A selection of some of the top AP photos taken over the past 24 hours.
Alora Freeman, 8, watches as ice builds along a downtown water fountain in Atlanta, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A brutal winter storm scattered a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain from normally balmy north Florida up the Southeast seaboard Wednesday, adding to the misery of a bitter cold snap. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency through Friday for at least 28 counties because of the frigid weather. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
The Capitol is seen in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, as White House officials plan to meet with the Republican and Democratic leaders of both chambers to discuss the budget. Two new senators are being sworn in today, Minnesota Lt. Gov.Tina Smith, a Democrat, will take over from Al Franken who resigned, and Senator-elect Doug Jones, a Democrat of Alabama, succeeds Luther Strange. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Confetti rain on executives of the Philippine Stocks Exchange as they ring the opening bell to signal the first trading day of 2018 at the financial district of Makati city, east of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Traders are optimistic this year following a record-setting high on the last day of trading for 2017. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
A tree and rowhouse are partially covered by ice following an overnight water main break in Catonsville, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A woman and young girl, dressed in costumes step out from a photo booth before taking part in a "Cabalgata de Reyes," Epiphany parade, in Madrid, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. The main traditional parades across the county to mark Epiphany, a Christian holiday, take place on Friday. (AP Photo/Paul White)
A young vendor walks with his colored balloons for sale on a dirt street in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
A boy rides a camel past a sculpture of Emperor of Russia Paul I in a park in Gatchina, 40 km (25 miles) south of St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Finley Bork, 7, uses a boogie board, typically used on the beach, for sledding down a hill on a golf course at the Isle of Palms, S.C., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A brutal winter storm smacked the coastal Southeast with a rare blast of snow and ice Wednesday, hitting parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with their heaviest snowfall in nearly three decades. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
Switzerland's Gregor Deschwanden makes an attempt in the qualification for the third stage of the Four Hills Ski Jumping event at the ski jump in Innsbruck, Austria, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
A woman walks past a decorated wall in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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