Pictures of the year: America in 2022

Anti-abortion demonstrators celebrate outside the United States Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs more

Former President Donald Trump, his wife Melania, Kimberly Guilfoyle, his sons Barron and Donald Jr. and his damore

Dr. Shelly Tien, 40, performs an abortion while a nurse assists with ultrasound during the procedure at Plannemore

A son and daughter embrace their father, a coronavirus patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward, before hmore

Horses seek shelter as Fairview Fire burns near Hemet, California, September 5.  REUTERS/David Swanson

A woman displays her American flag-themed lips as people celebrate the 4th of July at Coney Island in New Yorkmore

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is seen on a TV screen in the media room next to themore

A man carrying a gun walks with a family on a flooded street after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destructionmore

A redacted FBI photograph of documents and classified cover sheets recovered from a container stored in formermore

A woman cuts her hair during a protest against the Islamic regime of Iran and the death of Mahsa Amini in New more

Eminem takes a knee during the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show as Dr. Dre looks on in Inglewood, California, Febrmore

Former President Donald Trump takes the stage during a rally ahead of Arizona primary elections, in Prescott Vmore

Employees dump ice from wheelbarrows into the pool at the Typhoon Texas Waterpark in Katy, Texas, June 26.  REmore

Actor Amber Heard becomes emotional while watching Raquel Pennington testify in a previously recorded video demore

Actor Johnny Depp stands for the jury to leave the courtroom during a recess amid his defamation trial againstmore

Will Smith hits at Chris Rock as Rock spoke on stage during the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles,more

A supporter salutes during a Get Out the Vote Rally with Lee Zeldin, ahead of the midterm elections, in Chestemore

Agustin Sanchez poses for a portrait near Neponsit Hospital during an event called "Riis Beach Pride" at Jacobmore

President Joe Biden speaks about protecting Social Security, Medicare, and lowering prescription drug costs, dmore

Signs hang inside the Moose Pond Club near Minerva, New York, July 20. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket side booster lands after launch on its mission with a classified payload for the more

Four-year-old Jackson Zoller excitedly hands family friend Elena Ozuna, 17, a doll while hunting for what he smore

Sunset is reflected in the Salton Sea as seen from Bombay Beach, California, March 15. REUTERS/David Swanson

Jodalys Vargas Aquino and their cousin Leilani Rodriguez Martinez attend their online classes while Alani Rodrmore

Lava fountains and flows illuminate the area with a glow at the Mauna Loa volcano eruption in Hawaii, Decembermore

A child reacts during a campaign rally for Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock ahead of the U.S. Senate run-offmore

Lake Ogleton is reflected in the window as voters cast their ballots in midterm elections at the Bay Ridge Civmore

A woman embraces her children as she takes part in a ceremony in memory of the victims of the Robb Elementary more

Abortion clinic escort checks on anti-abortion demonstrators through the privacy hedge at Northland Family Plamore

President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, October 20. REUTmore

Adnan Syed, whose case was chronicled in the hit podcast "Serial," smiles and waves as he leaves the courthousmore

A man cools off in a fountain in Washington Square Park as people take part in the Queer Liberation March in Nmore

Miles K. Hubbert, a 4th grader from The Kent School in Baltimore, Maryland, asks for more information about thmore

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) scream "Build the Wall" at President Jomore

Alan Orlando, 13, of Honduras, stands amid a group of youth migrants traveling without adults as they cluster more

U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, are pursued by reporters after more

Local residents fill sandbags, as Hurricane Ian spun toward the state carrying high winds, torrential rains anmore

People sit along the fence outside of the White House as it is lit up orange in recognition of National Gun Vimore

Abortion rights protester Christa Vonderburg from Atlanta participates in nationwide demonstrations following more

People react outside the Sgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elemenmore

Livestock is seen in a dry field while extreme weather conditions, including record-breaking heat waves, are tmore

A destroyed road is seen after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in Brownville, Florida, October 4. more

A person holds their hands in the shape of a heart in front of a pride flag during a march for solidarity for more

Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone, MPD officer Daniel Hodges, U.S. Capitol Police Sergeantmore

A tattered U.S. flag is pictured as a man walks down a road while supporters of former President Donald Trump more

A smuggler uses his hands to paddle on a raft full of asylum-seeking migrants from Central and South America amore

An aerial view of damaged boats and buildings after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in Fort Myers,more

The mother of late New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer Wilbert Mora, who was killed in the line of more

Veterans of the U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy, with their family members, climb First Sergeant's Hill above the 5more

People carry the coffin into the church during the funeral service for teacher Irma Garcia, one of the victimsmore

Faith leaders, including Rev. Stephen A. Green, are detained with students after staging a sit-in protest to umore

Justise McGowan, 13, pulls a baking sheet of cookies from the oven, a tradition she shared with her father, whmore

A flooded street is seen downtown as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwestern Florida, in Fort Myers, Flormore

A girl pays respects at the memorial at Robb Elementary school, where a gunman killed 19 children and two adulmore

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke disrupts a press conference held by Governor Greg Abbotmore

Maria Hernandez, 54, and her daughters Nicole, 7, and Michelle, 12, travel on a bus on the way to Nicole’s schmore

A woman claps in her car as abortion rights activists march to the home of United States Supreme Court Justicemore

A migrant is pat-down before boarding a removal flight to Guatemala after she was determined not to have a legmore

An abortion rights protester wears earrings made of birth control packets as protesters gather outside of the more

Catholic groups hold a religious service outside of Northland Family Planning to demonstrate against the ballomore

Serena Williams is seen on a video monitor tribute after winning her second-round match against Estonia's Anetmore

An aircraft drops retardant on the Fairview Fire burning near Hemet, California, September 6.  REUTERS/David more

A boy tries out a 12 gauge Smith and Wesson shotgun as people attend the National Rifle Association (NRA) annumore

Zack Dahhan, who identified Frank James, the suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting, as the shooter, gesturesmore

Asylum-seeking migrants climb a hill as they navigate a migrant trail after being smuggled across the Rio Granmore

A man helps a woman next to a damaged boat amid a downtown condominium after Hurricane Ian caused widespread dmore

A person performs during the 2022 NYC Pride parade, in New York City, New York , June 26. REUTERS/Brendan McDemore

Local resident Luke Mines takes photos as he looks at the mess on railway tracks littered with the remains of more

Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian arrive at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion-themed Met Gala at the Metrmore

Phillip Young, a local resident from Jackson, Mississippi takes a break while helping local volunteers with thmore

A spectator shows off her Derby hat on the day of the 148th Thurby, the Thursday before Kentucky Derby at Churmore

Najib Mohammadi sits at the dining table while his son Yasar Mohammadi, 1, sleeps in a cot in the living room more

Elon Musk arrives at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion-themed Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Artmore

Supporters of former President Donald Trump attend his rally in Youngstown, Ohio, September 17. REUTERS/Gaelenmore

New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers speak to a resident of an encampment of homeless people in hismore

A woman walks through a destroyed home in the aftermath of a tornado in Round Rock, Texas, March 22.  REUTERS/more

A man lights a candle at a memorial for victims at the scene of a shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, Nmore

A New Jersey police officer stands guard in front of the United Synagogue of Hoboken in New Jersey, November 4more

Leila Jackson, daughter of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, listens next to father and Judge Jackson's husband, Pamore

A man wearing a "Defund the FBI" shirt is seen among supporters of former President Donald Trump attending hismore

U.S. President Joe Biden appears on screen to meet virtually with a delegation from SK Group, led by Chairman more

A soldier of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) places flags on headstones ahead of Memorial Day, more

Firefighters look on as the Oak Fire burns in Darrah in Mariposa County, California, July 22.  REUTERS/David Smore

People cheer as hundreds of vehicles including 18-wheeler trucks, RVs and other cars drive towards  Washingtonmore

Police officers attend a funeral service for NYPD officer Jason Rivera, who was killed in the line of duty whimore

Buffalo shooting suspect, Payton S. Gendron, who is accused of killing 10 people in a live-streamed supermarkemore

Peter Lyoya throws a flower into the grave of his son Patrick Lyoya, an unarmed Black man who was fatally shotmore

A runner high-fives spectators during the New York City Marathon, November 6. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

An aerial view of Lake Powell is seen, where water levels have declined dramatically to lows not seen since itmore

Yunus Siddiqui, 6, son of the late Danish Siddiqui, stands amongst the 2022 Pulitzer Prize winners during a grmore

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia addresses the United Nations Security Council duringmore

A firefighter lights a backburn near Midpines Park along Highway 140 as the Oak Fire burns near Mariposa, Calimore

A person skis over the Brooklyn Bridge during a Nor'easter storm in New York City, January 29. REUTERS/Andrew more

A group of Amish people from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, arrive ahead of a pre-election rally by former Presidmore

Dancers watch on as other dancers perform for judges during auditions for a spot on the Rockettes line for themore

Chenae Bullock of The Shinnecock Indian Nation holds a traditional container of water during an indigenous sunmore

A jogger passes through a beam of sunlight in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, January 18. REUTERS/Kevmore

Asylum-seeking migrants from Nicaragua pull a migrant child to pass under the border fence after crossing Rio more

Best Actress Jessica Chastain waits to have her Oscar engraved for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" at the Governors Bmore

Members of the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Navy salute as they stand on the flight deck of the USS Bataan, a U.Smore