People gather around a makeshift memorial honoring the victim of a fatal shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, near the site of the shooting, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
National Guard members gather near a large portrait of President Donald Trump on the Labor Department headquarters before the body of Metropolitan Police Department officer Terry Bennett is driven past the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Vice President JD Vance speaks during a briefing at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)A motorist stops to buy a pastry from a vendor in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)Local people are rescued by the civil emergency after flooding in Ferras, Fier, Albania. Thursday, Jan 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)The families of victims mourn at the funeral service for civilians killed in a drone strike in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)Residents flee the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighbourhoods after clashes erupted Tuesday between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)Nikki Glaser rolls out the red carpet during the 83rd Golden Globes press preview on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Acrobats from Cirque du Soleil rehearse for a show called “Ovo” at the Royal Albert Hall, in London, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Horses eat hay from a box at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)People walk on a road as a wildfire blazes in El Hoyo, Patagonia, Argentina, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Maxi Jonas)Driver Denis Krotov sits on a tire as co-driver Konstantin Zhiltsov, unseen, repairs their car after they stopped for a bivouac at the end of the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally between Alula and Hail, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Real Madrid’s Raul Asencio, left, duels for the ball with Atletico Madrid’s Alexander Sorloth during the Spanish Super Cup semifinal soccer match at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)San Jose Sharks center MacKlin Celebrini falls while reaching for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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