Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, center, marches with protesters before a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps, in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Donna Wooten, right, votes across from her husband, Jerry Wooten in a vote center during a primary election on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Cara Penquite)Star Wars themed drones show in the night sky to celebrate Star Wars Day at a park along the Han River in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks out to speak to reporters at the James Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Thousands of people gather to protest against a government plan to change public broadcaster funding in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speak to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Robert Carter as Olga Supphozova dances The Dying Swan, as the all male comedy ballet company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo perform during a dress rehearsal ahead of their performance at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs listens to his defense attorney cross examine witness Jamila Adams during his trial at Norfolk County District Court, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)President Donald Trump greets mascots of the Washington Nationals baseball team near the south lawn of the White House, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)A soldier observes the square from the roof of the General Staff building during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)Vice President JD Vance, accompanied by his son Vivek, and Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, poses for a photo with members of Iowa Army and Air National Guard at Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)A car passes by a rapeseed field in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)A man walks along the Israel’s separation wall in Abu Dis neighborhood, eastern Jerusalem, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)Ronnie Wood, left, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards attend The Rolling Stones “Foreign Tongues” album launch event on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)A participant takes part in a reenactment of the Mexican military’s victory over French forces in the 1862 Battle of Puebla during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Mexico City, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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