AP Week in Pictures: North America
Georgian migrant Nani, smiles as she thanks a U.S. volunteer, speaking between gaps in one of the border walls separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, as she waits to apply for asylum with U.S. authorities, Friday, April 12, 2024, seen from San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Chicago Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki walks in the dugout before a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
The stained hands of a demonstrator are held up behind Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin protesting Israel’s military action in Gaza, with U.S. weapons during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing Fiscal Year 2025 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
A parade leader walks into the Khalsa Diwan Society Sikh temple during a ceremony before the Vaisakhi parade in Vancouver, on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Vaisakhi is a significant holiday on the Sikh calendar, commemorating the establishment of the Khalsa in 1699 and marking the beginning of the Punjabi harvest year. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Sumo wrestlers stand outside Madison Square Garden during the presentation of the Sumo World Championship, Friday, April 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
LA Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy allows a goal to Vancouver Whitecaps’ Brian White during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Britain’s Prince Harry participates in the 2024 Royal Salute Polo Challenge to Benefit Sentebale, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Wellington, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Elisa Balsamo, Chiara Consonni, Martina Fidanza and Vittoria Guazzini, of Italy, compete in the gold-medal round of the women’s team pursuit during the UCI Track Nations Cup cycling event in Milton, Ontario, Friday, April 12, 2024. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Girl Scout Daisys watch a car race during the Girl Scouts Pinewood Derby, Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Police arrest a protester during a pro-Palestinian demonstration calling for an economic blockade and demanding a cease-fire on the Israel-Palestinian conflict outside The New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) goes to the basket against Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis and forward Taurean Prince in the first half of an NBA basketball play-in tournament game Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Former President Donald Trump talks with bodega owner Maad Ahmed during a visit to his store, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. Fresh from a Manhattan courtroom, Donald Trump visited a New York bodega where a man was stabbed to death, a stark pivot for the former president as he juggles being a criminal defendant and the Republican challenger intent on blaming President Joe Biden for crime. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
President Joe Biden walks out of his childhood home with a group of unidentified children, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Toronto Blue Jays teammates Daulton Varsho, Kevin Kiermaier and George Springer celebrate after defeating the New York Yankees in a baseball game in Toronto on Monday, April 15, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Deb Robertson poses for a portrait in the living room of her Lombard, Ill. home, in front of a reproduction of “The Creation of Adam” fresco painting by Michelangelo, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Robertson didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Georgian migrant Nani, smiles as she thanks a U.S. volunteer, speaking between gaps in one of the border walls separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, as she waits to apply for asylum with U.S. authorities, Friday, April 12, 2024, seen from San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Georgian migrant Nani, smiles as she thanks a U.S. volunteer, speaking between gaps in one of the border walls separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, as she waits to apply for asylum with U.S. authorities, Friday, April 12, 2024, seen from San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Chicago Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki walks in the dugout before a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Chicago Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki walks in the dugout before a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
The stained hands of a demonstrator are held up behind Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin protesting Israel’s military action in Gaza, with U.S. weapons during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing Fiscal Year 2025 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
The stained hands of a demonstrator are held up behind Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin protesting Israel’s military action in Gaza, with U.S. weapons during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing Fiscal Year 2025 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
A parade leader walks into the Khalsa Diwan Society Sikh temple during a ceremony before the Vaisakhi parade in Vancouver, on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Vaisakhi is a significant holiday on the Sikh calendar, commemorating the establishment of the Khalsa in 1699 and marking the beginning of the Punjabi harvest year. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
A parade leader walks into the Khalsa Diwan Society Sikh temple during a ceremony before the Vaisakhi parade in Vancouver, on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Vaisakhi is a significant holiday on the Sikh calendar, commemorating the establishment of the Khalsa in 1699 and marking the beginning of the Punjabi harvest year. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Sumo wrestlers stand outside Madison Square Garden during the presentation of the Sumo World Championship, Friday, April 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Sumo wrestlers stand outside Madison Square Garden during the presentation of the Sumo World Championship, Friday, April 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
LA Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy allows a goal to Vancouver Whitecaps’ Brian White during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
LA Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy allows a goal to Vancouver Whitecaps’ Brian White during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Britain’s Prince Harry participates in the 2024 Royal Salute Polo Challenge to Benefit Sentebale, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Wellington, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Britain’s Prince Harry participates in the 2024 Royal Salute Polo Challenge to Benefit Sentebale, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Wellington, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Elisa Balsamo, Chiara Consonni, Martina Fidanza and Vittoria Guazzini, of Italy, compete in the gold-medal round of the women’s team pursuit during the UCI Track Nations Cup cycling event in Milton, Ontario, Friday, April 12, 2024. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Elisa Balsamo, Chiara Consonni, Martina Fidanza and Vittoria Guazzini, of Italy, compete in the gold-medal round of the women’s team pursuit during the UCI Track Nations Cup cycling event in Milton, Ontario, Friday, April 12, 2024. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Girl Scout Daisys watch a car race during the Girl Scouts Pinewood Derby, Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Girl Scout Daisys watch a car race during the Girl Scouts Pinewood Derby, Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Police arrest a protester during a pro-Palestinian demonstration calling for an economic blockade and demanding a cease-fire on the Israel-Palestinian conflict outside The New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Police arrest a protester during a pro-Palestinian demonstration calling for an economic blockade and demanding a cease-fire on the Israel-Palestinian conflict outside The New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) goes to the basket against Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis and forward Taurean Prince in the first half of an NBA basketball play-in tournament game Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) goes to the basket against Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis and forward Taurean Prince in the first half of an NBA basketball play-in tournament game Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Former President Donald Trump talks with bodega owner Maad Ahmed during a visit to his store, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. Fresh from a Manhattan courtroom, Donald Trump visited a New York bodega where a man was stabbed to death, a stark pivot for the former president as he juggles being a criminal defendant and the Republican challenger intent on blaming President Joe Biden for crime. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Former President Donald Trump talks with bodega owner Maad Ahmed during a visit to his store, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. Fresh from a Manhattan courtroom, Donald Trump visited a New York bodega where a man was stabbed to death, a stark pivot for the former president as he juggles being a criminal defendant and the Republican challenger intent on blaming President Joe Biden for crime. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
President Joe Biden walks out of his childhood home with a group of unidentified children, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Joe Biden walks out of his childhood home with a group of unidentified children, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Toronto Blue Jays teammates Daulton Varsho, Kevin Kiermaier and George Springer celebrate after defeating the New York Yankees in a baseball game in Toronto on Monday, April 15, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays teammates Daulton Varsho, Kevin Kiermaier and George Springer celebrate after defeating the New York Yankees in a baseball game in Toronto on Monday, April 15, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Deb Robertson poses for a portrait in the living room of her Lombard, Ill. home, in front of a reproduction of “The Creation of Adam” fresco painting by Michelangelo, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Robertson didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Deb Robertson poses for a portrait in the living room of her Lombard, Ill. home, in front of a reproduction of “The Creation of Adam” fresco painting by Michelangelo, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Robertson didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
April 12 - 18, 2024
Girl Scouts watch a pinewood derby car race in Georgia, a pro-Palestinian demonstrator is carried away from a protest in New York and a man walks into a Sikh temple during celebrations for the Vaisakhi spring festival in Vancouver.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images in North America published in the past week by The Associated Press.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Patrick Sison in New York.
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