Images: Top Associated Press photos from Tuesday, Feb. 24
See the top Tuesday, Feb. 24, Associated Press photos from around the world.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel pauses as he talks to supporters after he was unable to get a majority vote in the Chicago mayoral election, forcing a runoff election in April against Jesus "Chuy" Garcia. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Chicago.
Vancouver Canucks right wing Zack Kassian celebrates his goal against the Boston Bruins during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. The Canucks won 2-1.
Jesus Davila Jr., 70, of Naperville, Ill., smiles as Illinois Lottery Director Michael Jones holds Davila's winning Mega Millions lottery ticket, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 at a news conference in Chicago. The Illinois Lottery presented Davila with a $265 million check as winner of the jackpot in the Jan. 16 Mega Millions drawing. It was the largest prize in Illinois Lottery history.
A toy tank lies with debris from a heavily damaged apartment building in Debaltseve, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. After weeks of relentless fighting, the embattled Ukrainian rail hub of Debaltseve fell last week to Russia-backed separatists.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, to urge Republicans to support a "clean bill" to fund the Homeland Security Department as that agencies budget expires later this week. The DHS budget is at a standstill over provisions attached to a Homeland Security spending bill aimed at blocking President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration. Sen. Reid is wearing sunglasses to protect his injured eye as he continues to recover from a workout accident.
A US Airways Express plane is de-iced at the Indianapolis International Airport, early Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Indianapolis. The early morning temperature at the airport was below zero.
A New York Waterway ferry navigates through ice on the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in New York. A wide swath of the country is experiencing record-breaking temperatures while other areas are expecting more winter precipitation Tuesday.
Chicago White Sox's Avisail Garcia's shadow is cast as he hits balls during a spring training baseball workout Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Phoenix.
A firefighter climbs into the wreck of a Metrolink passenger train that derailed, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Oxnard, Calif. Three cars of the Metrolink train tumbled onto their sides, injuring dozens of people in agricultural country 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Metrolink spokesman Scott Johnson told the Los Angeles Times that at least 30 people were injured. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
This image from video provided by KABC-TV Los Angeles shows wreckage of a Metrolink commuter train after it crashed into a truck and derailed early on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 in Oxnard, Calif. Three cars of the Southern California Metrolink commuter train derailed and tumbled onto their sides after the collision on tracks in Ventura County, northwest of Los Angeles.
Chicago White Sox players warm up before a spring training baseball workout Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Phoenix.
San Diego Padres' Odrisamer Despaigne throws during spring training baseball practice Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Peoria, Ariz.
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