The day in pictures

January 15, 2024: An installation by artist Sandeigh Kennedy of 657 pairs of shoes in memory of the more than 600 mass shootings that occurred in the United States in 2023 is seen in Houston, Texas, as the country marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Each pair of shoes has "a marker denoting the location, date, number of injuries, and the number of lives lost at each event. Each pair is painted black to give a sense of equality to each victim," says the Texas artist. The shoes are displayed in front of the Broken Obelisk, a Barnett Newman sculpture, at the Rothko Chapel Plaza. In 1969, the city of Houston refused to place it in front of its City Hall because it was honoring Martin Luther King.

January 16, 2024: Wildlife veterinaries and members of the capture team from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) try to take a sedated rhino out of the water for safety during a capture and translocation operation of rhinos in Nairobi National Park. Plans to translocate 21 rhinos to Loisaba Conservancy in Northern Kenya officially started. The animals will be moved from various congested conservancies to control population and poaching, but the operation had an unsuccessful start due to technical reasons and had to be postponed. After completion, this operation will be one of the largest translocation of rhinos in Kenya's history.

January 14, 2024: A fisherman arranges fishing nets on board the fishing boat "Saint-Pierre" off Guethary, southwestern France. To limit the accidental capture of dolphins, the French government issued a decree on Oct. 2023 banning fishing to 8-meter-long (or bigger) boats from Jan. 22 to Feb. 20 inclusive between 2024 and 2026.

January 14, 2024: Billowing smoke and flowing lava are seen in this Icelandic Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management handout image during a volcanic eruption on the outskirts of the evacuated town of Grindavik, western Iceland. Seismic activity had intensified overnight, and residents of Grindavik were evacuated, Icelandic public broadcaster RUV reported. This is Iceland's fifth volcanic eruption in two years, the previous one occurring on Dec. 18, 2023, in the same region southwest of the capital Reykjavik. Iceland is home to 33 active volcano systems, the highest number in Europe

January 15, 2024: Pilgrims take a holy dip amid dense fog at the confluence of River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal during 'Gangasagar Mela' on the occasion of the Hindu festival of Makar Sankranti at Sagar Island, around 150 km south of Kolkata.

January 14, 2024: A Detroit Lions fan celebrates after a 2024 NFC wild-card game against the Los Angeles Rams at Ford Field.

January 14, 2024Workers remove snow from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. A potentially dangerous snowstorm that hit the Buffalo region on Saturday led the NFL to push back the Bills wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers from Sunday to Monday. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the NFL cited public safety concerns for the postponement, with up to 2 feet of snow projected to fall on the region over a 24- plus hour period.

January 13, 2024 : Byeong Hun An hits his tee shot on the 17th hole during the third round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club.

January 13, 2024: France's Cyprien Sarrazin competes in the Downhill of the FIS Alpine Skiing Men's World Cup event in Wengen.

January 13, 2024: Workers prepare a temporary tent near the banks of Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, ahead of the annual Hindu religious festival 'Magh Mela' in Prayagraj.

January 13, 2024: Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, left, celebrates his victory with running mate Bi-khim Hsiao in Taipei, Taiwan. The Ruling-party candidate has emerged victorious in Taiwan's presidential election, and his opponents have conceded.

January 13, 2024: Shinto believers pour cold water over themselves to purify their bodies and souls as part of a New Year ritual at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo.

January 12, 2024: Plow trucks clear Walnut Street as high winds and snow from winter storm Gerri hit the capital four days before the Iowa caucuses in Des Moines, Iowa. Republican presidential candidates postponed or canceled many campaign events in Iowa days before the all-important caucuses, the first primary competition of the 2024 election year.

January 12, 2024: The aerial view shows terraced hills at Helin village in Anqing, in eastern China's Anhui province.

January 12, 2024: Team Audi Sport's Spanish driver Carlos Sainz and Spanish co-driver Lucas Cruz steer their car in the dunes during the second part of the 48h chrono stage between Shubaytah and Shubaytah, as part of the Dakar rally 2024.

January 12, 2024: Residents evacuated using a horse-drawn carriage in the flooded town of Dayeuhkolot in Bandung after a river overflowed due to heavy rain.

January 12, 2024: Passengers board a train to visit their respective hometowns ahead of the Hindu harvest festival of 'Pongal' in Chennai.

January 11, 2024Danbury firefighters attack a fire that resulted from an accident between a tractor trailer and an SUV on Danbury Road (RT.6) in the area of Dingle Ridge Road in the town of Southeast. The accident happened just before 7 AM closing Route 6 in both directions. The driver of the car was killed in the accident.

January 11, 2024: A picture taken from Rafah shows a rainbow over the southern Gaza Strip, amid ongoing battles between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.

January 11, 2024: An young Elvis impersonator looks on ahead of boarding the Elvis express at Central station in Sydney, Australia. The Parkes Elvis Festival is held annually over five days, timed to coincide with Elvis Presley's birth date in January. The theme for the 2024 Festival is the Elvis' 1957 musical drama, Jailhouse Rock.

January 11, 2024: People visit the sunflowers installation, which is a part of the immersive exhibition "Van Gogh Alive" featuring large scale of Van Gogh artworks, produced by Grande Experiences during a media event in Tokyo.

High tides brought flooding and closed roads to Hampton Beach side roads and Ocean Blvd. Jan. 10, 2024.

January 10, 2024: A black-necked stork forages for food at a wetland in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Morigaon district of India's Assam state.

January 10, 2024: A rainbow appears in the sky over Concord, N.H.

January 9, 2024: Eli Foxley uses cross-country skis at Elmwood Park in Omaha, Neb.

January 9, 2024: U.S. National Guard soldiers stop to talk while patrolling the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas. Immigrant crossings in the area have dipped dramatically since a major surge in the last months of 2023.

January 9, 2024: Fishermen arrange a fishing net at the Ibrahim Haidery fishing village on the outskirts of Karachi.

January 9, 2024: A woman crosses Locust Street in front of the Iowa State Capitol Building as a light and steady snow falls in Des Moines, Iowa. Wintery weather forced Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley to cancel a campaign event in Iowa earlier in the day, one week before the state's caucuses, the first Republican Party primary contest of the 2024 presidential election.

January 9, 2024: A drone view shows the floodwater impact that affected the Rochester township in Rochester, Australia. Severe weather warnings were in place for vast swathes of central Victoria after heavy rainfall overnight. Residents of Rochester and other nearby towns were warned to evacuate ahead of the expected arrival of flood waters on Tuesday.

January 8, 2024 : Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy and head coach Jim Harbaugh celebrate after beating the Washington Huskies in the 2024 College Football Playoff national championship game at NRG Stadium.

January 8, 2024: A woman walking under a downed utility pole after snow blanketed the disaster-hit area in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, a week after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. The number of people unaccounted for after Japan's New Year's Day earthquake more than tripled on Jan. 8 to 323, while the death toll rose to 168, according to local authorities.

January 8, 2024: While much of the U.S. sustain another round of winter weather, a brown anole, a species of lizard, finds a blooming poinsettia the perfect perch to catch some afternoon rays of sunshine in a Maitland, Fla., neighborhood. After a cold front brings storms to Central Florida on Tuesday, rain returns to the forecast on Friday with temperatures near 80 predicted.

January 8, 2024: United Launch Alliance launches its Vulcan rocket on its maiden flight Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

January 8, 2024: Resident react next after Russian missile strike in Zmiiv, Ukraine. At least three people have been killed and dozens injured in a fresh wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine.

January 7, 2024: A pilgrim holds a candle during the Gena, the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas, at Bete Mariam Church in Lalibela, Ethiopia.

January 7, 2024: Pandas play inside their enclosure at a zoo in Chongqing, China.

January 7, 2024 : United States's Jessie Diggins celebrates winning the cross-country ski, women's Tour de Ski overall standings, in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

January 7, 2024 : Police officers search victims of a fire caused by powerful earthquake in Wajima in the Noto peninsula facing the Sea of Japan, northwest of Tokyo. Monday's temblor decimated houses, twisted and scarred roads and scattered boats like toys in the waters, and prompted tsunami warnings.

January 6, 2024 : Indianapolis Colts running back Tyler Goodson lies on the turf after missing a catch on fourth down against the Houston Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

January 5, 2024: In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, tourists tour the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province.

January 5, 2024: A worker cleans around frozen tuna on display as wholesale sellers and buyers attend the first tuna auction of the New Year at Toyosu fish market in Tokyo.

January 5, 2024: An aerial view shows floodwater covering the grounds of a children's playground in Buckhurst Hill, northeast of London, after heavy rain brought flooding to much of the country, following Storm Henk.

January 5, 2024: Vapour rises from the water around a historic tri-master charter sailing ship moored in a port of Oslo as morning sun paints the scene in golden light during unusual cold temperatures around -22 degrees Celsius in the Norwegian capital.

January 5, 2024: Citroen 2CVs driver Czech Barbora Holicka and her co-driver Lucie Engova drive their car (L) during the prologue stage ahead of the Dakar 2024 rally in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia.

January 4, 2024: Community members gather as they honor the victims of a shooting at Perry High School Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at Wiese Park in Perry, Iowa.

January 4, 2024 An elephant enjoys a Christmas tree in its enclosure at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin. Traditionally, some animals at the Berlin zoo in January are offered leftover trees that were not sold before the Christmas holidays.

January 4, 2024: Cars stand on an overflooded street in Nykobing Falster, southern Denmark after heavy rainfalls hit the region.

January 4, 2024: People walk past fallen utility poles and damaged buildings in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. More than 50 people were reported missing on January 4 as Japanese rescuers battled to reach hundreds still cut off from help three days after a devastating earthquake left at least 78 dead.

January 3, 2024: Two zebras stand head to head during the annual stocktake at ZSL London Zoo in central London.

January 3, 2024: Guatemalan migrants deported from the United States walk on the tarmac after landing at the Air Force Base in Guatemala City in the first flight of deportees of the year. The US deported 55.000 Guatemalans between January and December 2023, a record that exceeds that of 2019 of 54,500, according to records of the General Directorate of Migration of Guatemala.

January 3, 2024: People play with foam during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia. The Carnival has its origins in a mix of Andean, Amazonian and Pacific cultural expressions, and it celebrates the ethnic diversity in the region and was proclaimed by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage in 2009.

January 3, 2024: People walk through an area devastated by a quake-induced fire in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors on Jan. 3 as authorities warned of landslides and heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people.

January 3, 2024: A man on a scooter (C) passes a collapsed multi-story building in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors on Jan. 3 as authorities warned of landslides and heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 64 people.

January 3, 2024: A pedestrian walks in a flooded street after heavy rain in Moyen.

January 3, 2024: Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi soars through the air during his trial jump before the competition of the third stage of the Four-Hills tournament (Vierschanzentournee) that is part of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, in Innsbruck, Austria.

January 3, 2024: This aerial image shows a ship (L) washed ashore next to a badly damaged area in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors on Jan. 3 as authorities warned of landslides and heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people.

January 3, 2024: Penguins line up to be counted during the stock take at ZSL London Zoo in London. The conservation zoo is home to more than 300 different species, from endangered Galapagos giant tortoises and Asiatic lions to critically endangered Sumatran tigers – all of which will be logged and recorded as part of the zoo's annual license requirement.

January 2, 2024: Migrants cross the Rio Bravo river, known as Rio Grande in the United States, into the US through Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua State, Mexico. US border police have in recent weeks reported approximately 10,000 crossings by migrants every day, many of them fleeing poverty and violence in Central America.

A man climbs out from the icy sea to the pier, in southern Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Finland and Sweden have recorded this winter’s cold records on Tuesday as a temperatures plummeted to over minus 40 degrees as a result of a cold spell prevailing in the Nordic region.

Remo Imhof of Switzerland soars through the air during his trial jump at the third stage of the 72th Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.

People walk past collapsed buildings following an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. A series of powerful earthquakes in western Japan damaged homes, cars and boats, with officials warning people on Tuesday to stay away from their homes in some areas because of a continuing risk of major quakes and tsunamis.

A firefighter carries a man from a damaged residential building after a Russian missile strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.

A woman prepares fresh dough for bread as she sits next to a man and children outside tents by the rubble of a destroyed building in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 2, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

January 1, 2024 : The Bollinger family from Orlando come to the pier every New YearÕs Day to start their new year. The beach near the Westgate Cocoa Beach Pier has become a destination for people to watch the first sunrise of the new year. Young and old, people sit on the beach, stand near the water or walk along the shore taking photos, selfies, or just sit quietly and watch the new year begin.

January 1, 2024 : People watch the fireworks during the New YearÕs Eve Outdoor Block Party and Fireworks at Agua Caliente Casinos Palm Springs in Palm Springs, Calif.

December 31, 2023 : Tourists ride on a boat at Dal Lake as the sun sets on New Year's eve in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, India.

December 30, 2023: Visitors wearing traditional hanbok dress walk in the snow at Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul.