Pictures of the Week

Highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

Life in Baltimore One Year After Freddie Gray Death

Photos by Patrick Semansky A year after Freddie Gray’s death, and the riots that followed, daily life in Baltimore has largely returned to its old ways.

Baseball’s Opening Day

Baseball season has begun and opening day was celebrated by baseball fans across the country. Our photographers covered ceremonial games in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Anaheim and Atlanta. 

Sports in Review

Over the last month, we have gathered a selection of some of our favorite sports moments captured by AP photographers.

Baltimore Protests

A line of police behind riot shields hurled tear gas canisters and fired pepper balls at as many as 200 protesters Tuesday night to enforce a citywide curfew, imposed after the worst outbreak of rioting in Baltimore since 1968.

Mid-Atlantic Duckpin Bowling Keeps Its Roots

Photos By Patrick Semansky The pins and balls in duckpin bowling aren’t as forgiving to beginners as the larger, heavier 10-pin bowling, but according to competitor Jerry Middleton it is what keeps him coming back to Shenandoah Bowling Lanes.

Daily Life Roundup

For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature photography from all over the world: A man lights a controlled fire in a pasture near Lawrence, Kansas, a Pakistani girl crosses a stream in a suburb of Islamabad, and a fisherman throws his line under a bridge during a foggy morning in Lisbon. 

Best U.S. News Photos of 2014

Throughout the year, AP photojournalists capture critical events across the U.S. – from the massive drought that hit California, to the legalization of marijuana across the nation, to the the Fort Hood shooting. 

Sports Roundup: Dec. 30, 2014

Over the last month, we have gathered a selection of some of our favorite sports moments captured by AP photographers.

October 21, 2014