Top pics from the weekend: Nashville explosion and more
Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
APTOPIX Belgium EU Brexit
A colleague wears a Christmas hat as European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier, center, carries a binder of the Brexit trade deal during a special meeting of Coreper, at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. European Union ambassadors convened on Christmas Day to start an assessment of the massive free-trade deal the EU struck with Britain. After the deal was announced on Thursday, EU nations already showed support for the outcome and it was expected that they would unanimously back the agreement, a prerequisite for its legal approval. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool via AP)
APTOPIX Nashville Explosion
Emergency personnel work near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
APTOPIX Australia Daily Life
A family pose for a photo on Christmas Day at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Australia, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
APTOPIX Vikings Saints Football
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) is tripped up by New Orleans Saints cornerback Ken Crawley as strong safety Malcolm Jenkins (27) defends in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Japan Suga
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga adjusts a face mask after a press conference on the COVID-19 situation in Japan at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Suga said on Friday he will seek a legislation to allow the government to impose legally-binding business restriction orders in return for compensation and punish violators as Japan struggles to slow the ongoing upsurge of the coronavirus cases ahead of the holiday season while people are becoming less cooperative. (Nicolas Datiche/Pool Photo via AP)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Kenya Christmas
Police officers try to control hundreds of people gathered at the Jomo Kenyatta Public Beach on Christmas Day, in Mombasa, Kenya, Dec. 25, 2020. Despite the World Health Organization's guidelines, many of the holiday makers had no masks on their faces or kept social distance which might increase the COVID-19 pandemic infections. The public beach had been closed down during this year's Easter holidays due to the COVID-19 pandemic but was recently opened to members of the public. (AP Photo)
APTOPIX Australia India Cricket
Spectators watch play on day one of the Boxing Day cricket test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Venezuela Christmas
Children play a game of one on one on a public basketball court in the San Agustin neighborhood on Christmas Day in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
APTOPIX Explosion Nashville
Investigators walk near the scene of an explosion Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The explosion that shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning shattered windows, damaged buildings and left several people wounded. Authorities said they believed the blast was intentional. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
APTOPIX Russia Cold Weather
A man dressed as a Ded Moroz (Santa Claus, or Father Frost) swims in the ice cold water during a frosty day in Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. The temperature in Omsk dropped down to -32 degree Celsius (-25,6 degree Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Evgeniy Sofiychuk)
APTOPIX Russia Cold Weather
Stray cats eat at the pipe of the city heating system during a frosty day in Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. The temperature in Omsk dropped down to -32 degree Celsius (-25,6 degree Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Evgeniy Sofiychuk)
APTOPIX 49ers Cardinals Football
San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk dives in for a touchdown as Arizona Cardinals strong safety Budda Baker (32) defends during the second half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
APTOPIX India Daily Life
A boy sells balloons at a crowded Juhu beach in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. India's confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 10 million with new infections dipping to their lowest levels in three months, as the country prepares for a massive COVID-19 vaccination in the new year. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
APTOPIX Bosnia Migrants
Migrants warm their feet by a fire at the Lipa camp northwestern Bosnia, near the border with Croatia, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. Hundreds of migrants are stranded in a burnt-out squalid camp in Bosnia as heavy snow fell in the country and temperatures dropped during a winter spell of bad weather after fire earlier this week destroyed much of the camp near the town of Bihac that already was harshly criticized by international officials and aid groups as inadequate for housing refugees and migrants.(AP Photo/Kemal Softic)
APTOPIX Australia India Cricket
Australia's Marnus Labuschagne falls as he attempts to field the ball during play on day two of the second cricket test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
APTOPIX Timberwolves Jazz Basketball
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jake Layman, left, and Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) compete for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
APTOPIX Dolphins Raiders Football
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins (90) sacks Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) during the second half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
APTOPIX India Farmer Protests
Indian farmers pray during a gathering in protest against new farm laws at the Delhi-Haryana state border, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held virtual talks with Indian farmers Friday and asked them to explain how the government's agricultural policies have benefited them, a month into massive farmer protests that have rattled his administration. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Romania Vaccine
Mihaela Anghel, a Romanian nurse, gets the first COVID-19 vaccine administered in the country in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. Anghel is the nurse who registered and processed Romania's first official COVID-19 patient, on Feb. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Spain
Josefa Perez, 89, reacts after being vaccinated against Coronavirus at a nursing home in l'Hospitalet de Llobregat in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. The first shipments of coronavirus vaccines developed by BioNTech and Pfizer have arrived across the European Union, authorities started to vaccinate the most vulnerable people in a coordinated effort on Sunday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
APTOPIX Colts Steelers Football
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson (18) makes a catch past Indianapolis Colts cornerback Rock Ya-Sin (26) for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Germany Vaccination
A member of the vaccination team at a nursing home holds a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. The first shipments of coronavirus vaccines developed by BioNTech and Pfizer have arrived across the European Union, authorities started to vaccinate the most vulnerable people in a coordinated effort on Sunday. (Kay Nietfeld/Pool via AP)
APTOPIX Eagles Cowboys Football
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory (94) and Jaylon Smith (54) celebrate after Gregory sacked Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts in the second half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27. 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Germany Vaccine
A resident of a nursing home gets an injection of the COVID-19 vaccine in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. The first shipments of coronavirus vaccines developed by BioNTech and Pfizer have arrived across the European Union, authorities started to vaccinate the most vulnerable people in a coordinated effort on Sunday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
APTOPIX Britain Soccer Premier League
West Ham's Tomas Soucek, right, scores his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham and Brighton in London, England, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool)
APTOPIX Falcons Chiefs Football
Atlanta Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell breaks up an incomplete pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Kansas City. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
APTOPIX Rams Seahawks Football
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Shaquill Griffin (26) hugs his brother, linebacker Shaquem Griffin (49), right, as they kneel in the end zone before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
APTOPIX Titans Packers Football
Green Bay Packers' Davante Adams gets past Tennessee Titans' Adoree' Jackson for a touchdown catch during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak California
Administrative worker Leslie Castillo, right, hands a COVID-19 testing kit to a man at a testing site in Los Angeles, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. Hospitals in central and Southern California are quickly running out of intensive care unit beds for coronavirus patients and state officials are poised to extend the strictest stay-at-home orders there as conditions worsen before the post-holiday surge hits. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
APTOPIX Broncos Chargers Football
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams, right, intercepts a pass in the end zone on the last play of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis )
APTOPIX Celtics Pacers Basketball
Indiana Pacers' Domantas Sabonis (11) reacts after hitting a shot and getting fouled by Boston Celtics' Robert Williams III during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Indianapolis. Indiana won 108-107. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)