The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
Pigeons fly past the base of the Washington Monument, whose interior remained closed on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raoux)President Donald Trump signs the funding bill to reopen the government, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown, left, stands at a food truck with his attorney Mark Russell Eiglarsh, right, after being released from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)A David Hockney self portrait ends a display presented by drones, forming a digital selection of David Hockney’s iconic artworks in his hometown of Bradford, England, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025 as part of a special event for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture. (AP Photo/Jon Super)A Palestinian woman walks past the historic Pasha Palace in Gaza City after an Israeli airstrike badly damaged the building during the war in the Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)A boy inspects burnt copies of Quran inside a mosque that was torched and defaced by Israeli settlers overnight, in the West Bank town of Deir Istiya Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)A “Solar Mama” technician wires up a solar charge controller at the campus of Barefoot College International in Kinyasini, Unguja, Zanzibar, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Denton)Acrobats perform in OVO, a Cirque du Soleil show, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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