Photos of the day

A selection of some of the top AP photos taken over the past 24 hours. 

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Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria

A resident bails water from a flooded home in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Catano, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. A week since the passing of Maria many are still waiting for help from anyone from the federal or Puerto Rican government. But the scope of the devastation is so broad, and the relief effort so concentrated in San Juan, that many people from outside the capital say they have received little to no help. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria

This aerial photo shows buildings still surrounded by flood water, a week since the passing of Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Maria was the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in nearly 100 years and officials say the cost of recovery will dwarf that of the punishing Hurricane Georges in 1998. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria

Marta Sostre Vazquez reacts as she starts to wade into the San Lorenzo Morovis river with her family, after the bridge was swept away by Hurricane Maria, in Morovis, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. The family was returning to their home after visiting family on the other side. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria

A damaged Puerto Rican national flag spray painted with the words "Together as One" hangs from the facade of a business, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. The relief effort from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico has so far been concentrated largely in San Juan, and many outside the capital say they've received little or no help. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria

Residents from Juana Matos buy groceries at Catano Mini Market in the middle of a supply shortage caused by the passage of Hurricane Maria, in Catano, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Since the devastating impact of the hurricane, the supply of goods has been interrupted in the US territory, causing endless lines in gas stations and commercial centers. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria

People affected by Hurricane Maria collect water in the mountains in Naranjito, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. The relief effort from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico has so far been concentrated largely in San Juan, and many outside the capital say they've received little or no help. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Ukraine Ammunition Blast

A powerful explosion is seen in the ammunition depot at a military base in Kalynivka, west of Kiev, Ukraine, early Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Ukrainian officials say they have evacuated more than 30,000 people after a fire and ammunition explosions, at the military base. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Iran Soldier's Funeral

Thousands of Iranians attend the state funeral of Mohsen Hojaji, a young Revolutionary Guard soldier beheaded by the Islamic State group in Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Tehran, Iran. The death of 25-year-old Hojaji has struck a nerve in Iran, which has suffered casualties while its troops are deployed into Iraq fighting the Islamic State group and in Syria. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran Soldier's Funeral

A portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump is set on fire by Iranian mourners during the state funeral of Mohsen Hojaji, a young Revolutionary Guard soldier beheaded by the Islamic State group in Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Tehran, Iran. The death of 25-year-old Hojaji has struck a nerve in Iran, which has suffered casualties while its troops are deployed into Iraq fighting the Islamic State group and in Syria. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Mexico Earthquake

A volunteer is reflected on a puddle near a building damaged by the last week's 7.1 earthquake in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Search teams are still digging through dangerous piles of rubble at sites around the city, hoping against the odds to find survivors after the Sept. 19 quake. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Israel Kaparot

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish youth holds a chicken as part of the Kaparot ritual in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Observant Jews believe the ritual transfers one's sins from the past year into the chicken, and is performed before the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish year which starts at sundown Friday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Uganda President

Ugandan opposition MPs hold microphone poles during scuffles with security trying to eject some of the MPs in the Parliament in Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. A government-backed lawmaker introduced a measure Wednesday to extend the long-time president's rule, removing the presidential age limit of 75 from Uganda's constitution, following a fight in which opposition lawmakers were forcibly evicted from the legislative chamber. (AP Photo/Ronald Kabuubi)

Bangladesh Myanmar Attacks

Rohingya girl Noor Fatima, plays with her father Muheeb-Ullaha as she recovers at Sadar Hospital in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Noor, was badly wounded four months back when Myanmar soldiers burned her house while she was inside. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Trump

President Donald Trump leaves the Oval Office and walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Tax Overhaul

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., smiles as he talks about the Republicans' proposed rewrite of the tax code for individuals and corporations, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are writing a far-reaching, $5-trillion plan they say would simplify the tax system and nearly double the standard deduction used by most Americans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Orioles Pirates Baseball

Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen (22) and right fielder Gregory Polanco (25) leap in celebration after the Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 in a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Vatican Pope

Pope Francis kisses a baby as he arrives for his weekly general audience, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pennsylvania Daily Life

A person pushes a cart through a passageway through City Hall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Portland Tree

Fog drifts through a Christmas tree farm near Starks Mountain, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Fryeburg, Maine. Christmas might be in a little less than three months, but the search is on for the perfect 45 to 60-foot tall tree to display outdoors in Portland, Maine's largest city. The Fryeburg tree farm caters to households with much lower height restrictions. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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