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Pedro Pardo / AFP / Getty Rescue Dogs At Work After Mexico's Earthquakes
After being struck by three major earthquakes in the past month, rescue workers and volunteers across Mexico have been working around the clock, with the help of local and international teams of sniffer dogs and their handlers.
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Toby Melville / Reuters Photos of the Week: 9/16–9/22
Record-setting hurricanes, massive protests, a devastating earthquake, and an epic refugee crisis.
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Hector Retamal / AFP / Getty Photos of Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
On Wednesday, Hurricane Maria crashed across the entire U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, making landfall with winds approaching 150 mph (240 kph).
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Cathal McNaughton / Reuters Southeast Asia's Rohingya Refugee Crisis Reaches a Terrible Peak
The United Nations Refugee Agency now reports that more than 420,000 people have fled the violence in Burma since August 24.
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Omar Torres / AFP / Getty Photos of the Earthquake in Mexico City
On September 19, 2017, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Mexico City, rattling skyscrapers and sending millions into the streets.
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Stewart Tomlinson / U.S. Geological Survey A Photo Trip Through Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone, now 145 years old, was the first national park established in the world.
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Scott Olson / Getty A Weekend of Protest in St. Louis
On Friday, a judge in St. Louis found Jason Stockley, a white former St. Louis police officer, not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a black man named Anthony Lamar Smith.
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Edgard Garrido / Reuters Photos of the Week: 9/9–9/15
Hurricanes Jose and Irma, an earthquake in Mexico, Cassini’s grand finale above Saturn, and much more
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Mats Andersson / Wildlife Photographer of the Year Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017
Finalists from the annual photo competition produced by the Natural History Museum in London
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Caribbean Buzz Helicopters via AP The Wreckage Left in Irma's Path Across the Caribbean and Southeastern United States
Days after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc across the Caribbean and several U.S. states, government officials and residents are beginning to assess the widespread damage, pick up the pieces, and figure out their next steps.
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Gerald Herbert / AP Photos of the Damage Left by Hurricane Irma in Florida
As Hurricane Irma, now a tropical storm, moves out of Florida, images of the destruction left behind are beginning to appear.
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Yamil Lage / AFP / Getty Hurricane Irma Crashes Across Northern Cuba
On September 8, Hurricane Irma made landfall on Cuba as a destructive Category 5 storm, slowly spinning along its northern coast for hours.
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Kristi McCluer / Reuters Photos of the Week: 9/2–9/8
Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, an earthquake in Mexico, wildfires across the western U.S., a frightening "Super Monster Wolf" in Japan, and much more.
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Lionel Chamoiseau / AFP / Getty Photos of the Devastation Across Saint Martin Left by Hurricane Irma
While Hurricane Irma appears set on a possible path toward southern Florida, the Category 5 storm has already left a trail of destruction across parts of the Caribbean.
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Tristan Fortsch / KATU-TV via AP Wildfires Rage Across the American West
Dozens of forest fires are currently burning across eight western states, forcing thousands to flee, destroying homes, and closing highways.
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Bernat Armangue / AP Thousands of Rohingya Muslims Flee Violence in Burma
The United Nations Refugee Agency reports that 123,000 people—mostly Rohingya Muslims—have fled into Bangladesh since August 25.
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Jim Urquhart / Reuters Photos From Burning Man 2017
Each year, participants in the Burning Man Festival travel to the playa of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to form a temporary city—a self-reliant community populated by performers, artists, free spirits, and more.
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Omar Sobhani / Reuters Photos of the Week: 8/26–9/1
Recovery from Hurricane Harvey in Texas, the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, the World Bog Snorkeling Championships in Wales, and much more.
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Erich Schlegel / Getty Latest Photos of Harvey's Disastrous Flooding
Less than a week ago, Hurricane Harvey made landfall, dumping trillions of gallons of rain on parts of Texas and Louisiana, spawning unprecedented flooding.
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Alberto Saiz / AP La Tomatina 2017
Earlier today, in the Spanish Mediterranean town of Bunol, around 22,000 people gathered to throw 150 tons of ripe tomatoes at each other.
