Acting U.S. attorney general Todd Blanche arrives for news conference at the Justice Department, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Families of Palestinian refugees who have arrived in Italy from the Gaza Strip through humanitarian corridors due to serious medical reasons, take part in a visit to Rome’s Baths of Caracalla offered by the “Guides for Gaza” association, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Colin Angle, longtime CEO of Roomba, unveils a four-legged prototype of artificial pet Daphne, called a Familiar, at The WSJ Future of Everything, in New York, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Ultra-Orthodox Jews dance around a bonfire during Lag BaOmer, a Jewish holiday traditionally marked by bonfire, music, and communal celebrations, in Netanya, Israel, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)A view of the m/v Hondius Cruise ship anchored at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Arilson Almeida)The body of Nayef Samaro, 26, who was killed in clashes with Israeli forces, is brought to Rafidia Hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)Vehicles drive past a billboard with graphic showing Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of U.S. President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at Ocala International Airport, in Ocala Fla., Friday, May 1, 2026, after speaking at an event in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Protesters burn an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump during a May Day rally in Manila, Philippines on Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Police assemble ahead of nighttime curfew patrols as part of a government crackdown on crime in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)A lady attends a dance workshop at the Biennale of Dance in Africa, held at Ecole Des Sables in Toubab Dialaw, Senegal, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Participants take a nap during the 2026 Hangang Nap Competition at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Beyoncé arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Costume Art” exhibition on Monday, May 4, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Gwendoline Christie arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Costume Art” exhibition on Monday, May 4, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy celebrates after winning the Miami Formula One Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, May 3, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Players of Originarios, a new team in Rio’s fifth division made up exclusively of Indigenous players, celebrate after scoring a goal against Barcelona during a Campeonato Carioca match in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)Jockey Jose L. Ortiz celebrates after riding Golden Tempo (19) to victory the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)A woman holds drinks as people pass before the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)A man approaches the entrance of a bank in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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