2018 Year In Review

WASHINGTON, JAN. 9  President Trump meeting with members of the Senate in the White House.  Doug Mills/The New York Times

GEKHY, OUTSIDE GROZNY, RUSSIA, JAN. 30  Hava Beitermurzayeva with her son. She left Russia in 2015 to marry an Islamic State soldier she met online.

 When she was discovered by Russian authorities in a camp in Syria, she was sent back home.  Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times

NEW YORK, JAN. 5  No shirt, no problem for Gary Atlas in Brooklyn, running on the Coney Island boardwalk on a day when the high temperature was 16 degrees.  

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, JAN. 22  The tennis player Naomi Osaka of Japan at the Australian Open.  David Gray/Reuters

NEAR FURNES, NORWAY, JAN. 13  The cross-country skier Oddvar Bra, who became a legend in Norway for tying for first despite breaking a pole during the 1982 world championships. 

 Andrew Testa for The New York Times

LANSING, MICH., JAN. 19  The Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman was one of over 150 women who spoke at the sentencing hearing of Dr. Lawrence Nassar for sexual assault.  

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PATAGONIA NATIONAL PARK, CHILE, JAN. 29  A guanaco herd in a new park. A conservation group has helped to expand the country’s national parklands by nearly 40 percent. 

 Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

RHODE ISLAND, JAN. 10  Mother and daughter. The woman struggled with opioid addiction before and during her pregnancy.  

Alec Soth/Magnum, for The New York Times

MOSUL, IRAQ, FEB. 19  Volunteers collecting unclaimed bodies, most thought to be of Islamic State fighters killed in the battle that forced the group from the city.  

Ivor Prickett for The New York Times

PARKLAND, FLA., FEB. 14  Students leaving Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a 19-year-old armed with a semiautomatic AR-15 rifle attacked the school, killing 17.  

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KAKUMA, KENYA, FEB. 5  In a continuing drought, a woman waited her turn at a water distribution point. The region has become measurably drier and hotter because of climate change.  

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NEAR PORT LINCOLN, AUSTRALIA, FEB. 21  A diver inspecting a cage of southern bluefin tuna in the Great Australian Bight, an open bay renowned for its sea life and targeted for natural-gas drilling in 2019.  Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA, FEB. 18  Oleksandr Abramenko of Ukraine in midair. He won the Olympic gold medal in the freestyle skiing aerials competition.  

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WASHINGTON, FEB. 27  Hope Hicks, the White House communications director, after telling House investigators that her job had occasionally required her to tell white lies. 

 Leah Millis/Reuters

LONDON, FEB. 20  Queen Elizabeth at the Richard Quinn show during Fashion Week.  Tom Jamieson for The New York Times

PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA, FEB. 10  Miu Suzaki competing with Ryuichi Kihara of Japan in pairs figure skating at the Winter Olympics.  Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

ATLANTA, FEB. 10-12  From left: Atresia Burden, William Smalls and Taylor Owens, photographed at the extravaganza known as the Bronner Bros. beauty show.  

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NEW YORK, FEB. 27  Amanda Lawrence, center, as the Angel, and Andrew Garfield as Prior Walter in “Angels in America,” which won the Tony Award for best revival of a play.  

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KOBANI, SYRIA, FEB. 5  Residents gathered to honor a militia fighter killed in the Syrian civil war. Veneration of the dead has become an effective tool for recruiting soldiers.  Mauricio Lima for The New York Times
WASHINGTON, FEB. 21  President Trump held notes during a White House meeting with people who had survived or had family members killed in school shootings.  Tom Brenner/The New York Times
MOSUL, IRAQ, FEB. 17  Mohammed Anizy at the wedding hall he runs. Festive wedding celebrations, once banned by the Islamic State, were returning to the city.  Ivor Prickett for The New York Times
ULAN BATOR, MONGOLIA, FEB. 22  Smoke rising in the world’s coldest capital, which also has the highest recorded levels of air pollution. Many there burn coal to stay warm.  Bryan Denton for The New York Times
YOLA, NIGERIA, MARCH 4  Rahab Ibrahim, one of over 200 girls kidnapped from school by Boko Haram in 2014. More than 100 of her former classmates are still missing.  Adam Ferguson for The New York Time
WASHINGTON, MARCH 24  The March for Our Lives rally, one of hundreds of protests held across the world calling for action on gun violence.  Erin Schaff for The New York Times
WASHINGTON, MARCH 20  In the Oval Office, from left, John Kelly, the White House chief of staff; Gary Cohn, the chief economic adviser; and Jared Kushner, senior adviser, with Saudi officials during a meeting between President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.  Doug Mills/The New York Times
NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 25  Nakosha Smith, a member of the Caramel Curves, an all-female motorcycle club that meets almost every weekend.  Akasha Rabut for The New York Times
ALEXANDRIA, VA., MARCH 8  Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, after his arraignment on tax and fraud charges.  Al Drago for The New York TimesNEW YORK, MARCH 29  Mr. Met, the New York Mets’ mascot, on opening day at Citi Field.  Todd Heisler/The New York TimesREDHILL, ENGLAND, MARCH 22  What the cellphone has wrought: discarded phone booths that were once a staple of British streets.  Andrew Testa for The New York TimesYOLA, NIGERIA, MARCH 4  Deborah, who was kidnapped and held by Boko Haram.  Adam Ferguson for The New York TimesCAROÇAL RIO DAS TROPAS, BRAZIL, MARCH 28  Members of the Munduruku tribe sorting fruit. Brazil’s newly elected president favors abolishing protections for indigenous lands.  Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
NEW YORK, MARCH 5  At the three-day International Beauty Show, where eyelashes got plenty of attention.  Dina Litovsky for The New York TimesDHUNGANI, NEPAL, MARCH 2  Kusum Thapa, 17, doing her schoolwork in a chhaupadi hut. In areas of Nepal, women and girls are banished to such huts when they are menstruating.  Tara Todras-Whitehill for The New York Times
PACARAIMA, BRAZIL, MARCH 19  Two brothers at a refugee camp near the Venezuelan border. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have sought refuge in Brazil in recent years.  Federico Rios Escobar for The New York TimesDRAKETOWN, GA., APRIL 21  Members of the National Socialist Movement, one of the larger neo-Nazi groups in the United States, burned a swastika after a rally in a nearby town.  Mark Peterson/ReduxWASHINGTON, APRIL 10  Cardboard cutouts of Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, on display as he testified at a Senate hearing about the company’s practices.  Gabriella Demczuk for The New York TimesNORRISTOWN, PA., APRIL 2  Bill Cosby arriving at a courthouse during his retrial on charges of sexual assault. He was convicted later that month.  Mark Makela/Getty ImagesTIJUANA, MEXICO, APRIL 24  Young Central Americans heading to a shelter on Day 31 of their journey across Mexico to the United States border.  Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York TimesYAN’AN, CHINA, MAY 8  Aerospace workers in uniforms styled after those of the Chinese Red Army. China celebrated a record 69 years of Communist rule this year.  Bryan Denton for The New York TimesNEW YORK, MAY 25  The movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was escorted from a police precinct house in handcuffs after being booked on sexual assault charges.  Todd Heisler/The New York TimesNEW YORK, MAY 3  A day of record-setting heat. In the lower 48 United States, the period between May and July ranked as the hottest ever, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  Andres Kudacki for The New York TimesBAALBEK, LEBANON, MAY 1  Supporters of Hezbollah watched a televised speech by Hassan Nasrallah, the group’s leader, urging them to participate in forthcoming elections.  Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York TimesWINDSOR, ENGLAND, MAY 19  A new era: Meghan Markle walked herself down the aisle to marry Prince Harry at Windsor Castle.  Danny Lawson/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesLAKE ORION, MICH., MAY 18  Prom night: Flint high school students in line to get their pictures taken.  Callagan O’HareARLINGTON, VA., MAY 20  Arlington National Cemetery. Already the final resting place for more than 420,000 veterans and their relatives, it is running out of space.  Damon Winter/The New York TimesGAZA, MAY 14  Under Israeli fire, at least 58 Palestinians were reportedly killed during demonstrations that coincided with the American Embassy’s move to Jerusalem.  Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/ReutersPAHOA, HAWAII, MAY 19  A lava flow from the eruption of the Kilauea volcano, which destroyed more than 700 homes.  Bruce Omori/EPA, via ShutterstockBEIJING, MAY 4  A bride posed for pictures. After 40 years of economic growth, China, once a poor backwater, has an extreme-poverty rate of less than 1 percent.  Bryan Denton for The New York TimesMORECAMBE, ENGLAND, MAY 4  Waiting for lunch at school. The number of children living in poverty in Britain has jumped sharply in the past six years.  Laura Boushnak for The New York TimesMCALLEN, TEX., JUNE 12  A 2-year-old Honduran girl cried as her mother was searched near the United States-Mexico border.  John Moore/Getty ImagesLA MALBAIE, QUEBEC, JUNE 9  Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany speaks with President Trump at the G-7 meeting of world leaders.  Jesco Denzel/German Federal Government, via Associated PressINDIAN CREEK, BELIZE, JUNE 8  Mennonite teenagers after church.  Jake Michaels for The New York Times

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, JUNE 24  Rebel rebel: Hours before the nation’s ban on women’s driving was officially lifted, Hessah Alajaji went for a spin to get some dinner. 

 Tasneem Alsultan for The New York Times

NEW YORK, JUNE 15  Richard Holliday hoisting Leon St. Giovanni at an underground wrestling match held in a Brooklyn church’s recreation center.  

Devin Yalkin for The New York Times

ROADE, ENGLAND, JUNE 21  Watching horse racing — it was Ladies’ Day at the Royal Ascot race meeting — at the local bowls club.  Laetitia Vancon for The New York Times
WASHINGTON, JUNE 19  Melania Trump in the Oval Office as President Trump met with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain.  Doug Mills/The New York TimesMCALLEN, TEX., JUNE 22  Asylum seekers from Central America at a bus station after being released from custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  Todd Heisler/The New York Times
SINGAPORE, JUNE 12  North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, and President Trump during their meeting on the resort island of Sentosa.  Doug Mills/The New York TimesNEW YORK, JUNE 27  Members of a Police Department program for high school students mourned one of their group, 15-year-old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, who was fatally stabbed outside a Bronx bodega.  Demetrius Freeman for The New York TimesWASHINGTON, JULY 30  Judge Brett Kavanaugh preparing to meet with a senator about his nomination to the Supreme Court.  Erin Schaff for The New York TimesLUNDEY ISLAND, ICELAND, JULY 25  Puffins killed by hunters. The birds have been in precipitous decline because of overfishing, hunting, pollution and climate change.  Josh Haner/The New York TimesMEDELLÍN, COLOMBIA, JULY 27  Images of people killed during armed conflicts in the city over the past 50 years, exhibited at the Memory House Museum.  Meridith Kohut for The New York TimesNEW YORK, JULY 19  Children thought to be migrants taken from their parents played soccer near a West Harlem child welfare agency.  Dave Sanders for The New York TimesPHILADELPHIA, JULY 12  The artist Simone Leigh working on her 16-foot-tall sculpture “Brick House,” which will be displayed on the High Line in Manhattan starting in April.  Michelle Gustafson for The New York TimesNEW YORK, JULY 29  Everyone, including the birds, vied for space on the beach at Coney Island.  Daniel Arnold for The New York TimesST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, JULY 7  A ballerina at the Mikhailovsky Theater watching the World Cup quarterfinal match between Russia and Croatia.  Anton Vaganov/ReutersJOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD., AUG. 30  Senator John McCain’s coffin arriving to lie in state at the United States Capitol.  Tom Brenner for The New York TimesMOSUL, IRAQ, AUG. 7  Sisters at home. Their father, part of the Iraqi security forces, was killed while battling Islamic State fighters in 2014.  Andrea DiCenzo for The New York TimesKAOLACK, SENEGAL, AUG. 7  Children playing on a fallen baobab tree. Africa’s oldest and largest baobabs have been dying, and scientists suspect climate change is the cause.  Tomas Munita for The New York TimesSHOYNA, RUSSIA, AUG. 11  A house in a fishing village along the White Sea that is slowly being invaded by sand.  Sergey Ponomarev for The New York TimesLAREDO, TEX., AUG. 13  A sheriff’s deputy aiding Border Patrol agents working to stop a smuggling operation that transported undocumented immigrants.  Todd Heisler/The New York TimesDETROIT, AUG. 28  Flowers atop Aretha Franklin’s gold-plated coffin. The Queen of Soul died at age 76.  Pool photo by Paul SancyaNEW YORK, AUG. 18  Semyon Krasilschikov, who served in World War II, celebrating his 100th birthday in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.  Alexey Yurenev for The New York TimesFOLLY BEACH, S.C., AUG. 4  Citadel cadets participated in leadership training.  Alyssa Schukar for The New York TimesVALDOSTA, GA., AUG. 23  A supporter handed out stickers for Stacey Abrams, the first black woman to be a major-party nominee for governor in the United States.  Audra Melton for The New York TimesJOUARRE, FRANCE, AUG. 30  Robot at work: A nursing home experimented with a new form of companionship.  Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York TimesGENOA, ITALY, AUG. 23  The Morandi Bridge after it collapsed, killing 43 people and paralyzing the city.  Nadia Shira Cohen for The New York TimesSTONE MOUNTAIN PARK, GA., AUG. 19  The state’s most visited tourist attraction, best known for its Confederate monument, on a summer Sunday.  Audra Melton for The New York TimesNEW YORK, AUG. 18  Shimika Sanchez waiting for the subway. Pregnant with her third child, she and her family lived in a Brooklyn shelter.  Gabriella Angotti-Jones/The New York TimesBEDMINSTER, N.J., AUG. 9  President Trump hosting a discussion on prison reform at Trump National Golf Club.  Tom Brenner for The New York TimesSHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, CALIF., SEPT. 6  A firefighter working to control the Delta Fire in Northern California.  Noah Berger/Associated PressWASHINGTON, SEPT. 27  Christine Blasey Ford being sworn in to testify about sexual abuse allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, who testified later that day.  Erin Schaff for The New York TimesWASHINGTON, SEPT. 28  Senator Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, was the center of attention after he called for an F.B.I. investigation into the allegations against Judge Kavanaugh.  Damon Winter/The New York TimesWASHINGTON, SEPT. 27  Protesters gathered outside the building where Dr. Blasey and Judge Kavanaugh were testifying.  Damon Winter/The New York TimesNEW YORK, SEPT. 8  Serena Williams arguing with Carlos Ramos, an umpire, during the women’s final of the United States Open.  Chang W. Lee/The New York TimesMAHARASHTRA STATE, INDIA, SEPT. 6  Ten-month-old cubs at a tiger reserve. A tiger living outside a reserve killed 13 people, prompting an intensive hunt.  Bryan Denton for The New York TimesCHOLPON-ATA, KYRGYZSTAN, SEPT. 4  Aida Akmatova, here at the World Nomad Games, developed her trick of shooting a bow and arrow with her feet as a circus performer.  Sergey Ponomarev for The New York TimesIVANHOE, N.C., SEPT. 19  Hurricane Florence brought record amounts of rain to North Carolina, causing severe flooding.  Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York TimesDENILIQUIN, AUSTRALIA, SEPT. 28  Cowboys at the Deni Ute Muster, an annual outdoor festival in rural New South Wales.  Asanka Brendon Ratnayake for The New York TimesASLAM, YEMEN, OCT. 18  Amal Hussain, who died at age 7 from malnutrition soon after this photograph was taken.  Tyler Hicks/The New York TimesLYNN HAVEN, FLA., OCT. 15  Trying to foster hope, firefighters raised a giant American flag after Hurricane Michael pummeled the state’s panhandle.  Chang W. Lee/The New York TimesNEAR MCALLEN, TEX., OCT. 3  A Border Patrol agent engaged in a chase at the Mexican border.  Lynsey Addario for The New York TimesNEAR MURPHYSBORO, ILL., OCT. 27  President Trump at a rally to support a congressional candidate at Southern Illinois Airport. Earlier that day, 11 people were fatally shot at a Pittsburgh synagogue.  Doug Mills/The New York TimesNEW YORK, OCT. 7  After the 34th annual blessing of the animals at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.  Dina Litovsky for The New York TimesDURAYHIMI, YEMEN, OCT. 6  An injured Yemeni fighter with the Saudi-led Arab coalition battling Iranian-allied Houthis for control of Yemen arriving at a field hospital.  Tyler Hicks/The New York TimesCAIRO, OCT. 6  Melania Trump posed before the Sphinx during a trip to Africa.  Doug Mills/The New York TimesYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, OCT. 16  The Grand Prismatic Spring, a hot spring that radiates stunning color, seen from above.  Josh Haner/The New York TimesNEW YORK, OCT. 31  Members of Miami City Ballet performing in “Serenade” as part of opening night of the Balanchine festival at New York City Center.  Andrea Mohin/The New York TimesPALU, INDONESIA, OCT 2  A mosque damaged in a 7.5-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 2,000 people.  Adam Dean for The New York TimesCHICAGO, OCT. 5  The crowd outside the courthouse where a police officer, Jason Van Dyke, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting of Laquan McDonald.  Alyssa Schukar for The New York TimesHOUSTON, OCT. 22  President Trump with Senator Ted Cruz of Texas at a campaign rally.  Doug Mills/The New York TimesINDIANAPOLIS, OCT. 27  Attendees at the National FFA (Future Farmers of America) Organization convention watching President Trump speak.  Doug Mills/The New York TimesNEW YORK, OCT. 31  Alexandra Hutchinson of the Dance Theater of Harlem painted her shoes with makeup to match her skin color.  An Rong Xu for The New York TimesPITTSBURGH, OCT. 31  Mourners gathered for the funeral of Joyce Fienberg, one of 11 people killed in a massacre at a synagogue.  Hilary Swift for The New York TimesPITTSBURGH, OCT. 31  The grave of Rose Mallinger, who was killed at the Tree of Life synagogue. She was 97.  Hilary Swift for The New York TimesWASHINGTON, NOV. 14  Class picture: incoming members of Congress.  Erin Schaff for The New York TimesHOUSTON, NOV. 6  Volunteers drove through the city in a converted school bus used for historical tours, encouraging people to vote and offering rides to polling locations.  Tamir Kalifa for The New York TimesTALLAHASSEE, FLA., NOV. 6  Mayor Andrew Gillum, Democratic candidate for governor, cast his vote with his twin children.  Gabriella Angotti-Jones/The New York TimesPARADISE, CALIF., NOV. 14  The Camp Fire was the most destructive wildfire in the state’s history.  Eric Thayer for The New York TimesNEAR WASILLA, ALASKA, NOV. 30  An aerial view of one of many roads damaged by a magnitude-7 earthquake.  Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News, via Associated PressNEW YORK, NOV. 14  Viewing David Hockney’s “Portrait of an Artist (Pool With Two Figures)” at Christie’s, where it fetched a record price for a work by a living artist.  Karsten Moran for The New York TimesNEW YORK, NOV. 8  Backstage at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show.  Landon Nordeman for The New York TimesISTANBUL, TURKEY, NOV. 16  A mosque held a symbolic funeral for the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, assassinated in the Saudi consulate.  Bulent Kilic/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesDEC. 4, TIJUANA, MEXICO  A migrant perched on the border fence during a failed attempt to cross over with his family into San Diego.     Mauricio Lima for The New York TimesDEC. 11, WASHINGTON  President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence meeting with Nancy Pelosi, the presumptive incoming speaker, and Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, in the Oval Office.  Doug Mills/The New York TimesDEC. 5, WASHINGTON  The funeral of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, at the Washington National Cathedral.  Tom Brenner for The New York TimesDEC. 8, BORDEAUX, FRANCE  Fires burned during an antigovernment protest. The country’s Yellow Vest movement began over rising costs of living.     Nicolas Tucat/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images