2014 Spot News
First Place - 2014 Spot News
Kevin, a man accused of being a thief by civil servants at the Work Inspection office, lays in pain after being attacked by a man with a machete and sticks, in plain view of others, in Bangui, Central African Republic, Friday, April 18, 2014. Foreign journalists intervened and stopped the beating, as the crowd shouted "he is a thief, he must die."
Jerome Delay / Associated Press
Second Place - 2014 Spot News
Protesters burn as a barricade catches fire during clashes with police on February 20, 2014 in Kiev. Anti-goverment protests in Ukraine's capital turned violent in February and at least 82 people were killed over the following few days, including 13 policemen; more than 1,100 people were injured.
Bulent Kilic / Agence France-Presse
Third Place - 2014 Spot News
A woman crawls towards the body of her sister as Ebola burial team members take her for cremation on October 10, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. The woman had died outside her home earlier in the morning while trying to walk to a treatment center, according to her relatives. The burial of loved ones is important in Liberian culture, making the removal of infected bodies for cremation all the more traumatic for surviving family members.
John Moore / Getty Images
Honorable Mention - 2014 Spot News
Pamela Rauseo, 37, performs CPR on her nephew, five-month-old Sebastian de la Cruz who stopped breathing and turned blue while traveling in their car along Florida State Road 836 on Thursday, February 20, 2014. At right is Lucilla Godoy who stopped in traffic to assist in the rescue.
Al Diaz / Miami Herald
Honorable Mention - 2014 Spot News
A looter armed with a gun takes items inside the QuikTrip in 9400 block of W. Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo. on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. The looters later burned the store.
David Carson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Honorable Mention - 2014 Spot News
A woman is comforted by her son near the body of her daughter after shelling in the town of Makiyivka on August 19, 2014. Ukrainian forces pressed on with their offensive in the war-torn east despite calls for restraint following claims "dozens" of fleeing civilians were killed in a strike on their convoy.
Dimitar Dilkoff / Agence France-Presse