Photos of the week
A firefighter battling the King Fire watches as a backfire burns along Highway 50 in Fresh Pond, Calif., Sept. 16, 2014.
Texas
In this photo provided by the Texas Parks And Wildlife Department Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, Texas Game Warden boats watch from the rear as the 155-foot Kinta S, a 40-year-old freighter, sinks in 75 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico near Corpus Christi. The ship was scuttled to create a new artificial reef that will provide habitat for saltwater fish as well as a destination for underwater divers.
Mexico
A man holding an air rifle in a white jersey fights with two other men as he tries to stop looters from storming into the Mega Supermarket in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 16, 2014.
Desperate locals and tourists were in survival mode in the resort area of Los Cabos with electrical and water service still out three days after Hurricane Odile made landfall as a monster Category 3 storm.
Great Britain
British model David Gandy poses for photographers to launch his new clothing line at a central London venue, London, Sept. 18, 2014.
Mexico
A man stands over the collapsed Aduano bridge leading to Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2014, several days after Hurricane Odile, a category 3 storm, hit the region.
President Enrique Pena Nieto's office said the federal government was working closely with state authorities on relief efforts in the areas battered by Odile, including restoring water and electricity.
Great Britain
Ryan Randall plays the bagpipes outside a polling station in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 18, 2014.
Scotland voted whether or not to end the 307-year-old union with the rest of the United Kingdom.
Washington, D.C.
Members of the anti-war activist group CodePink interrupt a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 16, 2014.
It was the first in a series of high-profile hearings that will measure congressional support for President Barack Obama's strategy to combat ISIS extremists in Iraq and Syria.
Mexico
Members of a parachutist group run carrying a soldier, as they joke around ahead of the start of the Independence Day parade by Mexico's Armed Forces, in central Mexico City, Mexico, Sept. 16, 2014.
Mexico was marking the 204th anniversary of its independence from Spain.
Ukraine
The body of Tatiana Medvedeva, killed in an attack on a bus, is seen covered by a jacket in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Sept. 16, 2014. The casualties came as Ukraine's parliament planned to review a bill that would give greater autonomy to the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, where fighting between separatists and Kiev's forces has claimed at least 3,000 civilian lives.
Netherlands
Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander, center right, and his wife Queen Maxima, center left, arrive at the Hall of Knights for the officially opening of the new parliamentary year with a speech outlining the government's plan and budget policies for the year ahead in The Hague, Netherlands, Sept. 16, 2014.
Maryland
Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones celebrates with fans after a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, in Baltimore. Baltimore won 8-2 to clinch the American League East.
Great Britain
Campaigners wave Scottish Saltires at a 'Yes' campaign rally in Glasgow, Scotland, Sept. 17, 2014. The referendum on Scottish independence asked Scots whether or not to end the 307-year-old union with the rest of the United Kingdom.
California
A test version of NASA's Orion capsule is towed towards the rear of the USS Anchorage during a recovery drill off the coast of California, Sept.15, 2014. Orion is NASA's next exploration spacecraft, designed to carry astronauts to destinations in deep space, including an asteroid and Mars.
Brazil
Residents of the building occupied by FLM (Front Fight for Housing) are held by police during confrontations after a building repossession in the city center of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 17, 2014. About 70 people were detained by police.
New Jersey
A seagull flies past the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, one of two casinos owned by Trump Entertainment Resorts, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Sept. 15, 2014. The spread of casino gambling through the northeastern United States, where New York, Pennsylvania and Maine also feature casinos, has taken a heavy toll on New Jersey's Atlantic City, which has seen four casinos close his year, most recently the Trump Plaza, which closed its doors this week.
Syria
A dress belonging to a Syrian refugee hangs inside an informal settlement in Deir al-Ahmar, Bekaa valley Sept. 16, 2014. Senior UN officials visited Syrian refugees, who now make up one-fourth of Lebanon's entire population, in the Bekaa region on Tuesday and called for the international community to assist the Lebanese government in dealing with the refugee crisis.
New York
A woman walks past graffiti on a wall in the Williamsburg neighborhood of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York, September 16, 2014. The picture was taken through car window with raindrops.
Great Britain
A model presents a creation from the Simone Rocha Spring/Summer 2015 collection during London Fashion Week, Sept. 16, 2014.
Missouri
The Kansas City Royals celebrate as they swarm Lorenzo Cain (6) who hit the game-winning single as they defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-3 to win the game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 15, 2014.
Netherlands
Horsemen ride their horses through smoke during a practice session at the beach of Scheveningen in Scheveningen, Netherlands, Sept. 15, 2014. Some 80 members of the Dutch cavalry practiced for any possible emergency during the Prinsjesdag ceremony which marks the opening of the Dutch parliament.
Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier jumps to a tank near the eastern Ukrainian town of Pervomaysk, Sept. 12, 2014.
Ukraine
Rolls of toilet paper printed with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin stand for sale at a vendor's stall in Lviv, Ukraine, Sept. 14, 2014.
Ukraine
Members of the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade stand at attention as a Ukrainian folk dance group performs at the opening ceremony of the "Rapid Trident" NATO military exercises near Yavorov, Ukraine, Sept. 15, 2014. The two-week exercises include participating units from a variety of NATO and NATO-associate countries as well as Ukrainian troops.
Portugal
Revelers throw colored powder in the air during the Holi Festival of Colors, in Lisbon, Sept. 14 2014. The festival is fashioned after the Hindu spring festival Holi, which is mainly celebrated in some regions of India and Nepal.
Croatia
A man stands in his flooded home in Zazina village, central Croatia, Sept. 15, 2014. Heavy rain caused rivers to rise, closing roads and threatening houses and factories.
China
A worker is rescued by colleagues and firefighters after he was trapped in a cave-in at a construction site in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, Sept. 12, 2014. The 23-year-old worker, surnamed Feng, was doing measurement works in a foundation pit of the construction site while the cave-in occurred. He was stuck in mud for over five hours before being rescued and taken to the hospital. Feng suffered from a bone fracture in his waist and several bruises on the body, local media reported.
Honduras
Members of the military police march during a parade commemorating Independence Day in Tegucigalpa, Sept. 15, 2014. Honduras marked its independence from Spain.
Iraq
A man grieves at a cemetery in Najaf, south of Baghdad, Sept. 15, 2014.
Iraq
A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter launches mortar shells towards Zummar, controlled by ISIS, near Mosul, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2014.
California
Foster Farms Chief Veterinarian Bob O'Connor checks a flock of chicks at the Fox Ranch complex near Turlock, California June 16, 2014.
Great Britain
Duncan Thomson, Brian McCutcheon, John Patterson and Arthur Murdoch,from King of Scots Robert the Bruce Society, hold the Scottish flags as they prepare to vote in the Scottish independence referendum on September 14, 2014 in Loch Lomond.
Hawaii
The lava lake is shown at Kīlauea's summit. The lake was roughly 170 feet below the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater on the morning of Sept. 17, 2014.
Wisconsin
A Green Bay Packers fan waits to use a porta potty before the NFL game against the New York Jets at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Sept. 14, 2014.
Nevada
James De La Rosa of Mexico celebrates his victory over Alfredo Angulo of Mexico with a back flip following a middleweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Sept. 13, 2014.
North Korea
U.S. citizen Matthew Todd Miller sits in a witness box during his trial at the North Korean Supreme Court in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sept. 14, 2014. North Korea sentenced Miller to six years hard labor for committing "hostile acts" as a tourist to the isolated country, a statement carried by state media said. Miller, from Bakersfield, California, entered North Korea in April this year whereupon he tore up his tourist visa and demanded Pyongyang grant him asylum, according to a release from state media at the time.
Australia
A person dressed as an astronaut walks past a man stopping traffic on a pedestrian crossing outside the Sydney Exhibition Centre September 13, 2014 where the science-fiction convention called "Oz Comic-Con" was being held. The two-day convention showcases pop culture and includes appearances by actors from science-fiction movies and television shows.
Great Britain
A boy marches with a flute band during a pro-Union rally in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 13, 2014. About 12,000 Protestant loyalists from Northern Ireland and Scotland marched through central Edinburgh in an emotional show of support for keeping Scotland in the United Kingdom.
Syria
Free Syrian Army fighters walk within a trench that was dug near the Al-Zaalaneh checkpoint frontline, Idlib countryside, Sept. 12, 2014.
Mexico
Part of the belongings of Enrique Cota Ceceña sit covered in mud inside his house which was severely flooded by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Odile blazed a trail of destruction through Mexico's Baja California Peninsula that leveled everything from ramshackle homes to big box stores and luxury hotels, leaving roads and entire neighborhoods as disaster zones.
China
A man runs through burning charcoal barefooted as he participates in a traditional ritual called "Lianhuo", or "fire walking", in Pan'an county, Zhejiang province September 17, 2014. Lianhuo, a traditional local ritual, involves dozens of men walking across burning charcoal or firewood barefooted, as a way to ward off evil and pray for good fortune.
Pakistan
A Pakistani looks at a sack of relief goods dropped from a helicopter in a flooded village in the Multan district of Punjab, Pakistan, Sept. 14, 2014. Civil and military officials have been using helicopters and boats to evacuate marooned people since Sept. 3, when floods triggered by monsoon rains hit Pakistan and Kashmir, which is divided between Pakistan and neighboring India. Hundreds of people have died in the flooding.
Brazil
The Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up in green as a symbolic warning of the dangers of climate change, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 18, 2014. The event is in support of the Global People’s Climate March, which is asking for solutions to combat global climate change, in advance of the United Nations Climate Summit to be held on September 23.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Police salute as they line the streets outside St. Peters' Cathedral in Scranton, Penn., Sept. 18, 2014, as the casket carrying slain Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Corporal Bryon Dickson is carried into the Cathedral for his funeral service. The survivalist suspected of the ambush attack last week that killed Dickson and seriously wounded another is a member of a Cold War re-enactment group, state police said.