he was under investigation for possible felonies related to his statements to investigators.

Iran To Countries Capping Oil Output: Good For You! But Not For Us

Iran applauded the effort led by Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze oil production at January levels. But it would not commit itself to participating in plans to cap oil output to drive up prices.

Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly explosion Wednesday in Ankara, Turkey.

Dozens Of People Killed In Blast Near Turkish Military Buildings

The explosion in the capital, Ankara, has also wounded more than 60 others, according to Turkey's deputy prime minister, Numan Kurtulmuş.

A crew works in early February to stop the flow of gas from the leaking gas well at the Aliso Canyon storage facility.

Leaking Natural Gas Well In California Is Permanently Sealed

After spewing methane into the atmosphere for months, a storage well near Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, has been permanently sealed and taken out of service, state officials and the gas utility say.

Stephen Jenner, from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, sprays an insecticide under an avocado tree where some Oriental fruit flies were found on September 9, 2015 in Homestead, Fla. After months fighting a fruit fly infestation, Florida has declared the insect has been eradicated.

Florida Says Its Fruits, Vegetables Are Safe From Invasive Fruit Fly

Since September, Florida has been fighting an infestation of the Oriental fruit fly, an invasive pest that threatened more than 400 crops. The state declared the insect eradicated as of Saturday.

Health workers rest outside a quarantine zone at a Red Cross facility in the town of Koidu, Kono district in Eastern Sierra Leone on Friday. The World Health Organization says the number of Ebola deaths in the current outbreak has exceeded 7,000.

U.N. Reports More Than 7,000 Ebola Deaths Since March

The World Health Organization has added nearly 400 more deaths from the current outbreak since its last report earlier this week.

The U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind.is home to a communications management unit, which have stirred up controversy for housing people convicted of international terrorism and others who have engaged in communications that officials want to monitor.

Inmates Try To Revive Lawsuit Over Secretive Prison Units

Prisoners argue their detention in special Communication Management Units left them stigmatized and hurt their relationships with family members.

Facebook's unmanned plane takes off in Arizona on June 28 for its first full-scale test flight. The solar-powered plane is designed to deliver wireless Internet to the ground as it flies over.

WATCH: Facebook Tests Internet-Beaming Plane

The social media company's high-altitude, unmanned, solar-powered drone is designed to provide wireless Internet coverage to the ground below.

Philadelphia Boosts Aid For Homeless During Democratic Convention

Part of Philadelphia's budget for the Democratic National Convention was set aside to help tackle homelessness. The money temporarily paid for more outreach workers and shelter beds.

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