The top photos of the year from the Associated Press
Dec 31, 2017, 3:36 PM
PHOENIX — The Associated Press has compiled 21 of the most emotional photos of the year into a single gallery summarizing the natural disasters and historical moments of 2017.
President Barack Obama and his successor, President Donald Trump, are featured on several of the images.
For Arizonans, a photo of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), after being diagnosed with brain cancer, might particularly strike the heart strings.
Controversial celebrity figures O.J. Simpson and Bill Cosby are featured in photos on the list.
Scrolling through the images you can relive the disasters of Hurricane Maria and the wildfires in California, mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas and the historic solar eclipse in August.