Photos of the week: Dec. 17-23

Here are some photos from stories that happened last week. Scroll through to see if you’ve missed any.

A Soyuz-FG rocket booster with a Soyuz MS-07 spaceship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station blasts off at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. Aboard the Russian rocket are Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, U.S. astronaut Scott Tingle, and Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky

Native American activists have reignited the debate over changing the Washington Redskins football team name. On Sunday, Dec. 17, they rallied outside the FedEx field in Landover, Maryland. Organizers of the rally want the name changed to the Redhawks. The Rising Hearts Coalition, a Native-American activist group, held the rally. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

A devotee lights an oil lamp during the Gaya Aunsi festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Worshippers performed holy rituals to offer prayers and pay tribute to deceased family members. It is also believed this will help departed souls to find the way to the heaven. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha

Emergency crews rescued a horse from a quicksand-like stream in Washington County, Maryland. (Courtesy Washington County Maryland Fire Calls) — Emergency crews rescued a horse from a quicksand-like stream in Washington County, Maryland, on Dec. 18. (Courtesy Washington County Maryland Fire Calls)

Protesters clash with police during a general strike against a pension reform measure, outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Union leaders complain the legislation, which already passed in the Senate, would cut pension and retirement payments as well as aid for some of poor families. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano

A TIE fighter pilot plays peekaboo with a little girl. He may look like bad guy, but he’s soft on the inside. (WTOP/Michelle Basch) — A TIE fighter pilot plays peekaboo with a little girl. He may look like bad guy, but he’s soft on the inside. Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, a gaggle of Stormtroopers and other famous practitioners of the dark side of the Force were found making children smile at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)

Cars from an Amtrak train spill onto Interstate 5, crushing vehicles in DuPont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Amtrak said 78 passengers and five crew members were aboard when the train moving at more than 80 mph derailed, causing fatalities, about 40 miles south of Seattle before 8 a.m. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

Democrat Shelly Simonds reacts to the news that she won the 94th District precincts by one vote after previously trailing incumbent David Yancey by ten votes post-election, following a recount Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, in Hampton, Va. The next day a three-judge recount panel added a vote to Yancey to tie the race. (Joe Fudge/The Daily Press via AP) — Democrat Shelly Simonds reacts to the news that she won the 94th District precincts by one vote after previously trailing incumbent David Yancey by ten votes post-election, following a recount Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, in Hampton, Va. (Joe Fudge/The Daily Press via AP)

Photo shows an apartment building on fire — Just days before Christmas, people who live in two buildings at Carriage Hill apartments in Prince George’s County are unable to go back to their homes after a devastating fire. (Courtesy Twitter/Prince George’s County Fire)

President Donald Trump congratulates Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., while House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., watches to acknowledge the final passage of tax overhaul legislation by Congress at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

A pedestrian walks through a tunnel in Berlin’s government district on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

A tourist takes a photo from the “Peak Walk” suspension bridge on a winter day at the Glacier 3000 ski resort on the Col du Pillon mountain pass between Gstaad and Les Diablerets, Switzerland on Wednesday Dec. 20, 2017. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP

Protesters stand outside D.C. Superior Court Thursday morning in support of six people on trial for rioting and destruction of property charges charges stemming from riots that broke out near Franklin Square on Inauguration Day. A jury found the six not guilty of all charges. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty) — Protesters stand outside D.C. Superior Court Thursday, Dec. 21, in support of six people on trial for rioting and property charges charges stemming from the riots that broke out near Franklin Square on Inauguration Day. A jury found the six not guilty of all charges. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)

Voters line up at a polling station to cast their ballots for the Catalan regional election in Bonmati, outskirts of Girona, Spain, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Spain’s worst political crisis in decades showed few signs of abating Friday after Catalan separatist parties clinched a parliamentary majority in an exceptional election called by the country’s prime minister, who remained steadfast in his refusal to consider independence for the prosperous region. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

AP Photo/Bernat Armangue

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe pours a beer in the Glass Enclosed Nerve Center on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, to toast his 38th and final appearance on "Ask the Governor." He picked the ingredients used to make the Give Me Stout or Give me Death, a colaboration among three Virginia breweries: Stone, Hardywood and Ardent. (WTOP/Omama Altaleb) — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe pours a beer in the Glass Enclosed Nerve Center on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, to toast his 38th and final appearance on “Ask the Governor.” He picked the ingredients used to make the Give Me Stout or Give me Death, a colaboration among three Virginia breweries: Stone, Hardywood and Ardent. (WTOP/Omama Altaleb)

An anti-government protestor stands next to burning barricade blocking a road, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. The Trump administration recognized the results of Honduras’ disputed presidential election despite opposition complaints and irregularities found by international poll observers. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)

AP Photo/Fernando Antonio

A Palestinian protester uses a sling to throw a teargas canister towards Israeli soldiers during clashes on the Israeli border with Gaza, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

AP Photo/Khalil Hamra

Tape marks off the scene of the shooting, in the 2600 block of Black Fir Court in Reston.(WTOP/Mike Murillo) — Police will charge a 17-year-old boy from Lorton with murder, after they say he fatally shot a husband and wife in Reston, Virginia. The boy also shot himself, but survived and was transported to a hospital in critical condition. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)

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This gallery is a combination of local photos by WTOP staff and photos from AP’s 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 gallery was produced by Patrick Sison in New York and WTOP staff in D.C.