Today’s top pics: Chile Lights Festival and more
Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
A cornfield features an image of Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi in Cordoba, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, on the day it was created. According to the farmer, Pablo Luccero, his planter machine has the technology to imprint images fed to it electronically. (AP Photo/Leandro Vallerino)
Auburn guard Zep Jasper (12) and Chris Moore (41) battle for a rebound during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Fans watch from the hill as Domen Prevc of Slovenia soars through the air at the third stage of 71th Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
People watch as Kazakhstan's Danil Vassilyev soars through the air at the third stage of 71th Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Gregor Deschwanden of Switzerland soars through the air at the third stage of 71th Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
A backpack is seen near evidence markers as a forensics official investigates at the site of a shooting near Edmondson Westside High School, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Baltimore. Police say five boys, believed to be high school students on their lunch break, were shot at a shopping center and one has died. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said two shooters opened fire, then fled behind the building. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
President Joe Biden shakes hands with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., after speaking about his infrastructure agenda under the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Covington, Ky. Biden's infrastructure deal that was enacted in late 2021 will offer federal grants to Ohio and Kentucky to build a companion bridge that is intended to alleviate traffic on the Brent Spence Bridge, background at left. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
General view over the ski track with only a few patches of snow on Bjelasnica mountain near Sarajevo, Bosnia, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Aston Villa's Danny Ings scores his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, England Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Locals attend to Chinese Lantern Festival in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Basualdo)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., at the beginning of an evening session after six failed votes to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., left, and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., right, speaks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., rights, talks with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and others, in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, listens as Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, nominates Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom race, in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
The start of the course of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom race, in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. The dearth of snow in Europe has revived concerns about temperature upheaval linked to climate change. The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization says the past eight years are on track to be the eight warmest on record. Its final tally on global temperature figures for 2022 will be released in mid-January. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II arrives for the New Year's levee for officers from the Norwegian Armed Forces and the National Emergency Management Agency, at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Wednesday Jan. 4, 2023. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
New Jersey Devils goaltender Vitek Vanecek (41) stops a Detroit Red Wings' Jonatan Bergen (52) shot in the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Duke's Jeremy Roach (3) tries to pull in the ball in front of North Carolina State's D.J. Burns Jr. during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Bryan Kohberger is escorted by law enforcement after arriving at Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Pullman, Wash. Kohberger was extradited from Pennsylvania earlier Thursday, for the alleged murder of four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13, 2022. (Austin Johnson/Lewiston Tribune via AP)
Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams, second from right, dives for the ball as Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball tips it away during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Scott Kinser)
A contestant prepares his writing paper during the annual New Year's calligraphy contest at the Budokan martial arts hall Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Arkansas' Ricky Council IV (1) and Joseph Pinion (5) celebrate with fans after Arkansas defeated Missouri 74-68 during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Missouri guard DeAndre Gholston (4) and Arkansas guard Ricky Council IV (1) go after the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
The Michigan bench reacts after a play by Michigan guard Jett Howard (13) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Penn State, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Detroit Pistons forward Saddiq Bey (41) celebrates after shooting the game-winning 3-point basket against the Golden State Warriors in an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
The canopy of gas station, toppled by strong winds, rests at an angle, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in South San Francisco. Another winter storm moved into California on Wednesday, walloping the northern part of the state with more rain and snow. It's the second major storm of the week in the parched state. It follows storms that brought threats of flash flooding and severe thunderstorms across the southern U.S. and heavy snow in the upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
People walk across California Street in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Another winter storm moved into California on Wednesday, walloping the northern part of the state with more rain and snow. It's the second major storm of the week in the parched state. It follows storms that brought threats of flash flooding and severe thunderstorms across the southern U.S. and heavy snow in the upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Vehicles make their way through the rain filled intersection of Glenoaks Boulevard and Tuxford Street as a man crosses the street in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan 4, 2023. (Hans Gutknecht/The Orange County Register via AP)
An Alpine peak which would normally be covered by snow is seen above the village of Naklo, Slovenia, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Orlando Magic's Mo Bamba, right, collides with Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on a drive to the basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Mourners queue inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican to see off Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lied out in state, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, as thousands of people filed by to pay tribute to the pontiff who shocked the world by retiring a decade ago. Benedict died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. He was 95. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
The body of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lied out in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Pope Benedict, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. He was 95.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Faithful arrive at dawn to view the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as it lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. The Vatican announced that Pope Benedict died on Dec. 31, 2022, aged 95, and that his funeral will be held on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
The body of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows, lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, as thousands of people filed by to pay tribute to the pontiff who shocked the world by retiring a decade ago. Benedict died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. He was 95. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A delivery worker adjusts his face mask as he rides on his bike loaded with customers' online order groceries on a street in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. As the virus continues to rip through China, global organizations and governments have called on the country to start sharing data while others have criticized its current numbers as meaningless. Throughout the pandemic, the country's dearth of information has prompted caution and weariness. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Canada's Caedan Bankier, left, checks United States' Charlie Stramel during the first period of a seminal game at the IIHF world junior hockey championships, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)