AP Week in Pictures: North America
Ryan Michelle Bathe, left, and Sterling K. Brown arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Ariana Grande arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Hundreds of protesters demonstrate in support of Palestinians calling for a ceasefire in Gaza near the Dolby Theatre where the 96th Academy Awards Oscars ceremony is held on Sunday, March 10, 2024, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
Protesters block Pennsylvania Avenue during a pro-Palestinian demonstration near the U.S. Capitol in preparation for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Vendors sell merchandise before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Youths look at buggies that will be auctioned off during the 56th annual mud sale to benefit the local fire department in Gordonville, Pa., Saturday, March 9, 2024. Mud sales are a relatively new tradition in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Amish country, going back about 60 years and held in early spring as the ground begins to thaw but it’s too early for much farm work. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Naomi Osaka, of Japan, serves against Elise Mertens, of Belgium, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
UNLV forward Alyssa Brown (44) and center Erica Collins (31) celebrate with teammates after a win over San Diego State in an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the Mountain West women’s tournament Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)
Montreal Canadiens’ Mike Matheson (8) celebrates with Cole Caufield (22) and Juraj Slafkovsky (20) after scoring against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Montreal. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kansas City Royals third baseman Nick Loftin crashes into the netting and the first row of fans as he failed to make a play on a foul ball hit by Colorado Rockies’ Nolan Jones during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
A pedestrian bundles up as he waits for a bus at a bus stop in Chicago, Monday, March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Devotees of TikTok, Mona Swain, center, and her sister, Rachel Swain, right, both of Atlanta, monitor voting at the Capitol in Washington, as the House passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app if its China-based owner doesn’t sell, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Lawmakers contend the app’s owner, ByteDance, is beholden to the Chinese government, which could demand access to the data of TikTok’s consumers in the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A retired British Airways Concorde supersonic aircraft is lifted by a crane at the Intrepid Museum, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship launches at dawn in the haze on it’s third test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
A pedestrian cleans off his umbrella while waiting at a bus stop along eastbound Speer Boulevard during a snow storm on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
People watch the sun set at Papago Park, Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ryan Michelle Bathe, left, and Sterling K. Brown arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Ariana Grande arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Hundreds of protesters demonstrate in support of Palestinians calling for a ceasefire in Gaza near the Dolby Theatre where the 96th Academy Awards Oscars ceremony is held on Sunday, March 10, 2024, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
Hundreds of protesters demonstrate in support of Palestinians calling for a ceasefire in Gaza near the Dolby Theatre where the 96th Academy Awards Oscars ceremony is held on Sunday, March 10, 2024, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
Protesters block Pennsylvania Avenue during a pro-Palestinian demonstration near the U.S. Capitol in preparation for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
Protesters block Pennsylvania Avenue during a pro-Palestinian demonstration near the U.S. Capitol in preparation for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Vendors sell merchandise before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Youths look at buggies that will be auctioned off during the 56th annual mud sale to benefit the local fire department in Gordonville, Pa., Saturday, March 9, 2024. Mud sales are a relatively new tradition in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Amish country, going back about 60 years and held in early spring as the ground begins to thaw but it’s too early for much farm work. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Youths look at buggies that will be auctioned off during the 56th annual mud sale to benefit the local fire department in Gordonville, Pa., Saturday, March 9, 2024. Mud sales are a relatively new tradition in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Amish country, going back about 60 years and held in early spring as the ground begins to thaw but it’s too early for much farm work. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Naomi Osaka, of Japan, serves against Elise Mertens, of Belgium, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
UNLV forward Alyssa Brown (44) and center Erica Collins (31) celebrate with teammates after a win over San Diego State in an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the Mountain West women’s tournament Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)
UNLV forward Alyssa Brown (44) and center Erica Collins (31) celebrate with teammates after a win over San Diego State in an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the Mountain West women’s tournament Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)
Montreal Canadiens’ Mike Matheson (8) celebrates with Cole Caufield (22) and Juraj Slafkovsky (20) after scoring against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Montreal. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
Montreal Canadiens’ Mike Matheson (8) celebrates with Cole Caufield (22) and Juraj Slafkovsky (20) after scoring against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Montreal. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kansas City Royals third baseman Nick Loftin crashes into the netting and the first row of fans as he failed to make a play on a foul ball hit by Colorado Rockies’ Nolan Jones during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Kansas City Royals third baseman Nick Loftin crashes into the netting and the first row of fans as he failed to make a play on a foul ball hit by Colorado Rockies’ Nolan Jones during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
A pedestrian bundles up as he waits for a bus at a bus stop in Chicago, Monday, March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Devotees of TikTok, Mona Swain, center, and her sister, Rachel Swain, right, both of Atlanta, monitor voting at the Capitol in Washington, as the House passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app if its China-based owner doesn’t sell, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Lawmakers contend the app’s owner, ByteDance, is beholden to the Chinese government, which could demand access to the data of TikTok’s consumers in the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Devotees of TikTok, Mona Swain, center, and her sister, Rachel Swain, right, both of Atlanta, monitor voting at the Capitol in Washington, as the House passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app if its China-based owner doesn’t sell, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Lawmakers contend the app’s owner, ByteDance, is beholden to the Chinese government, which could demand access to the data of TikTok’s consumers in the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A retired British Airways Concorde supersonic aircraft is lifted by a crane at the Intrepid Museum, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship launches at dawn in the haze on it’s third test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
A pedestrian cleans off his umbrella while waiting at a bus stop along eastbound Speer Boulevard during a snow storm on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
People watch the sun set at Papago Park, Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
March 8 - 14, 2024
Celebrities arrive at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, youths look at buggies during a “mud sale” in Pennsylvania’s Amish country and a baseball player crashes into the netting and the first row of fans during a spring training baseball game in Arizona.
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 Patrick Sison in New York.
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