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The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

2026-11-09 14:02 Last Updated At:14:11

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

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)

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)

People take part in the annual LGBTQ+ Pride Parade in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

People take part in the annual LGBTQ+ Pride Parade in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

The Laker Girls perform during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

The Laker Girls perform during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful as he arrives to celebrate Mass at Parque Paris Londres in Paysandu, Uruguay, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful as he arrives to celebrate Mass at Parque Paris Londres in Paysandu, Uruguay, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Two bodybuilding competitors smoke cigarettes backstage before taking part in a competition during the Fitness Power Expo in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Two bodybuilding competitors smoke cigarettes backstage before taking part in a competition during the Fitness Power Expo in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Palestinians walk through a tent camp housing displaced people amid buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinians walk through a tent camp housing displaced people amid buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

A child wearing a mask runs during the West Side Hallo Fest, Romania's largest Halloween festival, a week after heavy rain forced organisers to postpone the event, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A child wearing a mask runs during the West Side Hallo Fest, Romania's largest Halloween festival, a week after heavy rain forced organisers to postpone the event, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Pedro Alliana and his wife, Fabiana Souto, leave Congress after he took office as Paraguay's new president following the Senate's removal of Santiago Pena over accusations linked to the collapse of Ueno Bank in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Pedro Alliana and his wife, Fabiana Souto, leave Congress after he took office as Paraguay's new president following the Senate's removal of Santiago Pena over accusations linked to the collapse of Ueno Bank in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Police officers carry a man with a disability to a vehicle during an evacuation of civilians from Komyshuvakha, in the Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Police officers carry a man with a disability to a vehicle during an evacuation of civilians from Komyshuvakha, in the Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Chairs lie scattered across a cafe terrace at the main square in Krakow, Poland, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026 where several people were shot the day before. (AP Photo/Beata Zawrzel)

Chairs lie scattered across a cafe terrace at the main square in Krakow, Poland, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026 where several people were shot the day before. (AP Photo/Beata Zawrzel)

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)

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)

A family member cries beside the coffins of Viktor Fomenko, Natalia Karapetian and Andrii Anikin, killed in a Russian airstrike that destroyed an underground school in Komyshuvakha, during a farewell ceremony in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A family member cries beside the coffins of Viktor Fomenko, Natalia Karapetian and Andrii Anikin, killed in a Russian airstrike that destroyed an underground school in Komyshuvakha, during a farewell ceremony in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A man carries a child on his shoulders beside an illuminated elephant puppet during Diwali celebrations at Al Seef market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)

A man carries a child on his shoulders beside an illuminated elephant puppet during Diwali celebrations at Al Seef market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)

Incoming White House chief of staff Stephen Miller sits in the presidential limo known as 'the beast' with Meredith O'Rourke as President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, at President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Incoming White House chief of staff Stephen Miller sits in the presidential limo known as 'the beast' with Meredith O'Rourke as President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, at President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Worshippers cheer ahead of a prayer vigil led by Pope Leo XIV at Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Worshippers cheer ahead of a prayer vigil led by Pope Leo XIV at Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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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)

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)

People take part in the annual LGBTQ+ Pride Parade in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

People take part in the annual LGBTQ+ Pride Parade in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

The Laker Girls perform during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

The Laker Girls perform during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful as he arrives to celebrate Mass at Parque Paris Londres in Paysandu, Uruguay, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful as he arrives to celebrate Mass at Parque Paris Londres in Paysandu, Uruguay, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Two bodybuilding competitors smoke cigarettes backstage before taking part in a competition during the Fitness Power Expo in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Two bodybuilding competitors smoke cigarettes backstage before taking part in a competition during the Fitness Power Expo in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Palestinians walk through a tent camp housing displaced people amid buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinians walk through a tent camp housing displaced people amid buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

A child wearing a mask runs during the West Side Hallo Fest, Romania's largest Halloween festival, a week after heavy rain forced organisers to postpone the event, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A child wearing a mask runs during the West Side Hallo Fest, Romania's largest Halloween festival, a week after heavy rain forced organisers to postpone the event, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Pedro Alliana and his wife, Fabiana Souto, leave Congress after he took office as Paraguay's new president following the Senate's removal of Santiago Pena over accusations linked to the collapse of Ueno Bank in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Pedro Alliana and his wife, Fabiana Souto, leave Congress after he took office as Paraguay's new president following the Senate's removal of Santiago Pena over accusations linked to the collapse of Ueno Bank in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Police officers carry a man with a disability to a vehicle during an evacuation of civilians from Komyshuvakha, in the Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Police officers carry a man with a disability to a vehicle during an evacuation of civilians from Komyshuvakha, in the Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Chairs lie scattered across a cafe terrace at the main square in Krakow, Poland, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026 where several people were shot the day before. (AP Photo/Beata Zawrzel)

Chairs lie scattered across a cafe terrace at the main square in Krakow, Poland, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026 where several people were shot the day before. (AP Photo/Beata Zawrzel)

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)

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)

A family member cries beside the coffins of Viktor Fomenko, Natalia Karapetian and Andrii Anikin, killed in a Russian airstrike that destroyed an underground school in Komyshuvakha, during a farewell ceremony in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A family member cries beside the coffins of Viktor Fomenko, Natalia Karapetian and Andrii Anikin, killed in a Russian airstrike that destroyed an underground school in Komyshuvakha, during a farewell ceremony in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A man carries a child on his shoulders beside an illuminated elephant puppet during Diwali celebrations at Al Seef market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)

A man carries a child on his shoulders beside an illuminated elephant puppet during Diwali celebrations at Al Seef market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)

Incoming White House chief of staff Stephen Miller sits in the presidential limo known as 'the beast' with Meredith O'Rourke as President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, at President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Incoming White House chief of staff Stephen Miller sits in the presidential limo known as 'the beast' with Meredith O'Rourke as President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, at President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Worshippers cheer ahead of a prayer vigil led by Pope Leo XIV at Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Worshippers cheer ahead of a prayer vigil led by Pope Leo XIV at Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears played one of their worst games of the season — and won.

That last part was the only thing that mattered to them Sunday night.

Williams found Colston Loveland for a 38-yard reception that set up Cairo Santos' 38-yard field goal as time expired, and the Bears picked up a sloppy 27-24 victory over Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Chicago (7-2) committed five turnovers, including a career-high four interceptions by Williams. But he delivered after Mayfield rallied the Buccaneers in the final minutes.

“I don’t get gun shy. That’s not me. That’s not my identity,” Williams said. “And with that, I’m going to keep ripping it and keep ripping it.”

With Chicago facing a second-and-9 from its own 46 in the final minute, Williams passed to a wide-open Loveland at the Tampa Bay 35. The tight end ran down the sideline before he was pushed out of bounds at the 16.

After two kneel-downs by Williams, Santos delighted the crowd of 60,470 by drilling his second field goal of the night.

It was Chicago's first win with five-plus turnovers since a 23-13 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Dec. 3, 2006.

“It’s hard to win with five turnovers and yet we found a way to do it,” Bears coach Ben Johnson said. “They know that we didn't play as well as we’re capable of playing but I believe the best is yet to come in terms of our football in the back half of the season. So we’ll continue to build that as we go forward.”

Chicago had a 24-16 lead when Luther Burden fumbled on a helmet-to-helmet hit by Tampa Bay rookie Rueben Bain Jr. Bucs defensive back Ifeatu Melifonwu returned the ball to the Bears 17.

Bucky Irving had an 11-yard carry before going in from the 6 for his second touchdown of the game. Mayfield scrambled for the 2-point conversion, tying it at 24 with 2:51 left.

Mayfield was 18 for 32 for 243 yards and two interceptions. Irving finished with 97 yards on 20 carries.

Mayfield failed to complete a pass in Tampa Bay’s previous game, a 16-0 win over Atlanta in wet conditions. The Buccaneers (3-6) rushed for a franchise-record 324 yards in the victory over the Falcons, including 170 by Irving.

Williams was 22 for 37 for 279 yards and two touchdowns in Chicago’s fourth straight win. Burden had seven catches for 97 yards before he was shelved by a concussion. Jeffery Simmons had a sack in his first home game since he was acquired in a trade with Tennessee.

The Buccaneers and Bears were the NFL’s top rushing teams going into the weekend, but there wasn’t much room to maneuver on the ground. The Bucs finished with 126 yards rushing, and the Bears had 72.

Chicago had a 17-13 lead when Williams threw his fourth interception of the night, a deflected ball that landed in the hands of Tampa Bay linebacker Alex Anzalone. The Buccaneers took over at the Bears 37 with 4:32 left in the third quarter.

One play later, Mayfield tried to throw the ball to Cade Otton, but Jaylon Johnson stepped in front of the tight end and returned the interception 67 yards for his second career pick-6. It was his first interception of the season.

“That was a big play all around,” Johnson said. “You really could feel the momentum swing back in our favor after that one. He did a great job.”

Chicago got off to a fast start, scoring on its first two possessions. Williams passed to a wide-open Rome Odunze for a 9-yard touchdown on the first drive of the game. Then Burden broke a couple of tackles while turning a third-and-8 reception into a 56-yard TD, making it 14-0 with 6:00 left in the first quarter.

But the next two possessions for the Bears ended with interceptions by Williams, and the Buccaneers rallied by scoring on each side of halftime. Chase McLaughlin kicked a 21-yard field goal on the final play of the first half, and Tez Johnson’s 58-yard catch set up Irving’s 2-yard TD early in the third.

Buccaneers: S Antoine Winfield Jr. (ankle) departed in the second quarter with an ankle injury.

Bears: CB Tyrique Stevenson had a thumb injury.

Buccaneers: Bye week, and then a road game against the Detroit Lions on Nov. 22.

Bears: Bye week, and then a home game versus the New Orleans Saints on Nov. 22.

See AP’s full NFL coverage here

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) passes against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) passes against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Chicago Bears place kicker Cairo Santos (8) kicks a game-winning field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/David Banks)

Chicago Bears place kicker Cairo Santos (8) kicks a game-winning field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/David Banks)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) scores a two-point conversion against the Chicago Bears in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) scores a two-point conversion against the Chicago Bears in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving (7) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Chicago Bears in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving (7) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Chicago Bears in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Chicago Bears wide receiver Kalif Raymond (14) runs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Chicago Bears wide receiver Kalif Raymond (14) runs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Chicago Bears place kicker Cairo Santos (8) celebrates with teammates after kicking a game-winning field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/David Banks)

Chicago Bears place kicker Cairo Santos (8) celebrates with teammates after kicking a game-winning field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/David Banks)

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