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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The right frame can freeze a moment in time, creating meaning for the masses from a fist pump over a bloodied ear , a bridge crumbled by a ship , towns shredded by nature , and a victory sealed with an on-field kiss . In 2024, photographers across the U.S. captured glimpses of humanity, ranging from a deeply divisive presidential election , to hurricanes and fires that ravaged communities, to campus protests over the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The gallery from The Associated Press illustrates a new chapter of political history — the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump , the moment President Joe Biden announced he would no longer run again , the campaign sprint by Vice President Kamala Harris in Biden’s place, and the raw emotion from voters during a grueling contest ultimately won by Trump . Hurricanes whipped through the country with devastating imagery, leaving a path of wreckage and death from Florida to Appalachia . After Hurricane Helene , Lake Lure in North Carolina was shown in a jarring photo covered in shards of debris thick enough to hide the surface of the water. Hurricane Milton ripped apart the roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, home to Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays. The scale of destruction experienced in some corners of the country in 2024 was hard to capture and might have been harder to fathom. That was the case when a container ship slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing it to collapse and crumple around the vessel, killing construction workers on the bridge. As flames torched the landscape in California , another image captured firefighters and sheriff’s deputies pushing a vintage car away from a burning home. Elsewhere in California , one photo is aglow with bright orange flames, broken up only by the subtle features of an animal running through them. But hope also persevered in the face of devastation. In Helene’s aftermath , an image from Crystal River, Florida, shows Dustin Holmes holding hands with his girlfriend, Hailey Morgan, as they sloshed through floodwaters with her 4- and 7-year-old children to return to their flooded home. And in Manasota Key, Florida, a family was lit up by the glow of flashlights as they walked to check on their home damaged by Milton. Other photos from 2024 also grabbed the darkness and shadows to emphasize light: among them, a rocket liftoff and a total solar eclipse . And, yes, eclipse glasses were back in style for a shared moment of skygazing. But many other photos delivered a blast of color, from the spectrum of the northern lights across a Maine sky to a crew of workers wading into the deep-red of a Massachusetts cranberry bog . And, once again, Taylor Swift captured the country’s attention, even as a part of the crowd. She rushed down from the stands to kiss her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, after the Chiefs won the AFC Championship , en route to another Super Bowl win.

Dillon Gabriel's run at Oregon harkens back to the days of another Hawaii-born QB, Marcus MariotaNamibia's election commission says Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling SWAPO party won 57% of the vote, negating the need for a runoff. The largest opposition party says it will challenge the results in court. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling SWAPO party won Namibia's presidential elections outright in the first round with 57% of the vote, results published by the electoral commission on Tuesday showed. Clearing half the total votes cast meant no second round runoff was necessary. "The Namibian nation has voted for peace and stability," Nandi-Ndaitwah said after being declared president-elect. The commission put the second-placed finisher, Panduleni Itula from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) party, on 26%. He and the IPC have said they will contest the "deeply flawed" results. It put turnout among almost 1.5 million registered voters at 77%. SWAPO in charge in Namibia since independence The 72-year-old current vice president Nandi-Ndaitwah was considered the favorite before the vote, representing the party that has dominated Namibian politics since the former German colony's independence from South Africa in 1990. After years in various leadership roles, including that of foreign minister, she's already well-known both at home and abroad. However, SWAPO's levels of support had fallen in recent years — particularly amid frustrations at high levels of unemployment and inequality, and at government corruption — leading to a more competitive campaign than usual. The results published on Tuesday constituted the least strong showing from SWAPO since independence. Voting delays, opposition threatens to challenge results Namibians also voted in a new parliament during the November 27 elections. SWAPO, the South West Africa People's Organization, won 51 of the 96 elected seats and will return to government, while the IPC won 20 seats and will become the official opposition. The vote was marred by technical problems and ballot paper shortages, leading to delayed results as voting was extended in some places. The IPC alleged this was a deliberate attempt to frustrate voters and had already said it would not accept the results, whatever they showed, with Itula saying last week there were a "multitude of irregularities." The election was being closely watched in Berlin as Germany and Namibia work on the new Hyphen Project that foresees Germany importing large quantites of hydrogen from 2028 , and on a contentious colonial-era reconciliation accord . Namibia votes as ruling party faces toughest race yet To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video msh/kb (AFP, dpa, Reuters)

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The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) Sokoto State chapter has called on President Bola Tinubu to suspend the reform bills currently before the National Assembly as a matter of national interest. In a statement signed by its coordinator in Sokoto, Comrade Faisal Salisu, on Saturday, the coalition expressed that the proposed tax reform bills, if enacted, could pose a significant threat to Sokoto State and the entire Northern Nigeria. He said the reforms, which include, a new VAT derivation formula and the consolidation of multiple levies into a single development Levy. The group urged the federal government to completely suspend the implementation of these reforms, and allow critical stakeholders to enrich the Bills by making their input in order to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of resources and without marginalizing the North or other regions of the country. “While these proposed changes are presented as a pathway to economic growth, the reality is starkly different, especially for our disadvantaged region. “The Coalition of Northern Group, Sokoto State chapter have extensively reviewed the proposed Tax Reform Bills and skillfully uncovered many alarming disparities. “The new VAT sharing formula, for instance will predominantly benefit Lagos and Rivers State, leaving Sokoto State and the entire North, along with South-East and South-South geopolitical zones, with the short end of the stick. “This skewed distribution formula will overly drain resources from already struggling state like Sokoto and many states in both Northern and Southern Nigeria, making it nearly impossible for many states to meet basic obligations such as paying worker’s salaries or funding critical services. “The defunding of of pivotal institutions such as TETFUND, NITDA and NASENI will stifle advancements in education, technology and industrial sectors that are crucial for the North’s development ” “The government must publish data justifying the proposed VAT derivation formula to enable public evaluation of its fairness ” The group further called on Federal government to focus more on security and revitalization of the power sector, while calling on others from the South-East, South-South and parts of the South -West who share in the struggle to join hands in advocating for a just, fair and equitable Nigeria. READ MORE FROM: NIGERIAN TRIBUNE Get real-time news updates from Tribune Online! Follow us on WhatsApp for breaking news, exclusive stories and interviews, and much more. Join our WhatsApp Channel nowPort Hedland earthquake: ‘No tsunami threat’ after quakes hit Australia, Indonesia and Philippines