Saddle Bronc riders, Kiowa Tempest, left, and Raymond Hostetler prepare their saddles Thursday evening, July 13, 2023, before riding in the 30th Annual Frontier Days Championship Rodeo & Bull-A-Rama in Benton, PA. more

Candi Phillips of Rosenberg, Texas dressed as a slave during a Juneteenth ceremony hosted by Attack Poverty on Saturday, June 17th in North Rosenberg, Texas. She sang a song about change and changed out of her slave clothing and shackles into a graduation gown and then a doctor’s white lab coat — all possible, she says, thanks to God’s love. Phillips also had on display a large collection of authentic slave shackles, leg bracelets and chains, as well as original slave auction posters and newspaper clippings. more

The Duluth Denfeld (Minn.) High School Theatre Department performed MacBeth before a large audience on the lawn outside the school's front entrance. Howie Hanson, publisher, DuluthTimes.com, Duluth, Minnesota more

Crews from multiple departments work to extinguish a fire at an industrial facility Tuesday, April 11, 2023 in Richmond, Indiana. The 14-acre site was used to store various kinds of plastic for recycling and resale. People who lived within a half-mile of the plant were told to evacuate and a large column of black smoke could be seen for miles. NICK GRAHAM/JOURNAL-NEWS more

General view of T-Mobile Park during the national anthem before an Opening Day game between the Cleveland Guardians and Seattle Mariners on March 30, 2023, in Seattle, Washington. more

The Boeuf Gras float turns onto Canal Street on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. more

Virginia Commonwealth University forward Brandon Johns Jr. dunks during an NCAA basketball game against George Mason University on Jan. 25 at the Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia. more

Flooding from huge amounts of rain can be seen in a neighborhood off of Holohan Road near Watsonville, Calif. on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. more

Two horses, Rocky and Magic, left and right, belonging to Linda Hurth, braced against the howling winds during a strong winter storm as they ate hay from their trough as the snow continued to fall on March 13, 2019, in Nederland, Colorado. more

For several years, Thomas Geyer, a journalist at the Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa, played the part of Santa for his newsroom’s festivities. In this photo, taken in December 2011, Geyer’s visitor was less than excited about the experience. more

This photo was taken after Hurricane Ian ravaged parts of Florida’s coast, including vulnerable barrier islands. Andrew West, visual journalist, The News-Press, Fort Myers, FL more