Photos of the Week: Blistering heat, Hunter Biden and spaceship socks

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Church personnel inspect damages inside the Odesa Transfiguration Cathedral. One person is shown very small in a large room. There is a great deal of rubble on the ground and structures and columns on the altar are skewed and tilted. Parts of the decoration on the upper walls and ceiling are peeling and hanging down.
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A voter poses for a selfie with Onyx, right, a drag queen doing election work at a polling station.
A fish swims near coral showing signs of bleaching at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla.
A fish swims Jul 23 near coral that’s showing signs of bleaching at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla. Scientists have seen devastating effects from prolonged hot water surrounding Florida — including coral bleaching and some death. Andrew Ibarra/NOAA via AP
Tour de France winner Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard lifts his bicycle over his head
Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard, of Denmark, wears the overall leader’s yellow jersey and lifts his bicycle July 23 after the 21st stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 71.5 miles, which started in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and finished on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris. Associated Press/Daniel Cole
Metal letters consisting of the "T," "W," and @ symbol from a sign on the Twitter headquarters are seen in a pile
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is detained by police during a protest. There are two guards, one on either side of her, securing her arms straight out to the side by securing one hand under the armpit and holding her wrist with the other.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is detained by police July 24 during an action for blocking the entrance to an oil facility in Malmo, Sweden. The protest took place just a few hours after Thunberg was fined for disobeying police during a similar protest last month at the same terminal. Associated Press/Pavel Golovkin
President Biden, applauded by members of the Till family and members of Congress, finishes signing a proclamation to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
Two soccer players from opposing teams compete to head the ball during the Women's World Cup Group A soccer match. The ball is suspended in the air between the two.
New Zealand’s Betsy Hassett, left, and Philippines’s Sarina Bolden compete to head the ball July 25 during a Group A match of the Women’s World Cup in Wellington, New Zealand. Associated Press/John Cowpland
Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, arrives to the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building
Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, arrives to the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on July 26 in Wilmington, Del. Biden was in court to review a plea deal reached with federal prosecutors on misdemeanor tax charges. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is seen on a TV in the background as he testifies
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is seen on a TV as he testifies during a July 26 House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security. Tierney L. Cross
Spaceship socks are worn by Ryan Graves, Executive Director of Americans for Safe Aerospace, during a hearing
Spaceship socks are worn by Ryan Graves, executive director of Americans for Safe Aerospace, during a July 26 hearing by the House subcommittee on national security, the border, and foreign affairs to discuss unidentified anomalous phenomena. Greg Nash
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) unexpectedly pauses while speaking to reporters, as the senators flanking him approach with concern
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) unexpectedly pauses while speaking to reporters July 26 after the weekly policy luncheon. McConnell left briefly and returned to answer questions. Greg Nash
A man with an umbrella stands in the foreground looking toward a flooded park in the background
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and other senators participate in a photo op
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other senators participate in a July 27 photo op prior to their meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Tierney L. Cross
Contrasting groups of supporters for the incumbent Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves and Democrat Brandon Presley wave their respective candidates' signs. Some of the signs read "Later, Tater!" and others read "Governor Tate Reeves"
Contrasting groups of supporters for the incumbent Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves and Democrat Brandon Presley wave their respective candidates’ signs July 27 at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss. Associated Press/Rogelio V. Solis
A woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat looks up toward the sky and fans herself as she stands in Times Square.
A tour guide fans herself while working July 27 in Times Square as temperatures rose in New York. Swaths of the United States were sweltering under an onslaught of searing temperatures this week, and around one-third of Americans were under some type of heat advisory. Associated Press/John Minchillo
Members of the House leave the Capitol following the last vote
Members of the House leave the Capitol following the last vote July 27 before a five-week district work period. Greg Nash

Photos curated by: Greg Nash, Tierney L. Cross and Valerie Morris

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