Today’s top pics: Afghanistan bombing vigil and more
Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
Firefighters protect a home from the Caldor Fire off of S. Upper Truckee Road in the Christmas Valley area of the Tahoe Basin, Monday evening, Aug. 30, 2021, near South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)
President Joe Biden speaks about the end of the war in Afghanistan from the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
An Afghan child brooms in an Italian Red Cross refugee camp, in Avezzano, Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. This quarantine camp in Abruzzo, central Italy, where 1,250 migrants are hosted, is expected to close in a week as the quarantine expires and they are moved to other structures to apply for asylum. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walk to a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Dorah Cerisene, 9, gets tested for COVID-19, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in North Miami, Fla. Florida schools are seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases, forcing teachers and students to quarantine. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Crews begin work on downed power lines leading to a fire station, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Waggaman, La., as residents try to recover from the effects of Hurricane Ida. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
A tree flares up as firefighters continue to battle the Caldor Fire near South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. A huge firefighting force gathered Tuesday to defend Lake Tahoe from the raging wildfire that forced the evacuation of California communities on the south end of the alpine resort and put others across the state line in Nevada on notice to be ready to flee. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Denis Shapovalov, of Canada, reacts after scoring a point against Federico Delbonis, of Argentina, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The remains of destroyed homes and businesses are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Grand Isle, La., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
United States' Alex Carpenter, right, celebrates her goal against Canada with Savannah Harmon during the first period of the IIHF hockey women's world championships title game in Calgary, Alberta, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kathy Cuevas, of Lawrence, holds up a photo and shouts out the name of Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, during a vigil for the U.S. Marine who was among 13 killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in her hometown of Lawrence, Mass. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Alexander Zverev, of Germany, returns a shot to Sam Querrey, of the United States, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Mourners hold candles for Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, a U.S. Marine who was among 13 service members killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, during a vigil in her hometown of Lawrence, Mass., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Chicago White Sox's Luis Robert dives and catches a fly ball from Pittsburgh Pirates' Jacob Stallings during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
People weaning face masks cross Cheonggye stream in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. South Korea on Wednesday reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases, approaching a daily record set last month just a day after officials cautiously expressed hope that infections may slow. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
People watch an outdoor performance by Alex Fifea, in the play "You Did Not See Anything," which explores police abuse against vulnerable members of society, during the "Kathe, Akana!" or "Here and Now!" International Roma Theatre Festival, outside apartment blocks in a poor area of the Romanian capital Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Aug 31, 2021. According to the organizers the festival aims to promote cultural diversity, non-discrimination and combat the stereotypes on Roma. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Cleveland Indians' Amed Rosario celebrates his inside-the-park home run against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. Rosario hit two home runs in the Indian's 7-2 win. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
New York Mets' Javier Baez scores the game winning run past Miami Marlins catcher Alex Jackson during the ninth inning of the first game of a baseball doubleheader that started April 11 and was suspended because of rain, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in New York. The Mets won 6-5. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Seattle Mariners' Abraham Toro, right, has a cooler of water dumped onto him by teammate Luis Torrens as Toro takes part in an interview after the team's baseball game against the Houston Astros, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Seattle. Toro hit a grand slam in the eighth inning to give the Mariners a 4-0 win. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Shopping mall workers undergo a COVID-19 swab test during the opening at the Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Thailand to ease business lockdown measures in the capital and provinces where restrictions have been implemented since mid-July. Malls, hair salons, foot massage parlors, and parks will be allowed to re-open, as well as restaurants for dine-in services but maintained at 50% capacity. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Smoke from the Caldor Fire wafts over a ridgetop near Kirkwood Ski Resort in Eldorado National Forest, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Police officers stop to check trees burning along Highway 50 in Eldorado National Forest, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
A girl raises her hand in class on the first day of school at College des Freres in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, amid an uptick in coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Fireworks explode as a combined military band of the participating countries performs during the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square, with the St. Basil Cathedral in the background, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)