US News

The day in photos

1 of 17
APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Biathlon Men

Czech Republic's Ondrej Moravec celebrates winning the bronze at the men's biathlon 15k mass start at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Tuesday.

2 of 17
Sochi Olympics Figure Skating

Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White celebrate their gold medals in ice dance free dance at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

3 of 17
Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men

New Zealand's Beau-James Wells flies during the men's ski halfpipe final on Tuesday in Russia.

4 of 17
Sochi Olympics Figure Skating

Canada’s team competes in the ice dance free dance figure skating finals during the 2014 Winter Olympics.

5 of 17
Sochi Olympics Nordic Combined Men

Olympians rest after the cross-country portion of the Nordic combined individual Gundersen large hill race on Tuesday.

6 of 17
Thailand Politics

An anti-government protester holds a ribbon reading "king's soldier" in front of riot police during a standoff in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday.

7 of 17
Thailand Politics

A Thai policeman aims a gun loaded with rubber bullets as medics push his hurt colleague during clashes in Bangkok, Thailand.

8 of 17
APTOPIX Afghanistan Presidential Election

Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah listen to his speech at a rally in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on Tuesday.

9 of 17
Leopoldo Lopez

Opposition leader Leopoldo Mendoza, dressed in white and holding up a flower stem, is taken into custody in Caracas, Venezuela on Tuesday.

10 of 17
APTOPIX Spain Fashion Week

Models show off Carlos Diez designs during Madrid Fashion Week in Spain on Monday.

11 of 17
APTOPIX Pakistan Daily Life

A Pakistani girl checks on her baby brother while working at a brick factory in the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.

12 of 17
APTOPIX Ukraine Protests

Anti-government protesters fight with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine on Tuesday.

13 of 17
APTOPIX Ukraine Protest

An anti-government protester is engulfed in flames during clashes with riot police in Kiev, Ukraine.

14 of 17
George Washington's Birthday Celebrated At His Mount Vernon Estate

The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps march through George Washington's Mount Vernon estate on Monday in Mount Vernon, Virginia.

15 of 17
New York City Hit With More Snow

People walk through snow on Tuesday in New York City. The city has hit its 22nd day of snowfall, totalling 48 inches for the year so far.

16 of 17
Asylum Seekers Protest Outside Holot Prison

African asylum seekers protest for the second day outside Holot on Tuesday, where hundreds of migrants are being held in Israel.

17 of 17
Mideast Iraq

Civilians inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday.