Super Bowl XLIX, midwest snowstorm, New York ice hotel, European figure skating| Feb 01
The day in photos from around the world.
- Maureen Brewer shovels a spot in the street in front of her yard on Kingsdale Avenue, in Chicago, for her car Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. A slow-moving winter storm blanketed a large swath of the Plains and Midwest in snow Sunday, forcing the cancellation of more than 1,500 flights, making roads treacherous and forcing some people to rethink their plans to attend Super Bowl parties. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Michael Schmidt)
- Dean Baker, carries buckets with water and ice for the construction of the Hotel Saranac ice palace Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Built completely by volunteers, the ice palace is one of the annual attractions of the upcoming Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, which begins Feb. 6. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- A Russian man fishes through an ice hole near a sea port on the Finnish Gulf, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
- Singer Katy Perry performs during halftime of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
- Members of the Swedish synchronized skating team Surprise perform during the gala exhibition at the European Figure Skating championships in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
- Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres, of France, skate during their free program at the European Figure Skating championships in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
- A United Airlines jet blows snow on a runway at O’Hare International Airport, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Chicago. More than 1,100 flights have been canceled at Chicago’s airports and snow-covered roads are making travel treacherous. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
- Christie Capshaw runs across North Avenue at California Avenue with her son James, 5, neighbor Sebastian, 4, and son William, 1, from left, Sunday Feb. 1, 2015, in Chicago’s Humboldt Park, as wind-blown snow blankets the area. (Chicago Tribune/Michael Tercha)
- O’Hare International Airport crews work on a runway at the airport, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Chicago. The first major winter storm of the year is bearing down on the Chicago region, bringing with it blizzard conditions of heavy snow and strong winds. More than 1,100 flights have been canceled at Chicago’s airports and snow-covered roads are making travel treacherous. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
- A woman holds a sign stating: “In memory of Mr. Haruna Yukawa,” a Japanese hostage killed by the Islamic State, during a rally in front of the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. Appalled and saddened by news Sunday of another Japanese hostage Kenji Goto’s beheading, apparently by Islamic State extremists, Japan ordered heightened security precautions, but vowed not to give in to terrorism. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
- A woman shelters from the rain with an umbrella as she stands on an escalator to ascend up to the old city of Vitoria, northern Spain, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
- German Severin Freund, right, reacts next to teammate Marinus Kraus after winning the ski jumping World Cup in Willingen, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
- A projection turns and throws images onto a wall during the light festival in Ghent, Belgium, on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. More than 40 light installations were on display during the festival, which takes places every three years. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
- Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch warms up before the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
- Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) dives into the end zone for a touchdown in front of New England Patriots cornerback Brandon Browner (39) during the first half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) reacts as he walks off the field after throwing an interception during the first half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
- New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (11) tackles Seattle Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane (20) after an interception during the first half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski catches a 22-yard touchdown pass in front of Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker K.J. Wright (50) during the first half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ORG XMIT: NFL304
- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) yells before the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates a touchdown with wide receiver Julian Edelman (11) during the first half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) and defensive back Nate Ebner (43) run onto the field before the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
- A Bangladeshi man, a victim of one of the recent bomb attacks sparked by the latest clash between the country’s two main, long-feuding political factions, lies on a stretcher as he is moved for treatment at a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. Since Jan.5, the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led alliance has been blockading Dhaka demanding that the government resign and hold new elections immediately, but Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her government will remain in office until her term ends in 2019. Dozens have been killed, hundreds of vehicles have been smashed or torched and much of the country’s transportation system has been at a standstill. (AP Photo/ A.M. Ahad)
- Muslims residing in Japan offer prayers at Otsuka Masjid mosque in Tokyo Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 after an online video purporting to show an Islamic State group militant beheading Japanese hostage Kenji Goto was circulated via social media. Muslim people at the mosque said they are concerned that the worried Japanese people may mix up normal Muslims with the Islamic militants as the country is appalled and saddened by news of Goto’s killing. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
- Firefighters work to put out a blaze at a library of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. A fire at one of Russia’s largest libraries has been raging for the second day destroying thousands of rare documents. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
- A man crosses with his bag a pedestrian zone as the snow falls on a winter night, in Pamplona northern Spain, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. A cold spell has reached northern Spain with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
- Members of the Russian curling team Kirikov compete during an exhibition curling tournament at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. St. Bazils Cathedral is at the background left. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
- Male Siberian tiger Dragan makes its way through the snow in an enclosure in the zoo in Eberswalde, eastern Germany. The animal was born Oct. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Pleul)
- The interior of the Hotel Saranac ice palace is seen Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Built by volunteers, the large ice palace is one of the annual attractions of the upcoming Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, which begins Feb. 6. The theme of the 2015 carnival is the Groovy ’60s. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- As husband Dean Baker, left, listens Marilynn Baker, right, talks to John Pietras, as the volunteers work on the Hotel Saranac ice palace Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Built completely by volunteers, the ice palace is one of the annual attractions of the upcoming Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, which begins Feb. 6. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- People pass by the Hotel Saranac ice palace Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Built by volunteers, the large ice palace is one of the annual attractions of the upcoming Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, which begins Feb. 6. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- Dean Baker, left, and wife Marilynn Baker walk in the Hotel Saranac ice palace Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Built completely by volunteers, the ice palace is one of the annual attractions of the upcoming Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, which begins Feb. 6. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- Volunteer John Pietras works on the huge Hotel Saranac ice palace Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Built by volunteers, the ice palace is one of the annual attractions of the upcoming Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, which begins Feb. 6. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)