The base of the Washington Monument and the dome of the U.S. Capitol are seen at dawn on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
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 closed sign stands in front of the National Archives on the first day of a government shutdown, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)The empty Oktoberfest area that stays closed after a bomb threatening in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Oct.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)A man rests beside bodies of victims of an earthquake outside Cebu Provincial Hospital in Bogo City, Philippines, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Hernandez)Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson (22) sits on the bench during a break in the second half of Game 5 of a WNBA basketball playoff semifinals series against the Indiana Fever, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)Sonay Kartal, of Britain plays a backhand return to Mirra Andreeva during the women’s singles match of the China Open tennis tournament, at the National Tennis Center, in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Jannik Sinner of Italy reacts with his trophy after defeating Learner Tien of the United States in the men’s singles final match for the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)The corn maze at Cool Patch Pumpkins is photographed Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Dixon, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)A stag is silhouetted as he walks in a forest of the Taunus region in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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