These photos from our news partners caught our attention this week for their emotional weight or cultural significance. Enjoy.
Much of Alaska has plunged into a deep freeze, with temperatures colder than minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit in recent days in some places. In this photo, a moose calmly crosses the street in a residential neighborhood. (Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP)
Twisted girders and debris cover the ground from a deadly structure collapse at a construction site near the Boise Airport on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 in Boise, Idaho. (Darin Oswald /Idaho Statesman via AP)
Alysha Koloi of Australia competes in the women's 1m springboard final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
New Orleans' annual Carnival celebration entered its high-intensity home stretch Friday. In this photo Lawren DiBella sprinkles colored sugar onto king cakes at Haydel's Bakery in Jefferson Parish, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Cars race around the track as downtown Los Angeles is seen in the background during the Busch Light Clash NASCAR exhibition auto race at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)