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AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the past week

Kyle Blessing, of Chesapeake, Va., hugs his fiancee, Petty Officer 2nd Class Sophie Mulkey, as Petty Officer 2nd Class Dan Ravo, of Norfolk, Va., kisses his girlfriend, Kelly Rancier, alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul after returning to Norfolk Naval Station after an eight-month deployment. (Bill Tiernan/The Virginian-Pilot via AP) MAGS OUT Kyle Blessing, of Chesapeake, Va., hugs his fiancee, Petty Officer 2nd Class Sophie Mulkey, as Petty Officer 2nd Class Dan Ravo, of Norfolk, Va., kisses his girlfriend, Kelly Rancier, alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul after returning to Norfolk Naval Station after an eight-month deployment. (Bill Tiernan/The Virginian-Pilot via AP) MAGS OUT

By Associated Press December 19, 2015 1 min read

Highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

This week’s gallery features a petty officer hugging her fiance in Norfolk, Virginia, after an eight-month deployment; a woman sitting below a mural depicting Freddie Gray in Baltimore; and Shiite tribesmen holding their weapons during a gathering to show support for the Houthi movement in Sanaa, Yemen.

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This gallery contains photos published Dec. 12-Dec. 18, 2015.

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The Archive: Top photo highlights from previous weeks: http://apne.ws/13QUFKJ

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This gallery was produced by Patrick Sison in New York.