The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists

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The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists

2026-07-29 04:59 Last Updated At：05:11

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today's top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.

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Attendees hold signs as President Donald Trump speaks at the General Motors Proving Ground, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Smoke rises following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Peru's President Keiko Fujimori walks to the presidential palace after her inauguration in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Firefighting vehicles line a road to suppress fires near Ares, during wildfires in the area of southwestern France, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, Pool)

A Palestinian scans a valley with a flashlight as people gather around a bonfire during a volunteer night watch to help prevent Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank town of Sinjil, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

An Armed Forces Body Bearer Team moves the casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., upon arrival for a Congressional tribute in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Firefighters use controlled burning to halt a wildfire that continues to spread near Cebreros, Ávila province, Spain, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Mahasen Faqih is seen through a shattered glass door as she checks her home, destroyed during the Israeli military operation, after returning to it in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

The sun rises as Shiite pilgrims march on their way, to Karbala, to observe Arbaeen that marks the end of a 40-day mourning period following the Day of Ashura, in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

An aerial view of pilgrims praying next to the vandalized statue of the Virgin Mary, which has been covered with a white sheet, on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

Canada's Hannah Blair, right, and Jersey's Lucy Woodward compete in the Women's Heptathlon 100m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Debris is seen in front of a damaged house after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Indian laborers carry saplings for planting as part of government's tree planting campaign at Gadha Katra Village Shankargarh, on the outskirts of Prayagraj, in northern Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

With a backdrop of the Space Needle, candles are seen lighted during the vigil for victims the day after a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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Attendees hold signs as President Donald Trump speaks at the General Motors Proving Ground, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Smoke rises following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Peru's President Keiko Fujimori walks to the presidential palace after her inauguration in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Firefighting vehicles line a road to suppress fires near Ares, during wildfires in the area of southwestern France, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, Pool)

A Palestinian scans a valley with a flashlight as people gather around a bonfire during a volunteer night watch to help prevent Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank town of Sinjil, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

An Armed Forces Body Bearer Team moves the casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., upon arrival for a Congressional tribute in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Firefighters use controlled burning to halt a wildfire that continues to spread near Cebreros, Ávila province, Spain, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Mahasen Faqih is seen through a shattered glass door as she checks her home, destroyed during the Israeli military operation, after returning to it in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

The sun rises as Shiite pilgrims march on their way, to Karbala, to observe Arbaeen that marks the end of a 40-day mourning period following the Day of Ashura, in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

An aerial view of pilgrims praying next to the vandalized statue of the Virgin Mary, which has been covered with a white sheet, on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

Canada's Hannah Blair, right, and Jersey's Lucy Woodward compete in the Women's Heptathlon 100m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Debris is seen in front of a damaged house after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Indian laborers carry saplings for planting as part of government's tree planting campaign at Gadha Katra Village Shankargarh, on the outskirts of Prayagraj, in northern Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

With a backdrop of the Space Needle, candles are seen lighted during the vigil for victims the day after a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Tornado that carved a path of destruction in Wisconsin stayed on the ground for more than 20 minutes

First responders searched homes and buildings on Tuesday for possible victims of a powerful tornado that ravaged several northeastern Wisconsin communities.

The Fox Cities region, which is home to more than 100,000 people in the communities of Appleton, Menasha and Neenah, was left in shambles by Monday's twister, with homes leveled, cars flipped, and power lines and trees toppled.

“The depth of the tornado and its impact is incredible, devastating. We’re really still at the assessment stage,” Winnebago County Executive Gordon Hintz said at a news conference Tuesday.

Authorities said the timing — the storm arrived in the early afternoon, when most people were awake and after warnings had been issued — could be why there have been no reported deaths.

“Everybody was at work. It was the middle of the day," Menasha Police Chief Matt Albrecht said. "Most people were not at home and at their place of employment.”

Dozens of people were injured, and officers were still going door-to-door a day later in search of possible victims.

The tornado touched down around 1 p.m. and remained on the ground for more than 20 minutes, cutting a roughly 12-mile (19.3-kilometer) path of destruction, the National Weather Service reported. The area is about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Milwaukee.

It was classified as an EF3 tornado — the strongest to strike Outagamie and Winnebago counties since an EF4 touched down in April 1984, the weather service said.

Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency for the affected areas. Shelters were opened for displaced residents.

As chain saws roared in the background, Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford said a number of neighborhoods were “truly devastated.” Like elsewhere in the region, electricity lines were tangled around broken trees, making power restoration a slow, risky process.

More than 10,000 customers in Winnebago and Outagamie counties were still without power Tuesday afternoon, according to utilities that serve them. It could be several days before power is restored.

The twister was spun off by a large storm system that moved through the Great Lakes and was fueled by a buildup of heat and humidity, the weather service said.

“What we are seeing this summer is significant heat leading to significant severe weather,” said Chad Merrill, senior meteorologist at AccuWeather. “We had an EF3 tornado in Wisconsin. People need to take these warnings seriously. It can happen just about anywhere.”

ThedaCare Regional Medical Centers in Appleton and Neenah said it treated 40 people, mostly for minor storm-related injuries. Ascension St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton said it saw about 30 patients, all with minor injuries.

Rachel Bernhardt, 56, said she grabbed her dog and dashed to her basement in the village of Fox Crossing after she saw a steel swing spinning in the yard. After the storm passed, her second-floor bedroom was covered in glass and a tree branch was resting on her bed.

“We can’t be in there anymore,” said Bernhardt, who is sleeping on the first floor and using a generator to keep the refrigerator going. “In fact, I’m going to caution-tape that off.”

At Manderfield’s Home Bakery, a decades-old landmark in Menasha, the brick frame around the door still stood, but not much more.

“This can be replaced,” owner Jerry Manderfield told WISN-TV. “We had people in the building that could possibly have died in there.”

Volunteers stepped up to try to ease the shock. Luigi’s Pizza in Menasha set up a food trailer to distribute hygiene packs and free slices after donors kicked in enough money to make at least 125 pizzas.

“Sometimes a hot pizza, a taco, and a reminder that your community cares can mean more than words,” said Duncan’s Window & Door, which chipped in for 50 pizzas.

Associated Press reporters Christopher Keller and Scott Bauer contributed to this story.

The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists

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The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists

Attendees hold signs as President Donald Trump speaks at the General Motors Proving Ground, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Smoke rises following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Peru's President Keiko Fujimori walks to the presidential palace after her inauguration in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Firefighting vehicles line a road to suppress fires near Ares, during wildfires in the area of southwestern France, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, Pool)

A Palestinian scans a valley with a flashlight as people gather around a bonfire during a volunteer night watch to help prevent Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank town of Sinjil, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

An Armed Forces Body Bearer Team moves the casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., upon arrival for a Congressional tribute in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Firefighters use controlled burning to halt a wildfire that continues to spread near Cebreros, Ávila province, Spain, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Mahasen Faqih is seen through a shattered glass door as she checks her home, destroyed during the Israeli military operation, after returning to it in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

The sun rises as Shiite pilgrims march on their way, to Karbala, to observe Arbaeen that marks the end of a 40-day mourning period following the Day of Ashura, in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

An aerial view of pilgrims praying next to the vandalized statue of the Virgin Mary, which has been covered with a white sheet, on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

Canada's Hannah Blair, right, and Jersey's Lucy Woodward compete in the Women's Heptathlon 100m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Debris is seen in front of a damaged house after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Indian laborers carry saplings for planting as part of government's tree planting campaign at Gadha Katra Village Shankargarh, on the outskirts of Prayagraj, in northern Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

With a backdrop of the Space Needle, candles are seen lighted during the vigil for victims the day after a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Attendees hold signs as President Donald Trump speaks at the General Motors Proving Ground, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Smoke rises following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Peru's President Keiko Fujimori walks to the presidential palace after her inauguration in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Firefighting vehicles line a road to suppress fires near Ares, during wildfires in the area of southwestern France, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, Pool)

A Palestinian scans a valley with a flashlight as people gather around a bonfire during a volunteer night watch to help prevent Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank town of Sinjil, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

An Armed Forces Body Bearer Team moves the casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., upon arrival for a Congressional tribute in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Firefighters use controlled burning to halt a wildfire that continues to spread near Cebreros, Ávila province, Spain, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Mahasen Faqih is seen through a shattered glass door as she checks her home, destroyed during the Israeli military operation, after returning to it in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

The sun rises as Shiite pilgrims march on their way, to Karbala, to observe Arbaeen that marks the end of a 40-day mourning period following the Day of Ashura, in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

An aerial view of pilgrims praying next to the vandalized statue of the Virgin Mary, which has been covered with a white sheet, on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

Canada's Hannah Blair, right, and Jersey's Lucy Woodward compete in the Women's Heptathlon 100m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Debris is seen in front of a damaged house after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Indian laborers carry saplings for planting as part of government's tree planting campaign at Gadha Katra Village Shankargarh, on the outskirts of Prayagraj, in northern Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

With a backdrop of the Space Needle, candles are seen lighted during the vigil for victims the day after a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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