Top News Photos of 2017 - Part 3

I. After the passage of Hurricane Maria, a man rides his bicycle on a storm-damaged road in Toa Alta, west of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The official government death toll from Maria's impact on Puerto Rico has climbed to 58 as the island continues its long work to rebuild infrastructure and buildings wrecked by the monstrous storm 

II. Rohingya refugees wait to receive aid in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on September 21, 2017. The vast numbers of refugees have overwhelmed the capabilities of both Bangladesh and international aid agencies working in the region 

III. A Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter carries a horse to Bowen Ranch in rural Apple Valley, California, on November 27, 2017. San Bernardino County firefighters, with assistance from the LAFD helicopter, rescued the horse from a 300-foot ravine 

IV. Juli Briskman, riding her bike, gestures with her middle finger as a motorcade carrying President Donald Trump departs Trump National Golf Course in Sterling, Virginia, on October 28, 2017. After the photo was published, Briskman posted it on her social media profiles, and decided to alert her employer, Akima, a government contracting firm, that the photo might go viral. Akima fired her for violating its policies, but someone shortly set up a GoFundMe page for Briskman. The page has raised more than $130,000 so far. 

V. A girl reacts as colored water is thrown on her face while celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colors, in Mumbai, India, on March 13, 2017.