The Great American State Fair on the National Mall is seen through an American flag, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
President Donald Trump arrives at the grand opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on the Freedom 250 train, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Medora, N.D. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)A military band conductor leads during a ceremony to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Danielle Grisolano brings her dogs Lincoln and Pepper with her to vote in the Democratic primaries at Denver Public Library, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/Rebecca Slezak)A youngster jumps in a river as the National Weather forecaster issued an extreme heat code red warning for most parts of the country, outside 1 Decembrie, Romania, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/ Andreea Alexandru)Mexico’s Johan Vasquez, top left, celebrates with teammates after Raul Jimenez scored his side’s second goal during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match against Ecuador in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)Nuns make their way to a tent set up outside the Society of St. Pius X seminary to attend a consecration ceremony for four new bishops in Econe, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)Women mourn for their children, who were killed in in a roof collapse at a tutoring center on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)Khaterine Roa cries as members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department search for survivors at a building that collapsed during the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Rescue workers stand on the rubble of a building that collapsed during the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Houses in the Caribe neighborhood are seen at the top. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Volunteers and rescuers help to find survivors in a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela Tuesday, June 30, 2026, following two powerful earthquakes. (Miguel Medina/Pool Photo via AP)Parents of students at Lassa Day Secondary School protest following the abduction of their children after gunmen raided the school on Monday, in Askira-Uba area, northeastern Nigeria, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo)A Red Cross volunteer helps a woman after a Russian strike on residential neighborhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)Naomi Osaka of Japan returns the ball during the second round women’s singles match against Anastasia Gasanova of Russia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 1, 2026.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Tyra Caterina Grant of Italy plays a return to Katie Boulter of Britain during their women’s singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)People ride on swings on a hot summer day in Moscow, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)Marine One with President Donald Trump aboard lands at Painted Canyon Visitors Center in Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wednesday, July 1, 2026, near Medora, N.D. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, arrives to wave signs at an intersection during morning rush hour in Anchorage, Alaska, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
