A look at everyday moments across countries, cultures and communities worldwide.
A vendor waits for customers as a woman walks through the rain in Tehran's traditional main bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A worker boils molasses to make traditional sweet 'gur' or jaggery at his workshop in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
A steam train travels through the autumn-colored Harz Mountains near Brocken, the range's highest peak, near Wernigerode, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
A man rides a makeshift bike along a road in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
A vendor sells Pope Leo XIV's souvenirs in Chiclayo, Peru, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, ahead of his planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
A child places a pot of water over a fire at the OMC camp in Moyale, Kenya, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
A rainbow is seen over fall foliage, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, in Sandston, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Children play around a cat statue on display at Zhongshan Park during the autumn season in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Kashmiri women walk through Nishat Garden as autumn colors adorn the surrounding Chinar trees on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Zahidah Begum teaches her children the Quran at their home in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A tourist snorkels off Galleon Beach in English Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Israeli settlers gather at an eight-house compound that settlers claim to have purchased on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A farmer picks marigold flowers to make garlands for the Tihar festival on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Visitors walk alongside pyramids and the installation "Possible Landscapes" by artist Charlotte Colbert during the sixth edition of "Forever Is Now" contemporary art exhibition at the Giza Plateau, in Giza, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Adnan Abu Wadi, watches his daughter, Aya, 7, twirl as they walk past the debris of their recently demolished home in the Bedouin village of Dahiyah near Rahat, southern Israel, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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A vendor waits for customers as a woman walks through the rain in Tehran's traditional main bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A worker boils molasses to make traditional sweet 'gur' or jaggery at his workshop in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
A steam train travels through the autumn-colored Harz Mountains near Brocken, the range's highest peak, near Wernigerode, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
A man rides a makeshift bike along a road in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
A vendor sells Pope Leo XIV's souvenirs in Chiclayo, Peru, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, ahead of his planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
A child places a pot of water over a fire at the OMC camp in Moyale, Kenya, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
A rainbow is seen over fall foliage, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, in Sandston, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Children play around a cat statue on display at Zhongshan Park during the autumn season in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Kashmiri women walk through Nishat Garden as autumn colors adorn the surrounding Chinar trees on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Zahidah Begum teaches her children the Quran at their home in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A tourist snorkels off Galleon Beach in English Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Israeli settlers gather at an eight-house compound that settlers claim to have purchased on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A farmer picks marigold flowers to make garlands for the Tihar festival on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Visitors walk alongside pyramids and the installation "Possible Landscapes" by artist Charlotte Colbert during the sixth edition of "Forever Is Now" contemporary art exhibition at the Giza Plateau, in Giza, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Adnan Abu Wadi, watches his daughter, Aya, 7, twirl as they walk past the debris of their recently demolished home in the Bedouin village of Dahiyah near Rahat, southern Israel, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Larson, on the verge of a second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series championship, will start on the second row in the season finale Sunday.
Larson qualified fourth at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday, covering the 1 1/2-mile track in 32.437 seconds and with a top speed of 166.343 mph in the No. 5 Chevrolet.
Toyota drivers Chase Briscoe (166.687 mph), Denny Hamlin (166.600) and Tyler Reddick (166.477) claimed the top three spots in qualifying — hardly a surprise given how dominant the manufacturer has been on intermediate-sized tracks this season.
Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell, who qualified sixth, are the only other drivers still in contention for the title.
Larson expressed confidence in his ability to win the race, especially since he felt like he got a “really, really bad run to the green” flag to start his qualifying lap. That came a day after he brushed the outside wall during practice and complained about the car’s balance through the turns.
“I don’t feel massively better or different there than practice,” Larson said. “Hopefully our car is in a decent place where we can do what we can do.”
Larson has a 67-point lead over Bell heading into the finale and needs only nine points to secure his third Cup title in six years. He will get one point for starting the race and could earn more based on where he finishes the opening stage.
Larson has two wins and six top-five finishes in 12 starts at Homestead, making it more unlikely that Bell or Hamlin would be able to do enough to make up that kind of ground unless Larson has an early crash or engine failure.
Larson said his Hendrick Motorsports team was feeling loose Saturday. How comfortable?
“They were debating on if a hot dog is a sandwich and if cereal is a soup,” Larson said. “So I would say they were pretty relaxed. I was surprised by all that.”
Where did Larson weigh in on the discussion?
“The hot dog is not a sandwich and absolutely cereal is not a soup,” he said.
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Kyle Larson arrives for a press conference during media day for the NASCAR Championship, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Kyle Larson speaks to journalists during media day for the NASCAR Championship, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Kyle Larson speaks to journalists during media day for the NASCAR Championship, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)