AP Week in Pictures: North America
Pre-dawn traffic travels past Town Hall in Hinsdale, N.H., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The small town received a generous gift when a longtime resident passed away in June. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Royce Soble, of Atlanta, sits near a reflection pool at The Carter Center in Atlanta after the announcement that former first lady Rosalynn Carter had died, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Chinese lanterns illuminate a walkway during “Radiant Nature,” the holiday light show at the Houston Botanic Garden, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
A scuba diver swims near bleached coral, left, and healthy coral at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, off the coast of Galveston, Texas, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Travelers walk through Miami International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Travelers move through 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Demonstrators hold flags of Israel during a rally and march for Israel, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Police and crime scene investigators respond to a deadly mass shooting in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship breaks the sound barrier as it launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Connecticut players and coaches react to the referee’s whistle during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas in the final of the Empire Classic tournament in New York, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie)
A BYU fan shows his support during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
The Tom Turkey moves along the parade route during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
President Joe Biden pardons the national Thanksgiving turkeys, Liberty and Bell, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook, center, attempts a dunk after hitting Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks, left, in the face as Ivica Zubac, right, watches during the first half of an NBA basketball In-Season Tournament game Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Los Angeles. Westbrook did not complete the dunk and Brooks was called for a foul on the play. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, of Australia, drives during the final practice session for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix auto race, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
TCU tight end Jared Wiley (19) pulls down a long pass over Baylor safety Devyn Bobby (28) and linebacker Matt Jones (2) in the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)
Pre-dawn traffic travels past Town Hall in Hinsdale, N.H., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The small town received a generous gift when a longtime resident passed away in June. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Pre-dawn traffic travels past Town Hall in Hinsdale, N.H., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The small town received a generous gift when a longtime resident passed away in June. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Royce Soble, of Atlanta, sits near a reflection pool at The Carter Center in Atlanta after the announcement that former first lady Rosalynn Carter had died, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Royce Soble, of Atlanta, sits near a reflection pool at The Carter Center in Atlanta after the announcement that former first lady Rosalynn Carter had died, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Chinese lanterns illuminate a walkway during “Radiant Nature,” the holiday light show at the Houston Botanic Garden, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Chinese lanterns illuminate a walkway during “Radiant Nature,” the holiday light show at the Houston Botanic Garden, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
A scuba diver swims near bleached coral, left, and healthy coral at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, off the coast of Galveston, Texas, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
A scuba diver swims near bleached coral, left, and healthy coral at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, off the coast of Galveston, Texas, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Travelers walk through Miami International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Travelers walk through Miami International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Travelers move through 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Travelers move through 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Demonstrators hold flags of Israel during a rally and march for Israel, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Demonstrators hold flags of Israel during a rally and march for Israel, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Police and crime scene investigators respond to a deadly mass shooting in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Police and crime scene investigators respond to a deadly mass shooting in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship breaks the sound barrier as it launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship breaks the sound barrier as it launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Connecticut players and coaches react to the referee’s whistle during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas in the final of the Empire Classic tournament in New York, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie)
Connecticut players and coaches react to the referee’s whistle during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas in the final of the Empire Classic tournament in New York, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie)
A BYU fan shows his support during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
A BYU fan shows his support during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
The Tom Turkey moves along the parade route during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
The Tom Turkey moves along the parade route during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
President Joe Biden pardons the national Thanksgiving turkeys, Liberty and Bell, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Joe Biden pardons the national Thanksgiving turkeys, Liberty and Bell, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook, center, attempts a dunk after hitting Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks, left, in the face as Ivica Zubac, right, watches during the first half of an NBA basketball In-Season Tournament game Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Los Angeles. Westbrook did not complete the dunk and Brooks was called for a foul on the play. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook, center, attempts a dunk after hitting Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks, left, in the face as Ivica Zubac, right, watches during the first half of an NBA basketball In-Season Tournament game Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Los Angeles. Westbrook did not complete the dunk and Brooks was called for a foul on the play. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, of Australia, drives during the final practice session for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix auto race, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, of Australia, drives during the final practice session for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix auto race, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
TCU tight end Jared Wiley (19) pulls down a long pass over Baylor safety Devyn Bobby (28) and linebacker Matt Jones (2) in the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)
TCU tight end Jared Wiley (19) pulls down a long pass over Baylor safety Devyn Bobby (28) and linebacker Matt Jones (2) in the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)
People paid respects to former first lady Rosalynn Carter, SpaceX launched a massive rocket, and President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Liberty and Bell. In the world of sports, college football and basketball were in full swing and Formula One raced through the streets of Las Vegas.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images in North America published in the past week by The Associated Press.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Aaron Jackson in New York.
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