A picture of a spot news, general news or issue reporting event taken in the United States.
First Place
Jabin Botsford, The Washington Post
Flash: FALCON HEIGHTS, MN - JULY 9: Officers shoot gas, stun grenades, and pepper spray at demonstrators blocking I-94 near the Dale St. exit during a protest for Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minn. on Saturday July 09, 2016. Philando Castile was shot and killed after a traffic stop by police in Falcon Heights, Wednesday night. A video shot by Diamond Reynolds of the shooting went viral.
Second Place
Ricky Carioti, The Washington Post
Border Crosser: Ranch hand Juan Ramirez, left, and Webb County Sheriff's Deputy Mauro Lopez stand beside a body bag containing human remains found alongside a ranch road in Laredo, Texas. The scattered remains were from a border crosser entering into the United States and likely died from dehydration. Juan Ramirez found the remains while inspecting ranch fencing that stretched for miles. Over 100 bodies and remains of border crossers have already been found this year.
Third Place
Jabin Botsford, The Washington Post
RNC: PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 1: Officers respond moments after anarchists broke open and ran through a fence surrounding the Wells Fargo Center on the third day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA on Wednesday July 27, 2016.
Award of Excellence
Jabin Botsford, The Washington Post
St. Paul: ST. PAUL, MN - JULY 7: John Thompson, a coworker and friend of Philando Castile, cries as people take turns speaking over a bullhorn outside the governor's residence during a demonstration in St. Paul, Minn. on Thursday July 07, 2016. Philando Castile was shot and killed after a traffic stop by police in Falcon Heights, Wednesday night. A video shot by Diamond Reynolds of the shooting went viral.
Award of Excellence
Jahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post
Inauguration Protest: Protesters and police clash on the streets of DC on the day of the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States on Friday, January 20, 2017, in Washington, DC.
Award of Excellence
Carol Guzy, Freelance for ZUMA
Anti-Trump Protest for KKK: A woman carrying a baseball bat is followed by a police car as protesters take the streets. Counter rally takes place in Danville, Virginia against a planned KKK rally on December 3, 2016. The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan based in nearby Pelham NC, called it a 'Victory Klavalkade Klan Parade' in celebration of the presidential election of Donald Trump. They eluded protesters and press, delaying the parade and eventually driving through the town of Roxboro NC with Confederate flags waving. There were arrests made by Caswell County police in the stabbing of one Klan member by another at their headquarters.