2023The year in pictures

People run into the Atlantic Ocean off New York’s Coney Island as part of a New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge.  John Lamparski/Getty Images

Buffalo Bills players react after teammate Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field during an NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals. He was resuscitated and intubated on the field before being taken to the hospital, where he was on a ventilator for days. It was later determined that his cardiac arrest was caused by commotio cordis, which can occur when severe trauma to the chest disrupts the heart’s electrical charge and causes dangerous fibrillations (or abnormal heartbeats). Hamlin was fully cleared to resume football activities in April, and he was playing for the Bills again in August.  Sam Greene/USA Today Sports

Mourners at the Vatican pay their respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as he lies in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica. Benedict died in December 2022 at the age of 95. He was elected Pope in 2005, and in 2013 he became the first pontiff in almost 600 years to resign his position, citing his “advanced age.” See photos from his funeral.  Antonio Calanni/AP

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, left, and an aide wait for a final tally of votes as McCarthy sought to become the next speaker of the US House of Representatives. McCarthy eventually triumphed after 15 rounds of votes held over five days. It was the first time in 100 years that the election for House speaker had gone to multiple ballots. It was also the longest speaker contest in 164 years.  Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images

A construction crew removes shipping containers in Yuma County, Arizona. The state of Arizona agreed to remove the shipping containers, which were placed as a makeshift wall along its shared border with Mexico, after it was sued by the US Justice Department. In August 2022, Gov. Doug Ducey — a Republican and critic of the Biden administration’s border policies — issued an executive order telling the state’s Department of Emergency and Military Affairs to use shipping containers to fill in gaps along the border. He did so without official permits or authorization, CNN reported.  Thomas Machowicz/Reuters

Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, is escorted by law enforcement after arriving at an airport in Pullman, Washington. Kohberger was taken back to Idaho after waiving extradition from his home state of Pennsylvania. He was charged with four counts of first-degree murder, and a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf.  Austin Johnson/Lewiston Tribune/AP

A woman transports the coffin of her son, who was killed while fighting Russian soldiers, across the Siverskyi Donets river near Staryi Saltiv, Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and the war continues to drag on more than a year and a half later.  Erik Marmor/AP

US Rep. Richard Hudson pulls back Rep. Mike Rogers as GOP leader Kevin McCarthy had a tense exchange with Rep. Matt Gaetz during one of the failed House speakership votes. McCarthy confronted Gaetz on the House floor over Gaetz’s vote on the 14th ballot. McCarthy was elected speaker on the 15th ballot.  Andrew Harnik/AP

A few Republican members of the US House of Representatives speak to the media after flipping their speakership votes to Kevin McCarthy.  Nathan Howard/Getty Images

US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to hand a phone to Rep. Matt Rosendale during the frantic final votes for the House speakership. The “DT” on the phone was former President Donald Trump.  Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Kevin McCarthy celebrates with the gavel after being elected speaker of the US House of Representatives.  Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times/Redux

This still image was taken from a police body camera video of Tyre Nichols’ police beating in Memphis, Tennessee. Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, died three days after he was beaten by Memphis police during a traffic stop. The footage was publicly released on January 27. Five former police officers, who are also Black, were arraigned on charges that included second-degree murder. One of the five cut a plea deal with prosecutors in November. The other four have pleaded not guilty.  City of Memphis

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro hold a demonstration at the Ministries Esplanade in Brasilia, Brazil. Hundreds of Bolsonaro supporters stormed major government buildings in Brasilia, including the country’s congressional building, Supreme Court and presidential palace, about a week after the inauguration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who defeated Bolsonaro in a runoff election in October 2022. Police cleared the massive crowds and made hundreds of arrests.  Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images

A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette near Bakhmut, Ukraine, on the front lines of Russia’s war against the country.  Evgeniy Maloletka/AP

Women and children run through a cloud of dust in the Ethiopian village of El Gel. An unrelenting drought, which devastated the Horn of Africa and left more than 20 million people facing acute food insecurity, wouldn’t have happened without climate change, according to a study released in April by the World Weather Attribution initiative. It’s the region’s worst drought in 40 years. Tens of thousands have died, crops have shriveled, livestock have starved and chronic hunger and water insecurity are widespread and growing.  Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty Images

Nick Richards of the Charlotte Hornets is defended by the Toronto Raptors’ Christian Koloko during an NBA game in Toronto.  Vaughn Ridley/NBAE/Getty Images

Rescuers work to free victims from the rubble after a nine-story apartment building was hit by a Russian cruise missile in Dnipro, Ukraine. Dozens of people were killed in what was one of the single deadliest attacks of the war so far.  Wojciech Grzedzinski/The Washington Post/Getty Images

A camera on the International Space Station captured the launch plume of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket after its liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The towering launch vehicle, known for its boosters’ aerial acrobatics and synchronized landings when returning to Earth, was delivering national security payloads into orbit for the US military.  NASA

Police officers detain Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as she protested against the expansion of the Garzweiler coal mine near Lützerath, Germany. She was part of a large group of protesters that broke through a police barrier and encroached on a coal pit, which authorities had not been able to secure entirely, according to a police spokesperson.  Hesham Elsherif/Getty Images

A man works at the construction site of a tunnel for a high-speed train line between Lyon and Turin in southeastern France.  Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images

Demonstrators gather for a “Bigger Than Roe” rally inside the Wisconsin state Capitol after participating in a women’s march for abortion rights.  Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times/Redux

This aerial photo shows an iceberg, nearly the size of Greater London, breaking off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Researchers said this event was expected and not a result of climate change.  Copernicus Sentinel-2/ESA

People in Monterey Park, California, gather for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of a mass shooting in the city. Eleven people were killed and nine were injured when a gunman opened fire inside a dance studio. The 72-year-old man suspected of carrying out the shooting was found dead the next day following a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said.  David Butow/Redux for CNN

A model walks the runway during a Viktor & Rolf couture show in Paris. Models walked the runway in tulle princess gowns and multitiered dresses that were flipped in every direction. This one walked with a fully upside-down dress, with the hemline obscuring her face and her legs emerging from the sweetheart neckline.  Peter White/Getty Images

People in Memphis, Tennessee, protest in front of the headquarters of the Memphis Police Department. This was a day after footage of Tyre Nichols’ deadly police beating was released publicly. Some wanted to know why more officers at the scene had not been disciplined or suspended.  Ariel Cobbert for CNN

Plain-clothed policemen gather at a damaged mosque inside a police compound in Peshawar, Pakistan. More than 80 people were killed in a suicide bombing. The bomber who targeted the mosque was a member of the Pakistani Taliban disguised as a policeman, a senior official said.  Abdul Majeed/AFP/Getty Images

The densely populated left bank area of Kyiv is seen during a power outage. Since October 2022, Russian forces have launched thousands of missiles and drones at energy infrastructure far from the front line, temporarily cutting off electricity, heat and water to millions. Their attacks appear to be aimed at breaking the country’s power grid and the will of the people with it — a campaign of terror that violates international law.  Paula Bronstein for CNN

The remnants of a Chinese surveillance balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean after US fighter jets shot the balloon just off the coast of South Carolina. The balloon was first spotted in the sky over Montana. It traveled across the middle of the country and went over sensitive military sites before it exited the continental United States.  Chad Fish/AP

Beyoncé accepts the Grammy Award for best dance/electronic music album (“Renaissance”). It was her record-breaking 32nd Grammy win. “I’m trying not to be too emotional,” she said while accepting the award. “I’m trying to just receive this night.”  Timothy Norris/FilmMagic/Getty Images

A plume of smoke rises in East Palestine, Ohio, days after a Norfolk Southern train derailed there. The train was carrying hazardous materials, including the toxic chemical vinyl chloride, and the wreckage burned for days. Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw said the freight railroad would spend $6.5 million to help those affected by the release of toxic chemicals.  Rodney Bobin

US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. His message was one of unadulterated optimism — even in the face of open hostility from some House Republicans.  Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/Reuters

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James shoots a fadeaway jumper to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer. James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record of 38,387 points. See more photos from James' historic career.  Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images

Rescue workers carry Vacit Amuri, a 3-year-old girl who was found alive in the rubble of a collapsed building in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. Thousands of people were killed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria.  Emin Ozmen/The New York Times/Redux

A baby girl who was reportedly rescued from the rubble of her family's earthquake-damaged home receives treatment at a hospital in Afrin, Syria. Her umbilical cord was still attached to her mother when she was found, a relative told Agence France-Presse. Her mother was believed to have died after giving birth.  Ghaith Alsayed/AP

A firefighter works in Santa Juana, Chile. At least 22 people died in connection with widespread forest fires in south-central Chile, according to government officials.  Javier Torres/AFP/Getty Images

A golf fan throws beer near the 16th green at the WM Phoenix Open. The par-3 hole is known for its loud crowd and party-like atmosphere.  Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images

Singer Sam Smith walks the red carpet in an inflatable latex jumpsuit before the Brit Awards in London.  Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, left, embraces his brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII. It was the first Super Bowl in history where two brothers played on opposite teams.  Brian Snyder/Reuters

Rihanna performs during the Super Bowl halftime show. She opened the show by hanging high above the field on a platform. She rubbed her abdomen during her closing song, sparking speculation that she might be expecting. After the performance, a Rihanna representative confirmed that she was pregnant.  Matt Slocum/AP

A model sits backstage after having makeup applied for a Carolina Herrera fashion show in New York.  Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Svitlana is joined by her son Kyrylo at her husband’s funeral in the Ukrainian village of Tarasivka. Serhii Havryliuk, 48, died in April 2022 while defending the Azovstal steel plant against the Russian forces. He was finally being buried after DNA tests confirmed his identity.  Emilio Morenatti/AP

Sunlight hits the Horsetail Fall at California’s Yosemite National Park. The light from the annual phenomenon makes it look as though lava is flowing over the cliff instead of water.  Carlos Barria/Reuters

Michigan State University students gather at The Rock, a popular campus landmark, as they pay their respects to the victims of the campus shooting that took place two days earlier in East Lansing. Three Michigan State students were killed and five were critically injured in the shooting, which took place at two locations on campus. The 43-year-old gunman fatally shot himself as police closed in on him.  Jake May/The Flint Journal/AP

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed crypto trading platform FTX, walks away from a courthouse in New York. Later in the year, he was found guilty on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy. A jury determined that he stole billions of dollars from accounts belonging to FTX customers. He was also found guilty of defrauding lenders to FTX’s sister company, the hedge fund Alameda Research, which held FTX customer funds in a bank account, He faces up to 110 years in prison.  Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Progress Pride Flag is projected onto the Sydney Opera House in Australia. This year’s WorldPride event was held in Sydney through March 5.  Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

Halyna Chernyshova feeds a rice drink to Sasha Kharitonov in Slavutych, Ukraine. Kharitonov has a severe form of cerebral palsy and is the son of Chernyshova’s deceased daughter-in-law. With the death of his mother, he is left without any close relatives to care for him. The war with Russia has put a huge strain on Ukraine’s health care system and has had a particularly devastating impact on people living with intellectual disabilities.  Brendan Hoffman for CNN

US President Joe Biden, center left, walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine. It was his first trip to the country since Russia’s invasion. While in Kyiv, Biden announced a half-billion dollars in new assistance, including more military equipment.  Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times/Redux

The silhouette of US President Joe Biden is cast on bulletproof glass as he speaks in Warsaw, Poland. He visited Poland after his surprise stop in Ukraine. “I can report Kyiv stands strong,” Biden said in his speech. “Kyiv stands proud, it stands tall and most important, it stands free.”  Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux

A bolt of lightning hits the hand of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.  Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images

A woman attends the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. It’s the world’s largest mobile phone trade show.  Nacho Doce/Reuters

These coffins, at a sports arena in Crotone, Italy, carry migrants who died in a shipwreck off the coast of Italy’s Calabria region. Dozens of people were killed. Nearly half of them were minors.  Alessio Mamo/Getty Images

Snow-covered mountains are seen behind the famous Hollywood sign in Los Angeles. A storm dumped massive amounts of precipitation across the region, spawning unfamiliar wintry conditions at higher elevations.  Mario Tama/Getty Images

Alex Murdaugh is handcuffed in a Walterboro, South Carolina, courtroom after being found guilty in his double murder trial. The disgraced South Carolina attorney was found guilty of the June 2021 killings of his wife, Maggie, and son Paul. He was sentenced to life in prison.  Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post and Courier/Pool/AP

Women train with plastic baby dolls as they take a nursing skills class in Shanghai, China. The women were learning to be "confinement carers" who look after mothers and their newborn babies.  Aly Song/Reuters

Ballet dancers perform in “Swan Lake” at the Empire Theatre in Sunderland, England.  Lee Smith/Reuters

A day before the Academy Awards, actress Laverne Cox is reflected in a teleprompter at a “Live From E!” red carpet rehearsal.  Sinna Nasseri/The New York Times/Redux

Lady Gaga looks back at a photographer who fell on the champagne-colored red carpet ahead of the Academy Awards. She went back to help the man up.  Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” directors Daniel Kwan, left, and Daniel Scheinert have fun with their Oscar statuettes as they meet with the press at the Academy Awards. Their film won seven Oscars, including best picture and best director.  Mike Blake/Reuters

Three Oscar-winning actors from the movie “Everything Everywhere All At Once” — from left, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis — wait in the Academy Awards press room. Quan and Curtis won the Oscars for best supporting actor and actress. Yeoh won the Oscar for best actress. She is the first woman of Asian descent and the first Malaysian-born performer to win the award.  Mike Coppola/Getty Images

Families displaced by Tropical Cyclone Freddy take shelter in Blantyre, Malawi. The storm killed hundreds of people as it ripped through Malawi and Mozambique.  Thoko Chikondi/AP

This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a Wolf-Rayet star named WR 124 captured in infrared light. Wolf-Rayet stars are some of the most luminous and massive stars in the universe.  NASA/ESA/CSA/STSCI/ERO Production Team

Pamela Cerruti carries a trash bag filled with clothing while wading through floodwaters at a laundromat in Monterey County, California. The storm system that caused the flooding shattered daily rainfall records in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Santa Maria. California has been battered this year by a cascade of atmospheric rivers. And the state is now extremely vulnerable to flooding because much of the land has been scarred by historic drought or devastating wildfires and it can’t soak up much rainfall.  Noah Berger/AP

A woman walks her dog during a power outage in Buenos Aires. This was during a heat wave when temperatures soared to record-breaking levels.  Natacha Pisarenko/AP

A man walks on the cracked ground of the Baells reservoir in the Spanish village of Cersc. Spain has been in a long-term drought since the end of 2022, said Ricardo Torrijo, a spokesperson for AEMET, the Spanish national weather service.  Nacho Doce/Reuters

Brown University freshman Olivia Pichardo becomes the first woman to play in a Division I college baseball game. She pinch-hit in the bottom of the ninth, grounding out to first base, during a game against Bryant in Providence, Rhode Island.  Brown University Athletics

Drag queen Louisiana Purchase prepares for a show at her home in Austin, Texas. Efforts to restrict drag show performances have taken shape in Texas and many other Republican-led legislatures across the country this year. Those who advocate for restricting the performances say they expose children to sexual themes and imagery that are inappropriate — a claim rejected by advocates, who say the proposed measures are discriminatory against the LGBTQ community. In September, a federal judge in Texas declared that a state law banning “sexually oriented performances” on public property and in the presence of anyone younger than 18 is unconstitutional.  Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Japanese players celebrate after star Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout to defeat Team USA in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic. It’s the third time Japan has won the event.  Wilfredo Lee/AP

Nana the polar bear plays with a ball at the Hanover Adventure Zoo in Hanover, Germany.  Moritz Frankenberg/DPA/AP

Protesters clash with police officers during a demonstration in Lyon, France. Workers in France staged a national strike, protesting the retirement-age increase that was pushed through parliament without a vote. Transportation networks, oil refineries and schools were hit by widespread disruption.  Laurent Cipriani/AP

Ukrainian military paramedics tend to a wounded serviceman as they move him away from the front lines near Bakhmut, Ukraine. He was hit by shrapnel in the arm and leg, but his injuries were not life-threatening, according to Agence France-Presse.  Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

What’s left of Chuck’s Dairy Bar is seen after a tornado hit Rolling Fork, Mississippi. An outbreak of storms and tornadoes across the Southeast left a trail of destruction that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi alone.  Rory Doyle/The New York Times/Redux

Former US President Donald Trump leaves after speaking at a campaign rally in Waco, Texas. Trump, who is running for president again, railed against what he called “prosecutorial misconduct” and denied any wrongdoing amid investigations in New York, Georgia and Washington, DC.  Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Girls attend the first day of school in Kabul, Afghanistan. But high school remained closed for girls for the second year since the Taliban returned to power.  Ebrahim Noroozi/AP

People block a busy highway during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel. For months, hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to protest a multipronged judicial overhaul plan.  Amit Elkayam

A child cries on a bus leaving The Covenant School after a deadly shooting at the school in Nashville, Tennessee. Three 9-year-old children and three adults were killed in what was the deadliest US school shooting in nearly a year. The 28-year-old shooter was fatally shot by police who responded to the scene.  Nicole Hester/The Tennessean/AP

A Venezuelan migrant named Viangly leans on an ambulance and cries as her injured husband, Eduard Caraballo, is attended to by medics in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. At least 38 people died when a fire broke out at a government-run migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez.  José Luis González/Reuters

Niambi Cameron, front right, celebrates with teammates after answering a question during a math lesson at the Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute in Decatur, Georgia.  Alex Slitz/AP

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow speaks with Terry Sanderson, a retired optometrist who sued Paltrow, after she was found not liable during a civil trial in Park City, Utah. Sanderson sued Paltrow over lasting injuries he said he sustained when the two collided at a ski resort in Park City more than seven years ago. Paltrow testified that Sanderson skied into her, and she sought $1 in damages, plus attorneys’ fees, in a counterclaim that she was later awarded by the jury. Sanderson said that when Paltrow was seen placing her hand on his shoulder after the verdict was read, she said, “I wish you well.”  Rick Bowmer/Pool/AP

LSU basketball player Angel Reese gestures toward her ring finger in the final moments of the national championship game against Iowa. LSU defeated Iowa 102-85 to win its first-ever championship in women’s college basketball. The gestures Reese made toward Iowa star Caitlin Clark at the end of the game sparked much debate, especially on social media. Reese defended her actions and called out a double standard, saying Clark engaged in similar trash talk during the tournament and wasn’t criticized. Clark also defended Reese.  Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Children shout at Tennessee state lawmakers inside the state capitol in Nashville. The children were among those protesting gun violence and calling for reforms after a mass shooting left six people dead at a private elementary school in the city.  Mark Zaleski/The Tennessean/USA Today Network

UConn basketball player Tristen Newton is lifted in the postgame celebrations after the Huskies won the NCAA Tournament final. They defeated San Diego State 76-59 to win the fifth national title in school history.  Brynn Anderson/AP

Former US President Donald Trump sits in a New York courtroom where he pleaded not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges of falsifying business records. It was the first time in American history that a current or former president faced criminal charges. Prosecutors alleged in court documents that Trump sought to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election. They said Trump was part of an unlawful plan to suppress negative information, including an illegal payment of $130,000 that was ordered by the former president to suppress negative information that would hurt his campaign. The investigation stemmed from a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the matter and accused Democrats of targeting him politically.  Seth Wenig/Pool/AP

Young Buddhist monks play between prayers at a monastery in Tawang, India.  Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson raises his fist as Rep. Justin Jones speaks on the floor of the House chamber at the State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House voted to expel Jones and Pearson, two Democrats, a week after they led a gun reform protest on the House floor. The protest came in the wake of the school shooting in March that left three children and three adults dead in Nashville. Jones, Pearson and Johnson led the protest without being recognized, CNN affiliate WSMV reported, and they used a bullhorn as demonstrators at the Capitol called on lawmakers to take action. A vote was held over rules violations, and Jones and Pearson were then ousted. Both Pearson and Jones were reinstated the following week as interim representatives.  Jon Cherry/The New York Times/Redux

A wounded Ukrainian soldier lies in a medical stabilization point in Bakhmut, Ukraine.  Libkos/AP

Employees of Ernesto’s Sanctuary play with some of the organization’s 2,000 cats in Idlib, Syria. The sanctuary is also home to other animals who were abandoned during the country’s long civil war.  Anas Al-Kharboutli/Picture-Alliance/DPA/AP

US President Joe Biden hugs his son, Hunter, before departing Dover Air Force Base in Delaware after a trip together in Ireland. Federal prosecutors have spent five years investigating Hunter Biden for potential felony tax evasion, illegal foreign lobbying, money laundering and other possible crimes, and the Justice Department gave US attorney David Weiss special counsel status in August after plea talks broke down. In September, Hunter Biden was indicted for lying on federal firearm forms and illegally possessing a firearm while using illicit drugs, and he pleaded not guilty in October. In December, he was charged in connection with the investigation into his taxes. On Capitol Hill, Republicans have been poring over Hunter Biden’s bank records and foreign business dealings for months as they probe whether the president committed an impeachable offense in connection to his family’s foreign business dealings — a high bar they have yet to meet.  Kenny Holston/The New York Times/Redux

A man takes a selfie with a taxidermy bear while attending the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Indianapolis.  Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images

A rainbow is seen as professional tennis players Jannik Sinner, bottom, and Holger Rune compete in the Monte-Carlo Masters near France’s border with Monaco.  Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

People in Dadeville, Alabama, embrace one another during a vigil that was held the day after a mass shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party. The attack left four people dead and at least 32 hurt. Six people, including four teenagers, were charged in connection with the deadly rampage.  Cheney Orr/Reuters

Andrew Lloyd Webber, seen in the foreground, attends the final Broadway performance of his musical “The Phantom of the Opera.” It was Broadway’s longest-running show, and it had its final curtain call after 35 years and nearly 14,000 performances.  Nina Westervelt/Variety/Getty Images

John Poulos, the CEO of Dominion Voting Systems, speaks during a news conference in Wilmington, Delaware, after Dominion and Fox News reached a $787.5 million settlement — the largest publicly known settlement in US history involving a media company. Fox News said in a statement that it “acknowledge[s] the Court’s rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false,” referring to a ruling that 20 of the network’s broadcasts from late 2020 contained blatantly untrue assertions that Dominion rigged the presidential election. “Fox has admitted to telling lies about Dominion that caused enormous damage to my company, our employees, and the customers that we serve,” Poulos said outside Delaware Superior Court.  Samuel Corum/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Protesters scuffle with members of the Lebanese army as they advance toward government buildings in Beirut. Earlier in the day, Lebanon’s Parliament voted to postpone municipal elections in the country, which has been in a financial crisis since 2019.  Hassan Ammar/AP

Caitlyne Gonzales, who lost many of her friends in a school shooting last year in Uvalde, Texas, sings and dances to Taylor Swift songs at the grave of her friend Jacklyn Cazares. Cazares and many of the shooting victims are buried at this cemetery.  Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux

SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft, the most powerful rocket ever built, explodes in midair shortly after launching in South Texas. It was the first test flight for the vehicle. Despite the explosion, the test met several of the company’s objectives. Clearing the launchpad, for example, was a major milestone, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk congratulated team members in a post-launch tweet.  Joe Skipper/Reuters

Technicians test a new material at a research laboratory of the Ningbo Shuxiang New Materials Co. in Ningbo, China.  AFP/Getty Images

US President Joe Biden speaks while children dressed as Secret Service agents “guard” the stage in Washington, DC. It was national Take Your Child to Work Day.  Win McNamee/Getty Images

Siblings Serafina and Keanan pose side by side on an underwater bed off the coast of Fiji. The portrait is part of “SINK / RISE,” a series by fine art photographer Nick Brandt. His photos feature South Pacific islanders, representing people who are on the brink of losing their homes, lands and livelihoods due to climate change.  Nick Brandt

Singer Taylor Swift dances across the stage during a concert in Atlanta. Swift has been breaking attendance records this year during her “Eras Tour,” her first tour in five years.  Terence Rushin/TAS23/Getty Images

Wilson Garcia sheds a tear as he talks about his wife and son, who were killed in a shooting that also claimed the lives of three other people at a home in Cleveland, Texas. The suspected gunman was caught after a dayslong manhunt.  David J. Philip/AP

People evacuating war-torn Sudan are transported aboard a tugboat before boarding a Saudi vessel during a rescue operation. Forces loyal to two rival generals are vying for control of Sudan, and the fierce fighting has left thousands dead and millions displaced.  Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images

The cat head that actor Jared Leto wore to the Met Gala is seen at an afterparty at the Mark Hotel in New York. Leto arrived at the Met Gala dressed as Choupette, the beloved cat of the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. See more photos from the Met Gala red carpet.  Rebecca Smeyne/The New York Times/Redux

Britain’s Prince Louis points out something to his sister, Princess Charlotte, during the coronation of their grandfather, King Charles III, in London. The two are flanked by their parents, Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales.  Yui Mok/Pool/Reuters

People in London’s Piccadilly Circus walk past a giant screen showing an image of King Charles III during the coronation ceremony.  Sarah Tilotta/CNN

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their coronation.  Chris Jackson/Handout/Getty Images for Buckingham Palace

Migrant families cross into El Paso, Texas, from Mexico just days before the expiration of Title 42, a pandemic-era public health restriction that allowed the US government to quickly turn away migrants at the US-Mexico border.  John Moore/Getty Images

Relatives of victims of the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are overcome with emotion after the Texas House Select Committee on Community Safety voted in favor of a bill that would raise the minimum age to buy a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21. The bill, however, did not make the Texas House’s agenda.  Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux

Former US President Donald Trump participates in a CNN town hall moderated by Kaitlan Collins in Manchester, New Hampshire. Trump, the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024, once again refused to concede that he lost the 2020 election, and he repeated false claims about it being stolen.  Will Lanzoni/CNN

US Rep. George Santos leaves a federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York. The Republican from New York has since pleaded not guilty to 23 federal charges, including allegations of fraud related to Covid-19 unemployment benefits, misusing campaign funds and lying about his personal finances on House disclosure reports. In December, the House voted to expel him in a historic vote.  Hilary Swift/The New York Times/Redux

US Sen. Dianne Feinstein attends a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC. At the time, the 89-year-old Democrat had been experiencing broader health complications following a shingles diagnosis, her office confirmed after she had been absent from Capitol Hill since February. Feinstein, whose three decades in the Senate made her the longest-serving female US senator in history, died in September at the age of 90.  Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is introduced before a WNBA preseason game. It was her first competitive game since she spent nearly 300 days in Russian custody in 2022.  Matt York/AP

A lightning bolt is seen in the sky as migrants line up for processing in Fronton, Texas. The migrants had just crossed the US-Mexico border.  Julio Cortez/AP

Chelsea’s Sam Kerr celebrates after scoring against Manchester United in the Women’s FA Cup final in London. Chelsea won 1-0 to claim its third consecutive Women’s FA Cup.  Harriet Lander/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson hugs Lori Lightfoot, the city’s outgoing mayor, during his inauguration ceremony. Lightfoot’s bid for a second term ended in February when she finished third in the nine-candidate first round.  Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Britain’s Prince Harry, center, and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, attend the Women of Vision Awards in New York. After the event, the couple was involved in a chaotic car chase with paparazzi that could have resulted in a “catastrophic” outcome, their spokesperson alleged. Prince Harry has been vocal about the security of his family, often highlighting parallels between his wife’s treatment to that faced by his mother, Diana. The late Princess of Wales died in 1997 after suffering internal injuries resulting from a high-speed car crash in Paris.  Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

The casket containing Jordan Neely’s body is carried into the Mount Neboh Baptist Church ahead of his funeral in Harlem, New York. Neely, a 30-year-old homeless street artist who was the victim of a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway, was remembered at his funeral as a “well known and loved” performer. Daniel Penny, a US Marine veteran who held Neely in the chokehold after Neely began shouting at passengers that he was hungry and thirsty and didn’t care whether he died, pleaded not guilty in June to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.  Hilary Swift/The New York Times/Redux

Beyoncé performs her song “Summer Renaissance” aboard a disco-ball prop horse during a concert in Edinburgh, Scotland. Beyoncé’s ”Renaissance World Tour” was her first solo tour in seven years.  Andrew White/Parkwood Entertainment

Supermodel Naomi Campbell poses on the red carpet during the Cannes Film Festival in France. See the best red-carpet looks from Cannes.  Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, back center, joins Group of Seven leaders during their summit in Hiroshima, Japan. Zelensky pressed the group to remain united against Russian aggression. Sitting around the table, from front left and going clockwise, are Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Zelensky, European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Ambassador to Japan Gianluigi Benedetti, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron.  Stefan Rousseau/Pool/AFP/Getty Images

Amazon workers are reflected in the glasses of Shemona Moreno as she speaks during a walkout event at the company’s headquarters in Seattle. Workers participating in the event had two main demands: to have the e-commerce giant put climate impact at the forefront of its decision-making, and for it to provide greater flexibility for how and where employees work. Amazon said it has made progress in meeting its 2019 Climate Pledge goals, including by putting thousands of electric delivery vehicles on the road and by continuing to invest in both proven and new science-backed solutions for reducing carbon emissions. In response to employee concerns about the return to office, Amazon spokesperson Rob Munoz said the company respects employees’ rights to express their opinions and that it had “had a great few weeks with more employees in the office.”  David Ryder/Getty Images

Young patients from the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital, with their faces painted, gather in the hospital’s shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine.  Nicole Tung/The New York Times/Redux

US President Joe Biden, seen through a window, delivers his first-ever address from the White House Oval Office. He declared bipartisanship alive and well as he pointed to the compromise measure that raised the federal borrowing limit and avoided a catastrophic default.  Andrew Harnik/AP

Rescuers work at the site of a deadly train crash in India’s Odisha state. At least 275 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured in a three-way crash involving two passenger trains and a freight train. The crash renewed questions over the safety of India’s massive and aging rail network and prompted a high-level inquiry to determine what caused it.  Arabinda Mahapatra/AP

Vanilla the chimpanzee, who had been caged for her entire life, reacts after seeing the sky for the first time at the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida. The 28-year-old chimp moved to the sanctuary last year and had been quarantined and acclimating to her new home.  Save the Chimps

A smoky haze is seen outside Summit One Vanderbilt in New York. Millions of people across the United States saw their air quality suffer because of smoke originating from wildfires in Canada.  David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

Members of the Colombian Air Force give medical attention to a child in San José del Guaviare, Colombia. Four children, ranging in age from 1 to 13, were found alive in the Amazon jungle more than a month after their plane crashed, officials said. Their mother was killed in the crash, as was the pilot and another passenger.  Colombian Air Force/Handout/Reuters

Boxes of documents are stored inside a room at Mar-a-Lago in this photo that was released in Donald Trump's federal indictment. The former US president allegedly kept classified documents at various places in his Mar-a-Lago resort, including a public ballroom, bathroom and a bedroom, according to the indictment. Trump was indicted over potential mishandling of classified documents, the first time in American history that a former president has faced federal charges. He pleaded not guilty to 37 charges, including 31 counts under a provision of the Espionage Act, which makes it a crime for an unauthorized person to “willfully retain” national defense information and fail to give it to “an officer or employee of the US entitled to receive it.” Trump called the indictment “a political hit job.”  US Justice Department/Handout/Reuters

Volunteers deliver aid to residents trapped by floodwaters after the Nova Kakhovka dam collapsed in southern Ukraine. The collapse destroyed entire villages, flooding farmland and depriving tens of thousands of people of power and clean water.  Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times/Redux

People take a photo as they visit “Double Ducks,” the inflatable yellow ducks installed by artist Florentijn Hofman in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor. One of the giant rubber ducks was deflated to protect it from sweltering temperatures. An inspection found that its surface had stretched in the hot weather.  Dale de la Rey/AFP/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump leaves the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. federal courthouse in Miami after his arraignment in the classified documents case. He pleaded not guilty.  Will Lanzoni/CNN

The Vegas Golden Knights celebrate after they defeated the Florida Panthers to win the Stanley Cup. It’s the first title for the young hockey franchise, which entered the NHL in 2017.  Abbie Parr/AP

Staff members move a stuffed moose in US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s office after it arrived at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. The stuffed moose and a stuffed bear were displayed in the Democrat’s office as part of the 12th annual Experience New Hampshire event.  Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

This photo, provided by Greece’s Coast Guard, shows people aboard an overcrowded fishing trawler before it capsized off the country’s coast. The boat was carrying up to 750 Pakistani, Syrian, Egyptian and Palestinian refugees and migrants. Dozens of bodies were found, but hundreds more were missing and presumed dead.  Greek Coast Guard/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg takes a selfie during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. He took the photo while installing a roll-out solar array on the space station’s truss structure.  NASA

Britain’s King Charles III and other members of the royal family stand on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch a Royal Air Force flyover after attending the annual Trooping the Colour event in London.  Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

A deep-sea submersible prepares to explore the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean. The vessel went missing, setting off a massive dayslong search that captured international attention. The saga ended tragically when it was announced that the submersible had suffered a “catastrophic implosion” and that all five people on board were killed.  Dirty Dozen Productions/AFP/Getty Images

Relatives of Musa Kirelhuhandi, the gatekeeper at the Lhubiriha Secondary School, attend his funeral in Bwera, Uganda, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kirelhuhandi and his 17-year-old son, Elton Masereka, were among dozens who were killed when members of a rebel group linked to ISIS attacked the school, hacking some of their victims to death with machetes and setting fire to the dormitories.  Stuart Tibaweswa/AFP/Getty Images

MotoGP riders Brad Binder, left, and Luca Marini compete during a race in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany.  Ronny Hartmann/AFP/Getty Images

Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston is defended by the Seattle Storm’s Mercedes Russell during a WNBA game in Seattle. Boston, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s WNBA Draft, made the league’s All-Star team.  Steph Chambers/Getty Images

A humpback whale lands after hurling its huge frame out of waters off the coast of Sydney. Nearly 5,000 humpback whales were spotted in Australian waters during a record annual migration census, according to the Organization for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans, a conservation group.  Nicholas Holton/@saltyseadog.sydney

Linda Elmquist kisses her dog Scooter after he won the annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest in Petaluma, California.  Carlos Barria/Reuters

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group that played the central role in a short-lived insurrection in Russia, leaves the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. Wagner mercenaries had been marching toward Moscow when a sudden deal seemed to defuse the crisis. Prigozhin agreed to leave Russia for neighboring Belarus, and he claimed that the uprising was a protest, rather than a real attempt to topple the government. A couple of months later, Russian authorities confirmed that Prigozhin was among 10 people killed when a private plane crashed in a field northwest of Moscow.  Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

Singer Elton John performs at the Glastonbury Festival in Glastonbury, England. He closed out the festival in what was billed as his final performance in the United Kingdom. His farewell tour ended in July after more than 300 shows.  Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

A boy plays in a water fountain at Yards Park in Washington, DC.  Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

Caner Can Özkan and Hamide Büşra Çağlar, who got engaged in Turkey before a deadly earthquake earlier this year, were married in the Antakya Pazar Yeri container city where their families were staying.  Dia Images/Getty Images

Scot Peterson, the former school resource officer who stayed outside during a 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, reacts in court, after he was found not guilty of seven counts of felony child neglect, three counts of culpable negligence and one count of perjury.  Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel/Pool/AP

A foul ball hits the mask of Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor during a Major League Baseball game in Chicago.  Charles Rex Arbogast/AP

Ukrainian soldiers cover their ears during Russian tank shelling in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.  Libkos/AP

Fourth of July fireworks explode above the National Mall in Washington, DC.  Stephanie Scarbrough/AP

Pake Diskin holds a glass of Guinness beer as Holly the donkey licks it at JJ Devine’s Public House, a pub in Kilkerrin, Ireland. The pub, which featured in the film “The Banshees of Inisherin,” was relocated to the former Mee’s Bar in Kilkerrin and is now open for business. A donkey featured prominently in the film.  Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

People’s shadows are reflected in glass as they visit Mirante do Sesc Avenida Paulista, a lookout in São Paulo, Brazil.  Amanda Perobelli/Reuters

Fans sit outside a fence where Australian tennis pro Christopher O’Connell was playing a Wimbledon match in London.  Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Giant panda Ai Bao holds one of her babies in her mouth after giving birth to twins at a theme park in Yongin, South Korea. The twins’ birth is considered rare — there’s less than a 50% chance of pandas giving birth to twins — and in the wild, they struggle to survive as mothers can often only care for one of their cubs.  Everland/Handout/AFP/Getty Images

US President Joe Biden reviews royal guards in front of Britain’s King Charles III during a welcoming ceremony in Windsor, England. It was Biden’s second trip to Windsor Castle since taking office.  Susan Walsh/AP

People look over a railing as the Ottauquechee River rises in Quechee, Vermont. Catastrophic flooding, spawned by epic rainfall, damaged or destroyed countless homes in Vermont. President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for the state, and the state’s public safety commissioner, Jennifer Morrison, said the recovery could take “years — if not a decade.”  Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe/Getty Images

Mosquitoes marked with fluorescent powder glow green as they are examined through a microscope at a field laboratory in Príncipe, an island off the western coast of Africa. A team of scientists thinks it can use genetic engineering to block a malaria-carrying species of mosquitoes from spreading the disease.  Natalija Gormalova/The New York Times/Redux

Golden retrievers from all over the world pose for a group picture on the front lawn of Guisachan House, the breed’s ancestral home in the Scottish Highlands. The Guisachan Gathering celebrates the anniversary of the breed’s founding, according to The New York Times.  Roddy Mackay/The New York Times/Redux

Members of the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America picket outside Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles. Hollywood actors and writers were on simultaneous strike for the first time in more than 60 years, bringing most film and television productions to a halt. The writers’ strike ended in September, and the actors’ strike ended in November.  Mark Abramson/The New York Times/Redux

Law enforcement officials in Massapequa Park, New York, investigate the home of Rex Heuermann. Heuermann, 59, was arrested and charged with murder in connection to the killings of three of the “Gilgo Four,” a group of four women whose remains were found along a short stretch of Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in 2010. He is also the prime suspect in the disappearance and killing of the fourth woman but has not been charged in that case. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.  Johnny Milano/The New York Times/Redux

Paramedics treat Alex Guerrero, who collapsed at a trailer home in Phoenix after a hot afternoon of repairing air conditioners. He would be OK. A deadly, unrelenting heat wave was impacting millions of Americans from coast to coast.  Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times/Redux

Carlos Alcaraz lifts his trophy after he defeated Novak Djokovic to win his first Wimbledon title. The five-set final lasted nearly five hours. Alcaraz, a 20-year-old Spaniard, is the third-youngest Wimbledon champion in the Open era.  Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Workers harvest onions overnight in Salem, New Mexico, to avoid working in the heat.  Paul Ratje/The New York Times/Redux

Divers practice at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.  Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

A firefighter works at a site of an administrative building that was heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine. Ukraine was struggling to repel a wave of Russian strikes against the southern city.  State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout/Reuters

Norway goalkeeper Aurora Mikalsen reacts after New Zealand’s Hannah Wilkinson, not pictured, scored against her during the Women's World Cup opener. New Zealand, which hosted the tournament along with Australia, won the match 1-0. It was the country’s first-ever win at a Women’s World Cup.  Phil Walter/Getty Images

People in New York dress up to watch the movie “Barbie” on the film’s release day. The movie went on to become a smash hit, bringing in more than $1.5 billion. (“Barbie” was distributed by Warner Bros., which is owned by CNN’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.)  Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

A thunderstorm approaches a field of sunflowers in Frankfurt, Germany.  Michael Probst/AP

Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring on a free kick in the final moments of his first match with Inter Miami. The dramatic goal lifted Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over Mexican club Cruz Azul. Messi, who won a World Cup with Argentina last year and is widely considered to be one of the sport’s all-time greatest players, signed a deal with the Major League Soccer club until the end of the 2025 season.  Sam Navarro/USA Today Sports

Jax, a Patterdale terrier, holds a rat he killed in Washington, DC. A group of dog owners called the Ratscallions takes their pets to hunt rats in the nation’s capital.  Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images

Young people jump into the Mediterranean Sea to cool down on a sweltering hot day in Beirut, Lebanon.  Bilal Hussein/AP

US Sen. John Barrasso reaches out to help Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after McConnell froze and stopped talking during a news conference on Capitol Hill. McConnell, 81, was ushered to the side by concerned GOP senators. He resumed the news conference minutes later, answering questions and saying he was “fine.” An aide said McConnell was feeling light-headed. A similar incident happened a month later while McConnell was speaking with reporters after a speech in Kentucky.  Drew Angerer/Getty Images

This aerial photo shows land that was burned by a wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes. The fire forced thousands of tourists to flee their hotels in what Greek officials said was the largest evacuation effort in the country’s history.  Nicolas Economou/Reuters

Workers install lighting on an X sign atop the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter. The X was dismantled days later after complaints about its structural safety and illumination. Elon Musk’s move to rebrand Twitter and replace its iconic bird logo with an X was the latest step in his effort to make over the social media platform in his image.  Noah Berger/AP

US swimmer Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning the women's 800-meter freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Ledecky earned her 16th gold medal and surpassed Michael Phelps for most career individual world swimming titles.  Marko Djurica/Reuters

Migrants line up outside the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The Roosevelt, the city’s intake center in Manhattan, was overwhelmed by an influx of migrants.  Yunghi Kim/Contact Press Images

Mourners carry the casket of a victim who was killed in a suicide bomber attack in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least 54 people were killed in the bombing, which targeted a political convention organized by an Islamist party the previous day.  Mohammad Sajjad/AP

Migrants are rescued in the Mediterranean Sea after they were crossing on small boats off the Libyan coast.  Matias Chiofalo/AFP/Getty Images

The personal effects of an unidentified dead migrant are seen at the lab of Operation Identification, a project of the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. The International Organization for Migration says the US-Mexico border is the world’s deadliest migration land route.  Jordan Vonderhaar/The New York Times/Redux

Migrants prepare to cross the Panama border in the Darién Gap in Colombia. The number of migrants crossing the treacherous Darién Gap, a mountainous rainforest region that connects South and Central America, broke a new record this year, according to immigration officials in Panama. The 66-mile hike through the region is a crucial passage for those hoping to reach the United States and Canada.  Federico Rios/The New York Times/Redux

People in New York dance at a memorial for O’Shae Sibley. Sibley, a 28-year-old professional dancer, was stabbed to death at a Brooklyn gas station after dancing to a Beyoncé song. A 17-year-old suspect was charged with murder as a hate crime. He pleaded not guilty.  Spencer Platt/Getty Images

People ride a boat along a flooded road in Macabebe, Philippines, after Typhoon Doksuri hit the town in the Pampanga province. The region is a hot spot for sex tourism, and the UN found that human trafficking increased in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Climate scientists expect the frequency of the strongest typhoons and hurricanes to increase significantly in the coming decades, more than doubling by 2050 in nearly all regions of the world.  Lisa Marie David for CNN

US goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher tries to save a penalty against Sweden during their round-of-16 match at the Women’s World Cup. Lina Hurtig’s shot just crossed the line, lifting Sweden to a shootout victory over the two-time defending champions.  William West/AFP/Getty Images

People dance in the ocean while attending Les Plages Électroniques, a music festival in Cannes, France.  Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

US soccer icon Megan Rapinoe is consoled by her nephew Austin after the United States was eliminated from the Women’s World Cup by Sweden. She announced a month earlier that she would be retiring at the end of 2023. Rapinoe played her final match for the national team in September, and she limped off with an injury in her final professional game in November.  Alex Grimm/FIFA/Getty Images

The hall of the historic Waiola Church and the nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames in Lahaina, Hawaii. Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui caused widespread devastation, especially in the town of Lahaina where many homes and businesses were wiped out and hundreds of families were displaced. At least 100 people were killed.  Matthew Thayer/The Maui News/AP

Fans of singer Sinead O’Connor line the streets of Bray, Ireland, during her funeral procession. O’Connor died in July at the age of 56. No cause of death was given.  Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

Marinalda Rodriguez da Silva, left, holds her 2-month-old grandson, João Gabriel, while eating breakfast with her 17-year-old daughter, Dailandia Silva Oliveira, in Chapada da Sindá, Brazil. In northeast Brazil, a group of women in the Amazon Basin are challenging the tight grip that large corporations have on the forest. CNN spoke with nearly 60 women in this region who make their living gathering coconuts from native babassu palm trees, and they say their livelihoods are increasingly under threat as large agricultural companies continue to tear down the forest and restrict women’s access to the trees.  Adriana Zehbrauskas for CNN

People take cover after shots were fired at the end of a political rally in Quito, Ecuador. Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated as he was leaving the rally. Villavicencio, a legislator in the National Assembly, had been outspoken about corruption and the violence caused by drug trafficking in the country. He was 59 years old. Authorities said they had arrested six suspects, all Colombian nationals and gang members, in connection with Villavicencio’s assassination.  AFP/Getty Images

This photo, taken underwater, shows Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina training off the French Polynesian island of Tahiti.  Ben Thouard/AFP/Getty Images

A girl places flowers on the feet of a wild elephant that died after it was hit by a train in the Indian village of Kurkria.  Anupam Nath/AP

A 17-year-old named Shahnaz bathes in the Bangladeshi village of Datinakhali. Shahnaz was married at age 14 as her father was unable to provide for the family after a cyclone destroyed their home. Bangladesh is considered an “emergency hot spot” for girls’ rights, according to humanitarian nonprofit Save the Children, which ranks countries with the highest risks that a girl will both be married as a child and face life-changing consequences from climate change. The low-lying country is extremely vulnerable to the climate crisis. As the impacts of extreme weather push people further into poverty and families become desperate to relieve some financial strain, the nonprofit says the risks of child marriage increase.  Fabeha Monir for CNN

Women help Mukhtiyar Mangi walk home the day after she delivered her newborn daughter in Shikarpur, a city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Sindh province is home to Jacobabad, one of the hottest cities on Earth. In 2022, an extreme heat wave in the province saw temperatures top 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit). Women in Sindh who were pregnant during this time told researchers from the maternal health nonprofit White Ribbon Alliance that they experienced myriad health problems, including fainting, sickness, dehydration and loss of appetite, according to a report published this year.  Saiyna Bashir for CNN

Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez is doused by teammate Teoscar Hernández after a Major League Baseball win over Baltimore.  Lindsey Wasson/AP

People wade through a flooded street in Bago Township, Myanmar. The flooding was caused by monsoon rains.  Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images

Two lions roar at each other at a watering hole near Lake Magadi in Kenya’s East Rift Valley.  Jeffrey Wu/Caters News

Asiya Sai’du attends summer school at a school in Sabon Gari, Nigeria. The Center for Girls’ Education runs a series of programs in Nigeria to help girls stay in school. More than 10 million children between 5 and 14 years old are absent from classrooms across Nigeria, according to UNICEF. For girls, the statistics are even bleaker: In states in the northeast and northwest of the country, fewer than half attend school.  Taiwo Aina for CNN

Women walk among vegetable crops, which are the main economic driver in the town of Almolonga, Guatemala. Guatemala is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. The rainy season, which used to reliably start in May, has shifted much later. And when the rains do come, they are often intense and destructive. Destroyed crops and decimated livelihoods can force people from their homes in search of jobs and safety. Men in these communities make up the majority of those who migrate, leaving women with a double burden: protecting their homes and children, and finding a way to make money until the men can send home remittances.  Victoria Razo for CNN

A police officer walks near destroyed cars in Lahaina, Hawaii, after the wildfires on Maui. The blaze that devastated Lahaina is the deadliest US wildfire in over 100 years, officials said.  Go Nakamura/The New York Times/Redux

The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above homes in West Kelowna, British Columbia. Canada experienced its worst fire season on record. Millions of acres were charred across the country.  Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press/AP

People wearing Tyrannosaurus rex costumes race at the Emerald Downs track in Auburn, Washington.  Lindsey Wasson/AP

Sheep and goats are led to fertile plateaus and pastures at the foothills of Mount Nemrut to prevent them being affected by the hot weather in Bitlis, Turkey.  Sener Toktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Spanish players celebrate after winning the Women’s World Cup final. Olga Carmona’s goal in the 29th minute was the only scoring in the 1-0 victory over England. It’s the first time ever that Spain has won the tournament.  Maddie Meyer/FIFA/Getty Images

People who were trapped in a facility for the elderly hold hands as they are evacuated from the building by a bulldozer in Cathedral City, California. Tropical Storm Hilary was the state’s first tropical storm since 1997, triggering flooding, heavy rains and powerful wind gusts. The home these people were living in was swamped by mud, and 14 residents had to be rescued, according to the Associated Press.  Alex Welsh/The New York Times/Redux

American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, left, wins the 100-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She finished in 10.65 seconds, a championship record.  Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Republican presidential candidates raise their hands during a debate in Milwaukee. This was after they were asked whether they would support former President Donald Trump if he was the GOP nominee and he was convicted in a court of law. Only former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, left, did not raise his hand. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, second from left, appeared to wag his finger. The other six candidates — former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, US Sen. Tim Scott and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum — raised their hands. Trump, the GOP front-runner, skipped the debate.  Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

This booking photo of former US President Donald Trump was taken in Atlanta after he was booked on more than a dozen charges stemming from his efforts to reverse Georgia’s 2020 election results. He is the first former US president with a mug shot. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has accused Trump, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, ex-Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and others of being part of a broad “criminal enterprise” after Trump lost the election in Georgia. Trump would later plead not guilty, as he has in the three other criminal cases he is facing.  Fulton County Sheriff's Office

A young woman in Oltepesi, Kenya, gets ready to carry jugs of water home. Women who trek long distances to fetch water face a greater risk of violence, according to the UN.  Khadija Farah for CNN

Formula One driver Max Verstappen, at center in the hat, celebrates his Dutch Grand Prix win with members of the Red Bull Racing team in Zandvoort, Netherlands. Verstappen would clinch his third world championship in October after winning 13 of the season’s 16 races to that point.  Koen van Weel/ANP/AFP/Getty Images

Sagan Bryan balances on a surfboard during a celebration of life honoring Carole Hartley, one of the victims of the wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii. It would have been Hartley’s 61st birthday.  Tamir Kalifa/The Washington Post/Getty Images

Fans hold up cell phone lights during a college volleyball match between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Omaha Mavericks at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The official attendance of 92,003 set the world record for the largest announced crowd at a women's sporting event, according to the University of Nebraska.  Dylan Widger/USA Today Sports

Women react after a fire killed dozens of people at a building in downtown Johannesburg. At least 74 people were killed and dozens more were injured after the fire tore through the five-story building, which had been turned into informal housing.  Shiraaz Mohamed/Reuters

A double rainbow appears in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert during the annual Burning Man festival. Intense rain flooded camp sites and filled them with thick mud, stranding more than 70,000 people as they waited for the area to dry out. The remote area in northwest Nevada was hit with up to 0.8 inches — about twice the average September rainfall — in just 24 hours, and the desert clay could not absorb the water quickly.  Sinna Nasseri/Bon Appétit

People in New York City participate in J’Ouvert, a street festival signaling the start of Carnival.  Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

Ukrainian soldiers move an injured woman to an ambulance after a Russian attack in the city of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine. At least 17 people were killed and 32 were wounded after a Russian missile struck a market there.  Evgeniy Maloletka/AP

Coco Gauff reacts after defeating Aryna Sabalenka to win the US Open tennis tournament. It was the 19-year-old’s first grand slam title, and she became the first American teenager to win the US Open since Serena Williams in 1999.  Sarah Stier/Getty Images

People watch as an earthquake victim’s body is retrieved from rubble in Douar Tnirt, Morocco. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Morocco a few days earlier, killing at least 2,900 people. It was the most powerful earthquake to hit that part of the North African nation in more than a century, with much of the impact in hard-to-reach mountainous areas.  Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times/Redux

Several thousand jellyfish swim off the coast of Seglvik, Norway.  Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, making his much-anticipated debut with the New York Jets, is sacked by Buffalo’s Leonard Floyd during an NFL game in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Rodgers tore his left Achilles tendon on the play — just his fourth of the game — and was projected to miss the rest of the season.  Elsa/Getty Images

Convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante is captured by state and federal law enforcement officers in Chester County, Pennsylvania. His arrest ended a nearly two-week manhunt that began after he escaped from prison about 15 miles south of where he was found.  US Marshals Service Philadelphia

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin visit the construction site of a rocket launch complex in Tsiolkovsky, Russia. Kim and Putin met at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, in Russia’s far east, as both countries face international isolation over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program. Putin has said Russia is considering and discussing some military cooperation with North Korea.  Getty Images

People look at flood-damaged areas of Derna, Libya. Thousands of people died in eastern Libya after heavy rain from Storm Daniel inundated the North African country’s coastal region and caused catastrophic flooding. Derna, a city of roughly 100,000 people, was the worst-hit area. The heavy rainfall caused two dams to burst, sending a 7-meter-high (23-foot-high) wave toward the city that washed away entire neighborhoods.  Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men get haircuts in Uman, Ukraine, while celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.  Vladyslav Musiienko/Reuters

A Soyuz spacecraft is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It was carrying a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station.  Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

The defense team of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Austin, Texas, after Paxton was acquitted in his state Senate impeachment trial, an outcome that laid bare the fierce divides within the Republican Party that controls all levers of government there. Paxton, a hardline conservative and close ally of former President Donald Trump, said the 16 articles of impeachment he faced were politically motivated.  Brandon Bell/Getty Images

A family member embraces Siamak Namazi, right, after Namazi and four other Americans, freed from Iranian detention, arrived at a US Army airfield in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The five Americans, all of whom had been designated as wrongfully detained, were freed as part of a wider deal that included the United States unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian funds. Namazi had been detained since 2015.  Jonathan Ernst/Pool/Reuters

Hundreds of people throw Wellington boots — rubber rain boots known as “wellies” — as they break an unusual Guinness World Record in Ratheniska, Ireland. There were 995 people throwing the boots at the same time.  Niall Carson/PA/AP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with US President Joe Biden in the White House Oval Office in Washington, DC. During his visit to the United States, Zelensky met with American lawmakers and urged them to continue supporting his country in its fight against Russia. He told senators that if US money for the war dries up, it would have a cascading effect and eventually lead European countries to do the same. He warned Russia would win if the United States walked away.  Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Washington Huskies wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk catches a touchdown pass during a college football game against the California Golden Bears in Seattle.  Steph Chambers/Getty Images

Singer Taylor Swift reacts while watching an NFL football game in Kansas City, Missouri. Swift’s appearance came after weeks of speculation that she and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce were dating.  David Eulitt/Getty Images

A truck carries refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh as they arrive in Kornidzor, Armenia. The self-declared republic of Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist beginning next year after its president signed a decree dissolving state institutions following its defeat by Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani victory, which came after an offensive lasting just 24 hours, triggered a huge exodus of ethnic Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh and marked the end of decades of conflict. Nagorno-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan’s borders but has for decades operated autonomously with a de facto government of its own.  Nanna Heitmann/The New York Times/Redux

Restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans dust and debris off Michelangelo’s sculpture of David at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy.  Yara Nardi/Reuters

Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers, speaks as US President Joe Biden, center, joins striking union members on the picket line in Belleville, Michigan. Biden made history by being the first sitting president to join a picket line.  Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is helped out of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft after he and his two Russian colleagues landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Rubio was in space for 371 days, setting a new record for the longest a US astronaut has ever spent in microgravity. He also became the first American to log an entire calendar year in orbit.  Bill Ingalls/NASA

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. reacts after stealing his 70th base of the season during a Major League Baseball game in Atlanta. Acuña is the only player in major-league history to steal 70 bases and hit 40 home runs during a single season.  Erik S. Lesser/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

A famous sycamore tree that stood sentinel on Hadrian’s Wall for more than 200 years lies on the ground in northern England’s Northumberland National Park. The tree, made famous to millions around the world when it appeared in Kevin Costner’s 1991 film “Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves,” was "deliberately felled" in what authorities called an act of vandalism. Two people were arrested.  Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images

A model walks a runway during a Rick Owens fashion show in Paris.  Ik Aldama/Picture-Alliance/DPA/AP

An eyeball is projected onto the Sphere on its opening night in Las Vegas. The $2.3 billion venue opened with a U2 concert and is being billed as the world’s largest spherical structure.  Sphere Entertainment/Shutterstock

Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a break in the New York civil fraud trial against him, his two adult sons, the Trump Organization and several company executives. He called the case against him a “disgrace” and criticized Judge Arthur Engoron, who in September found Trump and his co-defendants liable for fraud for inflating asset valuations on financial statements. The ruling was a significant victory for New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought a $250 million lawsuit last year alleging that Trump and his co-defendants committed repeated fraud in inflating assets on financial statements to get better terms on commercial real estate loans and insurance policies.  Craig Ruttle/AP

Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was leading the effort to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, speaks to reporters outside the Capitol. No House speaker had ever before been ousted through the passage of a resolution to remove them. The October 3 vote, which came just days after McCarthy successfully engineered a last-minute bipartisan effort to avert a government shutdown, was 216-210 with eight Republicans voting to remove McCarthy from the speakership. It marked a major escalation in tensions for a House GOP conference that has been mired in infighting.  Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times/Redux

Injured Ukrainian soldiers wait for medics to arrive after their vehicle struck a barricade near a destroyed bridge leading to the village of Krasnopillya, Ukraine.  David Guttenfelder/The New York Times/Redux

Former US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves for the night after being voted out as speaker earlier in the day. Two months later, McCarthy announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that he would be resigning from Congress and leaving at the end of the year.  Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images

The casket of US Sen. Dianne Feinstein rests in the rotunda of San Francisco’s City Hall during a public viewing. Feinstein died at the age of 90 following months of declining health. She was the first female mayor of San Francisco, and she later served in the US Senate for more than 30 years. She was the longest-serving female senator in US history.  Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle/AP

American gymnast Simone Biles celebrates after winning the individual all-around at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. By winning gold, she became the most decorated female or male gymnast ever, surpassing Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo’s record of 33 overall medals across both the Olympics and the world championships.  Dirk Waem/Belga Mag/AFP/Getty Images

Rockets are fired toward Israel from the enclave of Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the country was “at war” after Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a deadly barrage of rockets and sent gunmen into Israeli territory in a major escalation of the long-running conflict between the two sides. The Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has controlled Gaza since 2007, launched a brutal assault on Israel, killing around 1,200 people and kidnapping more than 240, according to Israeli authorities. It was the deadliest terror attack in the country’s history.  Fatima Shbair/AP

Palestinian children look toward the sky at the sound of airstrikes at a United Nations-run school in Gaza. Israel, vowing to eliminate the Hamas militant group, launched an air and ground offensive on Gaza that by late November had left more than 12,700 dead, according to Palestinian authorities.  Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times/Redux

A woman runs to her family’s reinforced concrete shelter moments after rocket sirens sounded in Ashkelon, Israel.  Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux

Lightning strikes over Gaza City following an Israeli bombardment.  Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

Palestinians inspect the rubble of the Yassin mosque after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike at the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City.  Adel Hana/AP

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands inside a defendants’ cage before a hearing in Moscow. Gershkovich was arrested in March while on a reporting trip. The FSB, Russia’s main security service, accused him of trying to obtain state secrets — a charge Gershkovich and his employer have strenuously denied. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.  Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters

Itzik and Miriam Shafir, center, mourn during their son’s funeral at a cemetery in Modiin Maccabim, Israel. Their son, Dor Shafir, and his girlfriend, Savion Kiper, were killed during Hamas' attack on a music festival.  Maya Alleruzzo/AP

This photo shows the music festival camp in Israel that was overrun by Hamas militants on October 7.  Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times/Redux

People are caught in a sandstorm after an earthquake in Afghanistan’s Herat province. A few days earlier, Afghanistan was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, one of its deadliest quakes in years. More than 2,000 people were killed.  Ebrahim Noroozi/AP

People in Rehovot, Israel, take cover as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from Gaza.  Dor Kedmi/AP

A heron tries to pluck a water snake from wetlands in Odisha, India.  Mainak Halder/Solent News/Shutterstock

Fatma Kanso mourns over the body of her son, Issam Abdallah, during his funeral in Al Khiyam, Lebanon. Abdallah, a Reuters video journalist, was killed in southern Lebanon after being struck by a shell that originated in Israel. He was 37.  Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

People in San Antonio use special glasses to view an annular solar eclipse.  Eric Gay/AP

The annular solar eclipse created a “ring of fire” in the skies over North, Central and South America.  Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

A model gets her hair done backstage at a fashion show in Nairobi, Kenya, during Kibera Fashion Week.  Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images

An Israeli armored personnel carrier whips up dust near Israel’s border with Gaza.  Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Inas Abu Maamar embraces the body of her 5-year-old niece, Saly, at the Nasser Hospital morgue in Khan Younis, Gaza. Saly was killed in an Israeli strike, according to the Reuters news agency. Saly’s mother and sister were also killed, along with Inas’ uncle and aunt.  Mohammed Salem/Reuters

A doctor sits at the scene of the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital blast in Gaza City. A deadly explosion tore through the hospital, and images of the bloody aftermath spurred protests across the region. Palestinian officials and several Arab leaders accused Israel of hitting the hospital amid its ongoing airstrikes in Gaza. Israel said the blast was caused by a misfired rocket by the militant group Islamic Jihad. Islamic Jihad, a rival group to Hamas also backed by Iran, denied responsibility.  Mohammed Saber/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

US President Joe Biden, center right, is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after arriving at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Biden capped his trip by sending an emphatic message of support to Israel, promising new aid to Netanyahu’s government as it prepared fresh action against Hamas.  Kenny Holston/The New York Times/Redux

US Rep. Steve Scalise, the House Majority Leader, tallies votes by hand during one of the failed speakership votes for Rep. Jim Jordan. Jordan, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, failed in his bid to become speaker, coming up short after three rounds of voting.  Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

US Rep. Patrick McHenry, the House’s speaker pro tempore, speaks to Rep. Jim Jordan, right, before the House held a vote on a new speaker of the House.  Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Dancers rehearse at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York for the 2023 Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes.  Andres Kudacki/AP

A foundry worker in Charlottesville, Virginia, uses a plasma torch on a bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee before it was melted down. The statue was once at the center of the deadly 2017 White nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville. The city council voted to remove the statue amid a nationwide call to tear down confederate monuments.  Ézé Amos

Khaled Joudeh mourns his younger sister, Misq, at the morgue of the Deir Al-Balah hospital in Gaza.  Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times/Redux

First responders stand amid wreckage in the aftermath of a pileup in dense fog that involved at least 160 vehicles on Interstate 55 in Manchac, Louisiana. Seven people died and at least 63 were injured in the string of crashes, state police said.  Gerald Herbert/AP

US Rep. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, is applauded as House GOP conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik nominates him for speaker of the House of Representatives. Johnson secured the gavel after 21 days without an elected speaker, multiple nominees and many rounds of voting. He has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and was a key congressional figure in the failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election.  Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times/Redux

Law enforcement personnel surround a house in Bowdoin, Maine, as they search for the US Army reservist accused of killing 18 people in a shooting rampage in nearby Lewiston. The suspect was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.  Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Debris is strewn around an office that was damaged by Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico. Acapulco was left in ruins after Otis slammed into the coast as a record-breaking Category 5 storm.  Rodrigo Oropeza/AFP/Getty Images

People watch actor Matthew Perry on screen at a “Friends” museum in New York. Perry, the beloved actor who starred as Chandler Bing on the TV sitcom, died in an apparent drowning accident at his Los Angeles home, according to the Los Angeles Times, citing law enforcement sources. He was 54. No foul play was suspected, but the incident was under investigation.  Jeenah Moon/The New York Times/Redux

Anti-war protesters raise their “bloody” hands behind US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Joe Biden's $106 billion national security supplemental funding request. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin pressed lawmakers to urgently pass the request, which included significant funding for Israel and Ukraine’s war efforts.  Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

The Texas Rangers celebrate after defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks to win the World Series. It’s the team’s first title in franchise history.  Jamie Squire/Getty Images

A room in Holit, an Israeli kibbutz near the border with Gaza, shows the aftermath of Hamas’ terrorist attack on October 7.  Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux

Waves crash on the Rock of the Virgin in Biarritz, France, as Storm Ciarán hit the region. The storm brought hurricane-strength winds to France, the Channel Islands and southern England, knocking out many people’s power and forcing hundreds of schools to close.  Gaizka Iroz/AFP/Getty Images

Photojournalist Muhammad al-Alul, who works for the Turkish Anatolia Channel, carries the body of one of his children who was killed at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday, November 5. Al-Alul told the BBC that he lost his wife and four of his five children in the blast, which Al-Aqsa hospital authorities said was caused by Israeli airstrike. The Israeli military has not clarified whether it is responsible for the strike.  Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times/Redux

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the state opening of Parliament in London.  Justin Tallis/WPA Pool/Getty Images

Hindu devotees sit together on the floor of a temple in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, as they observe the fasting festival of Rakher Upabash.  Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

People attending an election night watch party in Columbus, Ohio, react after the passage of Issue 1, a ballot measure that enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution. This watch party was at the headquarters of Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights.  Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times/Redux

William Shakespeare’s portrait is seen on the edge of space in this image taken from the short film “Lovers and Madmen.” British filmmaker Jack Jewers sent the portrait, along with a speech from one of Shakespeare’s best-known works, to the Earth’s upper atmosphere 400 years after the publication of the famous playwright’s “First Folio” on November 8, 1623. It was attached to a weather balloon with a camera and a GPS tracker.  inVerse Films

A grey heron is seen in London’s St. James’ Park.  Leon Neal/Getty Images

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler, second from bottom, is tackled by Detroit’s Aidan Hutchinson and Derrick Barnes, top, during an NFL game in Inglewood, California. Detroit linebacker Jack Campbell is on the bottom. See the best photos from the 2023 NFL season.  Harry How/Getty Images

This long-exposure photo, taken near Capilla del Sauce, Uruguay, shows a trail made by a group of SpaceX Starlink satellites. The planet Venus can be seen shining bright on the left.  Mariana Suarez/AFP/Getty Images

A Palestinian child cries next to his mother after they were rushed to the Nasser Hospital following an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, Gaza.  Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Avida Bachar makes his first visit back to his family house in Be’eri, Israel, where he was injured and his wife and son were killed by Hamas militants.  Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times/Redux

Caimans — reptiles in the same family as alligators — sit on the banks of the almost dried-up Bento Gomes River near Poconé, Brazil. Wildfires have been burning in the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland.  Andre Penner/AP

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is applauded after his country’s parliament voted to give him another term. The vote ended a protracted deadlock after an inconclusive general election in July.  Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/Getty Images

Premature newborns receive treatment in Emirati Hospital in Rafah, Gaza, after being evacuated from the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Twenty-eight premature babies were taken across the border to Egypt the next day and were receiving care in two hospitals, an Egyptian government source said.  Abed Rahim Khatib/Picture-Alliance/DPA/AP

The northern lights, or “aurora borealis,” illuminate the night sky in Sommarøy, Norway.  Lisi Niesner/Reuters

People in New York watch the Pillsbury Doughboy balloon during the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. See 10 decades of Thanksgiving Day balloons.  Yuki Iwamura/AFP/Getty Images

Members of the Asher family embrace one another at the Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Israel. Sisters Aviv and Raz and their mother, Doron, were released on the first day of the truce between Israel and Hamas.  Schneider Children’s Medical Center/AP

International Red Cross vehicles, carrying Israeli hostages released from Gaza, travel to the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.  Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Israa Jaabis, left, is hugged as she arrives home in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber. Jaabis was one of the Palestinian prisoners released by Israel.  Mahmoud Illean/AP

Members of the public pay their respects to former first lady Rosalynn Carter as she lies in repose at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta.  Brynn Anderson/Pool/AP

Palestinians sit in front of their house, which was destroyed by airstrikes in Khan Younis, Gaza.  Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images

Former US President Jimmy Carter greets people after his wife’s funeral in Plains, Georgia. Carter, who is 99 and receiving hospice care at home, also attended his wife’s tribute service the previous day in Atlanta.  Alex Brandon/AP

Palestinians carry an injured man following an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, Gaza. Fighting had resumed between Israel and Hamas following a seven-day truce.  Saher Alghorra/Zuma

Lava erupts from Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano.  Salvatore Allegra/AP

George Santos leaves the US Capitol after the House of Representatives voted to expel him from the chamber. The resolution passed 311 to 114, with 105 Republicans voting with the overwhelming majority of Democrats in favor of expulsion. Two Democrats voted “no,” and two Democrats voted present.  Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP

Dancers Pauline Okumu and Natalia Como, right, hug backstage during production of “The Nutcracker” at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi.  Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images

Athletes swim in Funchal, Portugal, during a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) race that was part of the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup.  Octavio Passos/Getty Images

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presents a golden gavel to US Vice President Kamala Harris after she cast her 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate. It’s the most ever tie-breaking votes cast by a vice president in history.  Drew Angerer/Getty Images

An 8-week-old sea otter peeks out of his enclosure at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. He had recently been found alone and malnourished in Alaska, and Shedd was able to take him in. He will remain quarantined for a few months while he learns to groom and eat solid foods, and then he will be introduced to Shedd's five other sea otters.  Erin Hooley/AP

Pictures of Cha-Jan “Jerry” Chang, Patricia Navarro-Valez and Naoko Takemaru — the three people killed in a shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas — are seen on a video screen as a moment of silence is held for them before a Las Vegas Raiders football game. The three victims, all faculty members at UNLV, were killed by a 67-year-old college professor who was fatally shot by police.  Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Sultan Al Jaber, the president of the COP28 climate summit, hugs COP28 CEO Adnan Amin, right, after the world agreed to a new climate deal in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The agreement, made after two weeks of painstaking talks, makes an unprecedented call to transition away from fossil fuels but uses vague language that could allow some countries to take minimal action.  Amr Alfiky/Reuters

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey reacts as her portrait — by artist Shawn Michael Warren, seen on the right — is unveiled at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.  Jacquelyn Martin/AP

People swim at Sydney’s Clovelly Beach. The Australian city was dealing with a severe heat wave, a precursor of hot and dry conditions expected for the rest of its summer.  Jenny Evans/Getty Images

After crossing into the United States from Mexico, migrants wait to be transported by the US Border Patrol in Lukeville, Arizona. In the past few weeks, the Biden administration has closed ports of entry in Lukeville as well as in Eagle Pass, Texas, and San Ysidro, California. Officials say the number of migrants illegally crossing the border in some locations is increasing so significantly that they need to divert resources from ports of entry to handle the influx.  Go Nakamura/Reuters

Rudy Giuliani departs the US District Court in Washington, DC. A jury ordered the former New York mayor and onetime attorney to former President Trump to pay nearly $150 million to two Georgia election workers for the harm caused by defamatory statements he made about them following the 2020 election. Giuliani has vowed to appeal and has since filed for bankruptcy.  Bonnie Cash/Reuters

Ukrainian servicemen cry near the coffin of their comrade Andrii Trachuk during his funeral service in Kyiv, Ukraine. Trachuk was killed by Russian forces near Kherson.  Evgeniy Maloletka/AP

A family poses for a photo in front of Lucy Spata’s house in the Dyker Heights neighborhood of New York City. Dyker Heights, nestled in the south of Brooklyn, has become a tourist attraction because of its show-stopping holiday decorations.  Laura Oliverio/CNN

Palestinian paramedics search for the wounded after an artillery strike hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. Munitions remnants found at the health facility were consistent with an Israeli illumination shell, a weapons expert told CNN. The Israel Defense Forces said it was unable to determine the source of the damage.  Mohammed Dahman/AP

The casket of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is carried into the court in Washington, DC, where she would lie in repose. O’Connor, who blazed trails as the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court, died December 1 at the age of 93.  Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times/Redux

People watch smoke billow after a volcano erupted on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula. The eruption began following an earthquake around an hour earlier. The nearest town, Grindavík, was evacuated last month in anticipation of an eruption.  Kristin Elisabet Gunnarsdottir/AFP/Getty Images

Police officers block a door after voters forced their way into a voting station in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The country was holding presidential and legislative elections after a chaotic campaign marred by opposition allegations of fraud, electoral violence, and logistical setbacks that could prevent many from voting.  John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images

Students hide on a ledge at Charles University during a deadly shooting at the school in Prague, Czech Republic. A shooter killed at least 14 people and wounded 25 others, authorities said. Editor’s note: A portion of this photo has been blurred by CNN to protect the identity of the students.  @elirozic/X

A family from Honduras makes its way across the Rio Grande to the US from Piedras Negras, Mexico. In recent weeks, thousands of migrants have crossed the border each day, overwhelming federal authorities and straining US border cities.  Cheney Orr/Reuters

Worshippers at the Legio Maria African Church Mission gather to pray during Christmas Eve mass near Ugunja, Kenya.  Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images

A tourist feeds a seagull at Bang Pu seaside resort in Samut Prakarn, Thailand. Thousands of seagulls migrate to the area each winter to escape the cold.  Peerapon Boonyakiat/SOPA Images/Sipa USA/AP

A child wears a bear costume during a festival in Moinesti, Romania. The dancing bears tradition originates from the pre-Christian era, when dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs toured from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil.  Andreea Alexandru/AP