The Week In Photos: Rittenhouse Trial, Veterans Day, NYC Marathon

ACROSS AMERICA — In New York City, residents celebrated as the marathon signaled the return to normalcy as COVID-19 restrictions ease. In Florida, a SpaceX rocket landing returned four NASA astronauts to Earth after a six-month stint on the International Space Station.

In one of the top stories of the week playing out in a Wisconsin courtroom, Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand to testify in the closely watched trial that raises critical questions about civilian use of force in escalating protest situations.

Rittenhouse, who is accused of shooting and killing two people and injuring a third during the racial justice protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020. Rittenhouse has claimed self-defense..

See below for the top news photos from the past week.

Albert Korir of Kenya crosses the finish line first in the men's division of the New York City Marathon on Sunday.

Volunteers organize medals near the finish line of the New York City Marathon.

Runners take off at the start of the New York City Marathon.

In this image taken from NASA video, parachutes are deployed from the SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts as it descends toward Earth. The capsule splashed down into the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola, Florida, late Monday to end a 200-day space station mission that began last spring.

From left, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide gesture inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed late Monday in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. The astronauts' return to Earth ends a 200-day space station mission that began last spring.

A SpaceX capsule is seen as it lands in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, returning to Earth NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

Kyle Rittenhouse (left) listens to his attorney Mark Richards after taking the stand during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Wednesday. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police brutality in Kenosha on Aug. 25, 2020.

Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger is admonished by Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Wednesday.

Troops march during a full honors procession honoring the centennial anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., is shown in the distance.

President Joe Biden salutes before placing a wreath during a centennial ceremony for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.

A formation of U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over during a centennial ceremony for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.

The Associated Press contributed reporting.