An American flag flies in the distance as a rare snowy owl looks down from its perch atop the large stone orb of the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain at the entrance to Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
ACROSS AMERICA — People living in the nation's capital were treated to a rare sight — a snowy owl perched on statues and monuments far from its breeding grounds in Canada.
Also this week, 17 people were killed in a Bronx apartment fire, colleagues of the late Sen. Harry Reid paid their respects as his body lay in state at the Capitol, the Georgia Bulldogs won the national college football championship, and President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned for voting rights.
We start the collection with another photo of the snowy owl visiting Washington, D.C.
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A rare snowy owl looks down from its perch on a marble eagle of the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain at the entrance to Union Station in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Actor and comedian Bob Saget was found dead Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton resort hotel in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Firefighters work outside an apartment building after a fire Sunday in the Bronx in New York City. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Firefighters work at the scene of a fatal fire Sunday at an apartment building in the Bronx in New York City. The majority of victims were suffering from severe smoke inhalation, FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris wave after speaking Tuesday at Clark Atlanta University in support of changing the Senate filibuster rules so voting rights legislation can move forward. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Jordan Davis of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates with the national championship trophy after his team defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide, 33-18, in the 2022 CFP National Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Georgia Bulldogs players celebrate after wining the 2022 CFP National Championship Game. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Family members including Josh Reid, Rory Reid and Sen. Harry Reid's wife, Landra Gould, watch as a U.S. Joint Forces bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of former the former Senate majority leader from Nevada into the U.S. Capitol. Reid, who served five terms in the Senate, was honored Wednesday in the Capitol Rotunda during a ceremony closed to the public under COVID-19 protocols. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP) Officers salute the casket of former Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) as his body lay in state Wednesday in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Also pictured is Reid's hat, left at the casket by his wife, Landra Gould. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) Landra Gould pauses at the casket of her late husband, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, during a memorial service in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol as Reid lies in state in Washington. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP) President Joe Biden touches the flag-draped casket of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada as his body lay in state in the U. S. Capitol Rotunda. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
