Gallery: Photos from Dec. 17, 2024

A child is embraced at the SSMI Health Center, set up as a reunification center, following a shooting, on Monday, in Madison, Wis.

Chicago Bears safety Kevin Byard III stands on the field before an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, on Monday in Minneapolis.

Shady Side Academy’s Cassie Sauer works to the basket against Avonworth defenders on Dec. 16, in Ohio Twp.

Salma Safadi cries as she speaks with her sister Sawsan Safadi, who lives inside the buffer zone near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Tuesday.

Avonworth’s Greta O’Brien drives to the basket between Shady Side Academy’s Cam Capel and Laila Banner during their game on Dec. 16, in Ohio Twp.

Simple Sugars employee Alex Barkley works Monday in RIDC Park in O’Hara.

Shady Side Academy’s Karis Thomas scores over Avonworth’s Greta O’Brien during their game on Dec. 16, in Ohio Twp.

Students walks to a bus as they leave the shelter following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School, Monday.

Sgt. Heather Clem-Johnston and Trooper Steven Papuga share a lighthearted moment with Serenity Pollard, 5, the granddaughter of Elizabeth Pollard, a victim of the sinkhole tragedy, at Walmart in Greensburg on Monday. Serenity was with her grandmother when she fell into the sinkhole, waiting in a vehicle just a few feet away before being discovered by troopers. Authorities believe the child had been alone in the cold car for up to eight hours.

Students aboard a bus as they leave the shelter following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School, Monday.

Serenity Pollard, 5, the granddaughter of Elizabeth Pollard, a victim of the sinkhole tragedy, high-5s with Trooper Steve Limani while he mother, Sheilah Banks, looks on at Walmart in Greensburg on Monday. Serenity was with her grandmother when she fell into the sinkhole, waiting in a vehicle just a few feet away before being discovered by troopers. Authorities believe the child had been alone in the cold car for up to eight hours.

A lighted Christmas tree and snowman stand near the center of Christmas-themed decorations at The Waterfront, a commercial development in Homestead, on Sunday.

The waning full moon rises beyond buildings in the Country Club Plaza shopping center outlined with Christmas lights, on Monday, in Kansas City, Mo.