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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025

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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025
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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025

2025-02-10 12:33 Last Updated At:12:42

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and running back Kareem Hunt (29) walk off the field at the halftime break during the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and running back Kareem Hunt (29) walk off the field at the halftime break during the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Philadelphia Eagles players celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Eagles won the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Philadelphia Eagles players celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Eagles won the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Britain's Prince Harry speaks with a young boy who brought a toy figurine of his likeness for him to autograph, as he and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, watch the U.S. and Nigeria play a wheelchair basketball game during the 2025 Invictus Games, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Britain's Prince Harry speaks with a young boy who brought a toy figurine of his likeness for him to autograph, as he and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, watch the U.S. and Nigeria play a wheelchair basketball game during the 2025 Invictus Games, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Protestors take to the streets and march during a pro-migrant rally, demanding an end to deportations on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protestors take to the streets and march during a pro-migrant rally, demanding an end to deportations on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

President Donald Trump, center, walks from Air Force Force One after landing at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, ahead of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

President Donald Trump, center, walks from Air Force Force One after landing at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, ahead of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz serves against Australia's Alex de Minaur during the final match of the ABN AMRO Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz serves against Australia's Alex de Minaur during the final match of the ABN AMRO Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Pongsak Thaenna, center, a Thai hostage who was freed from Hamas, hugs a relative upon arrival at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakarn Province, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Pongsak Thaenna, center, a Thai hostage who was freed from Hamas, hugs a relative upon arrival at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakarn Province, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Voters mark ballots for their candidate of choice during the presidential election in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Voters mark ballots for their candidate of choice during the presidential election in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Wale's Tomos Williams, left, has his kick charged down by Italy's Federico Ruzza during the Six Nations rugby union match between Italy and Wales at the Olympic Stadium in Roma, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Wale's Tomos Williams, left, has his kick charged down by Italy's Federico Ruzza during the Six Nations rugby union match between Italy and Wales at the Olympic Stadium in Roma, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party throw confetti as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, arrives at party headquarters to celebrate party's win at Delhi state elections in New Delhi,India, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party throw confetti as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, arrives at party headquarters to celebrate party's win at Delhi state elections in New Delhi,India, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in the Gaza Strip after being released from an Israeli prison following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis, souther Gaza Strip, Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in the Gaza Strip after being released from an Israeli prison following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis, souther Gaza Strip, Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Friends and relatives of Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, who were taken from kibbutz Beeri on Oct.7, 2023 attack, react as they watch the live broadcast of their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza, at the Kibbutz Beeri, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Friends and relatives of Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, who were taken from kibbutz Beeri on Oct.7, 2023 attack, react as they watch the live broadcast of their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza, at the Kibbutz Beeri, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Israeli captive Eli Sharabi, who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, is escorted by Hamas fighters before being handed over to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israeli captive Eli Sharabi, who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, is escorted by Hamas fighters before being handed over to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam, left, passes the ball while under pressure from Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam, left, passes the ball while under pressure from Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Janelle Monae arrives at the 27th Costume Designers Guild Awards on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Janelle Monae arrives at the 27th Costume Designers Guild Awards on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Winnie Harlow walks the runway during the Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2025 fashion show at Chelsea Industrial during New York Fashion Week on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Winnie Harlow walks the runway during the Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2025 fashion show at Chelsea Industrial during New York Fashion Week on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

People attend a memorial service for fire victims at the First AME Church, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

People attend a memorial service for fire victims at the First AME Church, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

A "seized" sign is placed on a Venezuelan government airplane during a news conference where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced its seizure at La Isabela International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

A "seized" sign is placed on a Venezuelan government airplane during a news conference where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced its seizure at La Isabela International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

A picture of Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey's banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, is displayed inside a shop in the northern Syrian city of Qamishli that is controlled by the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A picture of Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey's banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, is displayed inside a shop in the northern Syrian city of Qamishli that is controlled by the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Inmates accused of being an Islamic State (ISIS) fighters sit inside a cell at the Syrian Democratic Forces-run Gweiran Prison, now called Panorama, in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Inmates accused of being an Islamic State (ISIS) fighters sit inside a cell at the Syrian Democratic Forces-run Gweiran Prison, now called Panorama, in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A minor girl sits with her grandmother on a boat in the river Brahmaputra as she awaits her father's return from a fish market in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A minor girl sits with her grandmother on a boat in the river Brahmaputra as she awaits her father's return from a fish market in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

People gather at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a shooting on the outskirts of Orebro, Sweden, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People gather at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a shooting on the outskirts of Orebro, Sweden, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Livedina China undergoes an eye exam during a municipal campaign to distribute free glasses to senior citizens in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Livedina China undergoes an eye exam during a municipal campaign to distribute free glasses to senior citizens in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Shipping containers wait to be processed at London Gateway port, in Stanford-le-Hope, on the Thames estuary east of London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo)

Shipping containers wait to be processed at London Gateway port, in Stanford-le-Hope, on the Thames estuary east of London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo)

Pam Bondi is sworn in as Attorney General by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, right, as President Donald Trump, partner John Wakefield and mother Patsy Bondi, look on, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Pam Bondi is sworn in as Attorney General by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, right, as President Donald Trump, partner John Wakefield and mother Patsy Bondi, look on, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Protesters demonstrate against Project 2025, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Protesters demonstrate against Project 2025, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Mexican National Guard members patrol along the Mexico-US border in Ciudad Juarez, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

Mexican National Guard members patrol along the Mexico-US border in Ciudad Juarez, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A commuter cycles along an empty street on the city's annual car-free day in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A commuter cycles along an empty street on the city's annual car-free day in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Fatima Rehan carries her 2-year-old son Mohammed as she and other members of the Rehan family search amid the rubble of their home destroyed by the Israeli army's air and ground offensive against Hamas in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Fatima Rehan carries her 2-year-old son Mohammed as she and other members of the Rehan family search amid the rubble of their home destroyed by the Israeli army's air and ground offensive against Hamas in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A tent camp for displaced Palestinians is set up next to destroyed buildings following the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A tent camp for displaced Palestinians is set up next to destroyed buildings following the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

CORRECTS DATE AND LOCATION - Dressed in white robes to symbolize purity and equality before God, followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorate the first public appearance of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye in 1884 near the sacred grotto in Ngor, Senegal, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

CORRECTS DATE AND LOCATION - Dressed in white robes to symbolize purity and equality before God, followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorate the first public appearance of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye in 1884 near the sacred grotto in Ngor, Senegal, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Police face off with demonstrators during an immigration rights protest Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Police face off with demonstrators during an immigration rights protest Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Patricia Pescarolo holds her son Gael inside their flooded home in the Jardim Pantanal neighborhood of Sao Paulo after heavy rains, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Patricia Pescarolo holds her son Gael inside their flooded home in the Jardim Pantanal neighborhood of Sao Paulo after heavy rains, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Golden State Warriors center Quinten Post (21) reaches for the ball next to Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Golden State Warriors center Quinten Post (21) reaches for the ball next to Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Salvage crews work near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Salvage crews work near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A woman dressed in traditional clothes waits for her friend at the Summer Palace in Beijing on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A woman dressed in traditional clothes waits for her friend at the Summer Palace in Beijing on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A Venezuelan migrant, of the Wayuu Indigenous group, plays with a chicken, in the Belen neighborhood, on the outskirts of Riohacha, Colombia, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

A Venezuelan migrant, of the Wayuu Indigenous group, plays with a chicken, in the Belen neighborhood, on the outskirts of Riohacha, Colombia, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Five former Israeli hostages recently released from Hamas captivity, from right, Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag, Agam Berger, Karina Ariev and Naama Levy listen to a concert at Beilinson hospital, where they are recovering, in Petah Tikva, Israel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Five former Israeli hostages recently released from Hamas captivity, from right, Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag, Agam Berger, Karina Ariev and Naama Levy listen to a concert at Beilinson hospital, where they are recovering, in Petah Tikva, Israel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

People wait for the arrival of a regularly scheduled ferry to Athens' port of Piraeus, after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake in Santorini, southern Greece, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

People wait for the arrival of a regularly scheduled ferry to Athens' port of Piraeus, after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake in Santorini, southern Greece, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

People displaced by armed gang attacks take refuge at the town hall of the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

People displaced by armed gang attacks take refuge at the town hall of the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman,celebrates after his speech at the 37th federal party conference of the CDU in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb.3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman,celebrates after his speech at the 37th federal party conference of the CDU in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb.3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Rescue and salvage crews with cranes pull up the wreckage of an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Rescue and salvage crews with cranes pull up the wreckage of an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Dressed in white robes to symbolize purity and equality before God, followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorate the first public appearance of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye in 1884 at Yoff's beachside mosque in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Dressed in white robes to symbolize purity and equality before God, followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorate the first public appearance of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye in 1884 at Yoff's beachside mosque in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, 65, is escorted by Hamas fighters as he is handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza City, Saturday Feb.1, 2025.(AP Photo/Mohammed Hajjar)

American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, 65, is escorted by Hamas fighters as he is handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza City, Saturday Feb.1, 2025.(AP Photo/Mohammed Hajjar)

Israelis watch a broadcast of the release of Israelis Ofer Kalderon, 53, and Yarden Bibas, 34, and American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65 as they are released as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israelis watch a broadcast of the release of Israelis Ofer Kalderon, 53, and Yarden Bibas, 34, and American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65 as they are released as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Investigators work the scene after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Investigators work the scene after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

An aerial view of people blocking the Bridge of Freedom during a protest over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people more than two months ago, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

An aerial view of people blocking the Bridge of Freedom during a protest over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people more than two months ago, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Residents walk by charred vehicles in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Residents walk by charred vehicles in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

A plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as Roberto Marquez of Dallas places flowers at a memorial of crosses he erected for the 67 victims of a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

A plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as Roberto Marquez of Dallas places flowers at a memorial of crosses he erected for the 67 victims of a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Isaac Cruz, left, hits Angel Fierro in a super lightweight boxing match Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Isaac Cruz, left, hits Angel Fierro in a super lightweight boxing match Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Smoke rises following an explosion detonated by the Israeli army, which said it was destroying buildings used by Palestinian militants in the West Bank Jenin refugee camp, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Smoke rises following an explosion detonated by the Israeli army, which said it was destroying buildings used by Palestinian militants in the West Bank Jenin refugee camp, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Students hold a heart-shaped balloon as they prepare to end the blockage of the Bridge of Freedom and protest over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people more than two months ago, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Students hold a heart-shaped balloon as they prepare to end the blockage of the Bridge of Freedom and protest over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people more than two months ago, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

The crowd watches the festivities while waiting for Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, to come out and make his prediction during the 139th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

The crowd watches the festivities while waiting for Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, to come out and make his prediction during the 139th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

A woman wades into the waters of Ramirez Beach as part of a ritual honoring the African sea goddess Yemanja, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

A woman wades into the waters of Ramirez Beach as part of a ritual honoring the African sea goddess Yemanja, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

Luisa Gonzalez, presidential candidate for the Citizen Revolution Movement, campaigns in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. The election is set for Feb. 9. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Luisa Gonzalez, presidential candidate for the Citizen Revolution Movement, campaigns in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. The election is set for Feb. 9. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 148th artillery brigade prepares 155mm artillery shells for a M777 howitzer before firing towards Russian positions at the frontline on Velyka Novosilka direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 148th artillery brigade prepares 155mm artillery shells for a M777 howitzer before firing towards Russian positions at the frontline on Velyka Novosilka direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Kanye West, left, and Bianca Censori arrive at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Kanye West, left, and Bianca Censori arrive at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Kendrick Lamar, left, accepts the record of the year award for "Not Like Us during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. Mustard looks on from right. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Kendrick Lamar, left, accepts the record of the year award for "Not Like Us during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. Mustard looks on from right. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Taylor Swift, left, presents the award for best country album to Beyonce for "COWBOY CARTER" during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Taylor Swift, left, presents the award for best country album to Beyonce for "COWBOY CARTER" during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and running back Kareem Hunt (29) walk off the field at the halftime break during the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and running back Kareem Hunt (29) walk off the field at the halftime break during the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Philadelphia Eagles players celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Eagles won the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Philadelphia Eagles players celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Eagles won the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Britain's Prince Harry speaks with a young boy who brought a toy figurine of his likeness for him to autograph, as he and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, watch the U.S. and Nigeria play a wheelchair basketball game during the 2025 Invictus Games, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Britain's Prince Harry speaks with a young boy who brought a toy figurine of his likeness for him to autograph, as he and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, watch the U.S. and Nigeria play a wheelchair basketball game during the 2025 Invictus Games, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Protestors take to the streets and march during a pro-migrant rally, demanding an end to deportations on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protestors take to the streets and march during a pro-migrant rally, demanding an end to deportations on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

President Donald Trump, center, walks from Air Force Force One after landing at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, ahead of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

President Donald Trump, center, walks from Air Force Force One after landing at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, ahead of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz serves against Australia's Alex de Minaur during the final match of the ABN AMRO Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz serves against Australia's Alex de Minaur during the final match of the ABN AMRO Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Pongsak Thaenna, center, a Thai hostage who was freed from Hamas, hugs a relative upon arrival at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakarn Province, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Pongsak Thaenna, center, a Thai hostage who was freed from Hamas, hugs a relative upon arrival at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakarn Province, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Voters mark ballots for their candidate of choice during the presidential election in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Voters mark ballots for their candidate of choice during the presidential election in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Wale's Tomos Williams, left, has his kick charged down by Italy's Federico Ruzza during the Six Nations rugby union match between Italy and Wales at the Olympic Stadium in Roma, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Wale's Tomos Williams, left, has his kick charged down by Italy's Federico Ruzza during the Six Nations rugby union match between Italy and Wales at the Olympic Stadium in Roma, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party throw confetti as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, arrives at party headquarters to celebrate party's win at Delhi state elections in New Delhi,India, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party throw confetti as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, arrives at party headquarters to celebrate party's win at Delhi state elections in New Delhi,India, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in the Gaza Strip after being released from an Israeli prison following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis, souther Gaza Strip, Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in the Gaza Strip after being released from an Israeli prison following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis, souther Gaza Strip, Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Friends and relatives of Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, who were taken from kibbutz Beeri on Oct.7, 2023 attack, react as they watch the live broadcast of their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza, at the Kibbutz Beeri, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Friends and relatives of Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, who were taken from kibbutz Beeri on Oct.7, 2023 attack, react as they watch the live broadcast of their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza, at the Kibbutz Beeri, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Israeli captive Eli Sharabi, who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, is escorted by Hamas fighters before being handed over to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israeli captive Eli Sharabi, who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, is escorted by Hamas fighters before being handed over to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam, left, passes the ball while under pressure from Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam, left, passes the ball while under pressure from Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Janelle Monae arrives at the 27th Costume Designers Guild Awards on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Janelle Monae arrives at the 27th Costume Designers Guild Awards on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Winnie Harlow walks the runway during the Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2025 fashion show at Chelsea Industrial during New York Fashion Week on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Winnie Harlow walks the runway during the Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2025 fashion show at Chelsea Industrial during New York Fashion Week on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

People attend a memorial service for fire victims at the First AME Church, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

People attend a memorial service for fire victims at the First AME Church, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

A "seized" sign is placed on a Venezuelan government airplane during a news conference where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced its seizure at La Isabela International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

A "seized" sign is placed on a Venezuelan government airplane during a news conference where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced its seizure at La Isabela International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

A picture of Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey's banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, is displayed inside a shop in the northern Syrian city of Qamishli that is controlled by the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A picture of Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey's banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, is displayed inside a shop in the northern Syrian city of Qamishli that is controlled by the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Inmates accused of being an Islamic State (ISIS) fighters sit inside a cell at the Syrian Democratic Forces-run Gweiran Prison, now called Panorama, in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Inmates accused of being an Islamic State (ISIS) fighters sit inside a cell at the Syrian Democratic Forces-run Gweiran Prison, now called Panorama, in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A minor girl sits with her grandmother on a boat in the river Brahmaputra as she awaits her father's return from a fish market in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A minor girl sits with her grandmother on a boat in the river Brahmaputra as she awaits her father's return from a fish market in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

People gather at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a shooting on the outskirts of Orebro, Sweden, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People gather at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a shooting on the outskirts of Orebro, Sweden, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Livedina China undergoes an eye exam during a municipal campaign to distribute free glasses to senior citizens in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Livedina China undergoes an eye exam during a municipal campaign to distribute free glasses to senior citizens in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Shipping containers wait to be processed at London Gateway port, in Stanford-le-Hope, on the Thames estuary east of London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo)

Shipping containers wait to be processed at London Gateway port, in Stanford-le-Hope, on the Thames estuary east of London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo)

Pam Bondi is sworn in as Attorney General by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, right, as President Donald Trump, partner John Wakefield and mother Patsy Bondi, look on, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Pam Bondi is sworn in as Attorney General by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, right, as President Donald Trump, partner John Wakefield and mother Patsy Bondi, look on, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Protesters demonstrate against Project 2025, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Protesters demonstrate against Project 2025, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Mexican National Guard members patrol along the Mexico-US border in Ciudad Juarez, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

Mexican National Guard members patrol along the Mexico-US border in Ciudad Juarez, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A commuter cycles along an empty street on the city's annual car-free day in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A commuter cycles along an empty street on the city's annual car-free day in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Fatima Rehan carries her 2-year-old son Mohammed as she and other members of the Rehan family search amid the rubble of their home destroyed by the Israeli army's air and ground offensive against Hamas in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Fatima Rehan carries her 2-year-old son Mohammed as she and other members of the Rehan family search amid the rubble of their home destroyed by the Israeli army's air and ground offensive against Hamas in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A tent camp for displaced Palestinians is set up next to destroyed buildings following the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A tent camp for displaced Palestinians is set up next to destroyed buildings following the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

CORRECTS DATE AND LOCATION - Dressed in white robes to symbolize purity and equality before God, followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorate the first public appearance of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye in 1884 near the sacred grotto in Ngor, Senegal, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

CORRECTS DATE AND LOCATION - Dressed in white robes to symbolize purity and equality before God, followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorate the first public appearance of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye in 1884 near the sacred grotto in Ngor, Senegal, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Police face off with demonstrators during an immigration rights protest Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Police face off with demonstrators during an immigration rights protest Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Patricia Pescarolo holds her son Gael inside their flooded home in the Jardim Pantanal neighborhood of Sao Paulo after heavy rains, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Patricia Pescarolo holds her son Gael inside their flooded home in the Jardim Pantanal neighborhood of Sao Paulo after heavy rains, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Golden State Warriors center Quinten Post (21) reaches for the ball next to Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Golden State Warriors center Quinten Post (21) reaches for the ball next to Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Salvage crews work near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Salvage crews work near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A woman dressed in traditional clothes waits for her friend at the Summer Palace in Beijing on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A woman dressed in traditional clothes waits for her friend at the Summer Palace in Beijing on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A Venezuelan migrant, of the Wayuu Indigenous group, plays with a chicken, in the Belen neighborhood, on the outskirts of Riohacha, Colombia, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

A Venezuelan migrant, of the Wayuu Indigenous group, plays with a chicken, in the Belen neighborhood, on the outskirts of Riohacha, Colombia, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Five former Israeli hostages recently released from Hamas captivity, from right, Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag, Agam Berger, Karina Ariev and Naama Levy listen to a concert at Beilinson hospital, where they are recovering, in Petah Tikva, Israel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Five former Israeli hostages recently released from Hamas captivity, from right, Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag, Agam Berger, Karina Ariev and Naama Levy listen to a concert at Beilinson hospital, where they are recovering, in Petah Tikva, Israel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

People wait for the arrival of a regularly scheduled ferry to Athens' port of Piraeus, after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake in Santorini, southern Greece, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

People wait for the arrival of a regularly scheduled ferry to Athens' port of Piraeus, after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake in Santorini, southern Greece, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

People displaced by armed gang attacks take refuge at the town hall of the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

People displaced by armed gang attacks take refuge at the town hall of the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman,celebrates after his speech at the 37th federal party conference of the CDU in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb.3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman,celebrates after his speech at the 37th federal party conference of the CDU in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb.3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Rescue and salvage crews with cranes pull up the wreckage of an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Rescue and salvage crews with cranes pull up the wreckage of an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Dressed in white robes to symbolize purity and equality before God, followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorate the first public appearance of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye in 1884 at Yoff's beachside mosque in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Dressed in white robes to symbolize purity and equality before God, followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorate the first public appearance of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye in 1884 at Yoff's beachside mosque in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, 65, is escorted by Hamas fighters as he is handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza City, Saturday Feb.1, 2025.(AP Photo/Mohammed Hajjar)

American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, 65, is escorted by Hamas fighters as he is handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza City, Saturday Feb.1, 2025.(AP Photo/Mohammed Hajjar)

Israelis watch a broadcast of the release of Israelis Ofer Kalderon, 53, and Yarden Bibas, 34, and American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65 as they are released as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israelis watch a broadcast of the release of Israelis Ofer Kalderon, 53, and Yarden Bibas, 34, and American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65 as they are released as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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Investigators work the scene after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

An aerial view of people blocking the Bridge of Freedom during a protest over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people more than two months ago, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

An aerial view of people blocking the Bridge of Freedom during a protest over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people more than two months ago, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Residents walk by charred vehicles in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Residents walk by charred vehicles in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

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A plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as Roberto Marquez of Dallas places flowers at a memorial of crosses he erected for the 67 victims of a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Isaac Cruz, left, hits Angel Fierro in a super lightweight boxing match Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Isaac Cruz, left, hits Angel Fierro in a super lightweight boxing match Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Smoke rises following an explosion detonated by the Israeli army, which said it was destroying buildings used by Palestinian militants in the West Bank Jenin refugee camp, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Smoke rises following an explosion detonated by the Israeli army, which said it was destroying buildings used by Palestinian militants in the West Bank Jenin refugee camp, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Students hold a heart-shaped balloon as they prepare to end the blockage of the Bridge of Freedom and protest over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people more than two months ago, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Students hold a heart-shaped balloon as they prepare to end the blockage of the Bridge of Freedom and protest over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people more than two months ago, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

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Luisa Gonzalez, presidential candidate for the Citizen Revolution Movement, campaigns in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. The election is set for Feb. 9. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Before President Donald Trump's administration started dismantling the Education Department, the agency served as a powerful enforcer in cases of sexual violence at schools and universities. It brought the weight of the government against schools that mishandled sexual assault complaints involving students.

That work is quickly fading away.

The department’s Office for Civil Rights was gutted in Trump’s mass layoffs last year, leaving half as many lawyers to investigate complaints of discrimination based on race, sex or disability in schools. Those who remain face a backlog of more than 25,000 cases.

Investigations have dwindled. Before the layoffs last March, the office opened dozens of sexual violence investigations a year. Since then, it's opened fewer than 10 nationwide, according to internal data obtained by The Associated Press.

Yet Trump's Republican administration has doubled down on sexual discrimination cases of another kind. Trump officials have used Title IX, a 1972 gender equality law, against schools that make accommodations for transgender students and athletes. The Office for Civil Rights has opened nearly 50 such investigations since Trump took office a year ago.

Even before the layoffs, critics said the office was understaffed and moved too slowly. Now, many firms that handle Title IX cases have stopped filing complaints, calling it a dead end.

“It almost feels like you’re up against the void,” said Katie McKay, a lawyer at the New York firm C.A. Goldberg.

“It feels like a big question mark right now,” she said. “How are we supposed to hold a school accountable once it has messed up?”

An Education Department spokesperson said the office is working through its caseload, blaming President Joe Biden's Democratic administration for leaving a backlog and rewriting Title IX rules to protect LGBTQ+ students. Trump officials rolled back those rules.

“The Trump Administration has restored commonsense safeguards against sexual violence by returning sex-based separation in intimate facilities,” spokesperson Julie Hartman said. “OCR is and will continue to safeguard the dignity and safety of our nation’s students.”

The layoffs have slowed work at the Office for Civil Rights across the board, but it has an outsize impact on cases of sexual violence. Students who are mistreated by their schools — including victims and accused students alike — have few other venues to pursue justice.

Many are now left with two options: File a lawsuit or walk away.

One woman said she’s losing hope for a complaint she filed in 2024. She alleges her graduate school failed to follow its own policies when it suspended but didn't expel another student found by the school to have sexually assaulted her. No one has contacted her about the complaint since 2024.

The woman recently sued her school as a last resort. She said it feels like a David and Goliath mismatch.

“They have all the power, because there is no large organization holding them accountable. It’s just me, just this one individual who’s filing this simple suit," the woman said. The AP does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they grant permission.

The civil rights office is supposed to provide a free alternative to litigation. Anyone can file a complaint, which can trigger an investigation and sanctions for schools that violate federal law.

In 2024, the agency received more than 1,000 complaints involving sexual violence or sexual harassment, according to an annual report.

It’s unclear how many complaints have been filed more recently. Trump's administration has not reported newer figures. In conversations with the AP, some staffers said cases are piling up so quickly they can’t track how many involve sexual violence.

In December, the department acknowledged the civil rights backlog and announced dozens of downsized workers would be brought back to the office amid a legal challenge to their layoffs. The workers' return offers some hope to those with pending civil rights complaints. Department officials have vowed to keep pushing for the layoffs.

Before Trump was elected to his second term, the office had more than 300 pending investigations involving sexual assault, according to a public database. Most of those cases are believed to be sitting idle as investigators prioritize easier complaints, according to staffers who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.

The details of past cases underscore the urgency of the work.

In 2024, the office took action against a Pennsylvania school system after a girl with a disability told staff she had been sexually touched by a bus driver. She was put back on that driver’s bus later that afternoon, plus the next two days. The district was required to designate a Title IX coordinator for its schools, review previous complaints and consider compensation for the girl's family.

That year, the office demanded changes at a Montana school where a boy was pinned down by other students and assaulted after a wrestling practice. The students had been suspended for three days after school officials treated it as a case of hazing instead of sexual assault.

In another case, the office sided with a University of Notre Dame student who had been expelled over accusations of sexual misconduct. The student said the college never told him precisely what he was accused of and refused to interview witnesses he put forward.

Cases that get attention from the federal office are being handled under federal rules created during Trump’s first term. Those rules were designed to bolster the rights of students accused of sexual misconduct.

Lawyers who work with accused students see little improvement.

Justin Dillon, a Washington lawyer, said some of his recent complaints have been opened for investigation. He tells clients not to hold their breath. Even before the layoffs, cases could drag on for years, he said.

Others gave up on the office years ago. The LLF National Law Firm said it stopped filing complaints in 2021 in favor of suing schools directly. Lawyers at the firm said the office had become incapable of delivering timely outcomes, which was only worsened by the layoffs.

Complaints can be resolved several ways. They can be dismissed if they don't pass legal muster. Many go to mediation, akin to a settlement. Some end in voluntary agreements from schools, with plans to rectify past wrongs and prevent future ones.

In 2024, under Biden, the office secured 23 voluntary agreements from schools and colleges in cases involving sexual violence, according to a public database. In 2018, during Trump’s first term, there were 58. Since Trump took office again last year, there have been none.

The dismantling of the Office for Civil Rights comes as a blow to Laura Dunn, a civil rights lawyer who was influential in getting President Barack Obama's Democratic administration to make campus sexual assault a priority. As the issue gained public attention, the office started fielding hundreds of complaints a year.

“All the progress survivors have made by sharing their story is being lost,” said Dunn, who's now a Democratic candidate for Congress in New York. “We are literally losing civil rights progress in the United States, and it’s pushing us back more than 50 years.”

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FILE - The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, on Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

FILE - The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, on Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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