A picture of a spot news, general news or issue reporting event taken in the United States and its territories (i.e. Puerto Rico).
First Place
Win McNamee, Getty Images
Solemn Transfer: Door attendant Airman First Class Henry Abreu Maria leans into the door of the transfer vehicle after a coffin was placed in the vehicle during a dignified transfer ceremony for Sgt. Jonathon Michael Hunter and Spc. Christopher Michael Harris at Dover Air Force Base August 4, 2017 in Dover, Delaware. Both soldiers died when a car bomb detonated near their convoy August 2, 2017 while supporting U.S. operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Second Place
Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Birdie: A woman on a bike gestures with her middle finger as a motorcade with US President Donald Trump departs Trump National Golf Course October 28, 2017 in Sterling, Virginia.
Third Place
Matt McClain, The Washington Post
Memorial Day: Brittany Jacobs sits with her son, Christian Jacobs, 6, near the grave of Christian's father, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher James Jacobs as they visit in observance of Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday May 29, 2017 in Arlington, VA. Jacobs died during a training exercise in 2011.
Award of Excellence
Jabin Botsford, The Washington Post
Hurricane Harvey: HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 29: Glenda Montelongeo, Richard Martinez and his two sons are helped out of a boat after being rescued near Tidwell Road and Toll road 8 in Houston, TX on Tuesday, Aug 29, 2017. Rising flood water from Hurricane now Tropical Storm Harvey pushed thousands of people to rooftops and higher grounds as the had to flee their homes in Houston.
Award of Excellence
Win McNamee, Getty Images
Statues and Racism: Richmond police keep members of the Tennessee based group 'New Confederate State of America' separated from counter protesters September 16, 2017 in Richmond, Virginia. The group held a protest in support of retaining the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that is located on Richmond's Monument Avenue.
Award of Excellence
Jabin Botsford, The Washington Post
Hurricane Harvey: HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: A resident floats his pets and belongings on an air mattress along Mercury Drive as he flees flood water at his home in Houston, TX on Sunday, Aug 27, 2017. Rising water from Hurricane Harvey forced thousands of people to rooftops and higher grounds Sunday in Houston.
Award of Excellence
Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Racist Blood: A white supremacist is cut below his eye during clashes with counter-protesters at Emancipation Park after the Unite the Right rally was declared an unlawful gathering August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. After clashes with anti-fascist protesters and police the rally was declared an unlawful gathering and people were forced out of Lee Park, where a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is slated to be removed.
Award of Excellence
M. Scott Mahaskey, Antifa Strike
Racist Blood: An anti-Trump demonstrator strikes a pro-Trump supporter near Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Berkeley, Calif., on Aug. 27, 2017. Many demonstrators arrived in 'black bloc' formation, shouting antifascist slogans and expecting to clash with a planned 'No to Marxism in America' rally.