Photos of the Week: Shooting, Super Bowl and street art
by The Hill staff
Cars move through flooded roads in the northern New Zealand city of Whangarei as Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle hits the Northland on Feb. 12. New Zealand’s national carrier has canceled dozens of flights as Aucklanders brace for a deluge from Gabrielle, two weeks after a record-breaking storm swamped the nation’s largest city and killed several people. Michael Cunningham/Northern Advocate via APGrammy Award-winning singer Rihanna performs during the Super Bowl LVII halftime show after the first half of Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Feb. 12 John Angelillo/UPI PhotoKansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed pressures Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert as he fails to catch a pass in the third quarter in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Feb. 12. Jon SooHoo/UPI Photo Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates with the Lombardi Trophy and announcer Terry Bradshaw after his team won Super Bowl LVII 38-35 over the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Feb. 12. John Angelillo/UPI PhotoPhiladelphia Eagles supporters climb a light post while reacting to the Super Bowl LVII NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Eagles on Feb. 12 in Philadelphia. The Chiefs won 38-35. Associated Press/Nathan Howard People view the rubble of a destroyed building hit by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Feb. 13. Earlier on Monday, the Israeli military said aircraft bombed a Hamas rocket manufacturing site and military installations in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants launched four rockets into southern Israel overnight. Associated Press/Adel Hana A new artwork by street artist Banksy, titled “Valentine’s Day Mascara,” on the side of a building in Margate, England, on Feb. 14. Gareth Fuller/PA via APLog Off Movement founder Emma Lembke testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss protecting children online on Feb. 13. Annabelle GordonA carnival float depicts Russia’s President Vladimir Putin kissing the devil at the presentation of this year’s satirical carnival floats for the Rose Monday Parade in Cologne, Germany, on Feb. 14. Hundreds of thousands will see the traditional parade through the streets of Germany’s carnival capital next week on Shrove Monday. Associated Press/Martin Meissner Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) shows a picture of his newly born grandson Henry as he addresses reporters following the weekly policy luncheon on Feb. 14. Annabelle GordonOfficers and workers from the National Park Service stand aside as a man who resided at the homeless encampment removes his belongings at McPherson Square Park in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 15. Jemal Countess/UPI PhotoNikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during an event where she announced her candidacy for president in Charleston, S.C., on Feb. 15. Bonnie Cash/UPI PhotoShiite worshippers gather at the golden-domed shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, who died at the end of the eighth century, during the annual commemoration of the saint’s death, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 15. Associated Press/Hadi Mizban Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) holds the malfunctioning door in the Senate Subway on Feb. 15. Annabelle Gordon Visitors take pictures of plum blossoms at the Yushima Shinto shrine during the annual plum festival in Tokyo on Feb. 15. Associated Press/Shuji KajiyamaAnti-government protesters demonstrate against proposed reforms in Bogota, Colombia, on Feb. 15. Associated Press/Fernando Vergara A woman raises her hand with a question during a town hall meeting at East Palestine High School in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 15. The meeting was held to answer questions about the ongoing cleanup from the derailment on Feb. 3 of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous material. Associated Press/Gene J. PuskarAn emergency crew works at the site of a Norfolk Southern train derailment in Van Buren Township, Mich., on Feb. 16. Andy Morrison/Detroit News via AP Former Vice President Mike Pence greets guests before a luncheon for the Coolidge and the American Project to celebrate the 100th anniversary of former President Coolidge’s term at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 16. Greg Nash
Photos curated by: Greg Nash, Annabelle Gordon, Madeline Monroe and Valerie Morris
