Amid upheaval across the U.S. in 2025, Associated Press photographers captured images of heartache and hope, celebration and despair and flickering moments of wonder.

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• Patriots move to 11-2 after comfortable victory

Drake Maye passed for two touchdowns, Marcus Jones had a 94-yard punt return for a TD and the New England Patriots became the first NFL team to reach 11 wins this season, beating the New York Giants 33-15 on Monday night.

It was the 10th straight victory for the AFC-leading Patriots (11-2), the franchise’s longest streak since winning 10 consecutive games in 2015. Coach Mike Vrabel also became the third coach since 1970 to have a win streak of 10 or more games in his first season with a team.

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Pope Leo XIV offered a silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion as he is wrapping up his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon

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The lawsuits allege USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Center for SafeSport were told about “inappropriate and abusive behaviors” in December 2017, including that Gardner was hugging and kissing girls and engaging in other grooming behaviors while coaching at a Mississippi gym.

As the calendar turned to December on Monday, the White House was preparing for the end-of-year holidays. Christmas decorations adorned the building, while first lady Melania Trump and second lady Usha Vance helped build holiday care packages at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

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“This (law) is notoriously challenging to manage and this isn’t just Starbucks issue, nearly every retailer in the city faces these roadblocks,” a company spokeswoman said.

Official confirms nearly a dozen deaths, including a mother and her child, in Artibonite region over the weekend

Heavily armed gangs attacked Haiti’s central region over the weekend, killing men, women and children as they set fire to homes and forced survivors to flee into the darkness.

Police made emergency calls for backup, asserting that 50% of the Artibonite region had fallen under gang control after the large-scale attacks targeting towns including Bercy and Pont-Sondé.

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Pope Leo XIV visits holy sites in Lebanon on Monday, drawing Christians and Muslims

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George Clooney playing a dashing movie star with nagging midlife regrets in “Jay Kelly” and Zac Brown Band returning with fresh tunes are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.

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U.S. halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members in the nation’s capital

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Utility crews are working to restore power to thousands of people in Wisconsin, the consequence of a weekend storm in the Great Lakes region that brought down power lines

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In a statement Sunday the prime minister’s office said that Netanyahu had submitted a request for a pardon to the legal department of the Office of the President.

The Hong Kong police Disaster Victim Identification Unit has been going through the buildings meticulously and has found bodies both in apartment units and on the roofs, said the officer in charge, Cheng Ka-chun.

The Hong Kong police Disaster Victim Identification Unit has been going through the buildings meticulously and has found bodies both in apartment units and on the roofs, said the officer in charge, Cheng Ka-chun.

AUBURN, Ala. — Ty Simpson and Isaiah Horton connected three times for touchdowns, the last on a fourth-down play in the waning minutes, and No. 10 Alabama escaped Auburn with a 27-20 victory in the rivalry known as the Iron Bowl on Saturday night. Alabama advanced to face fourth-ranked Georgia in the Southeastern Conference championship...

Five different players scored for New York, including top overall draft pick Kristyna Kaltounkova.

Kaytron Allen ran for a career-high 226 yards and a touchdown as Penn State beat Rutgers for the 18th straight time to become bowl eligible.

Julian Sayin threw three touchdown passes, including a 35-yarder to Jeremiah Smith on a fourth down in the second quarter, and No. 1 Ohio State beat No. 15 Michigan 27-9 in a dominant performance on Saturday.