Top photos and videos of the day: Wednesday, March 5, 2014

VIDEO

One cop tried to talk his way out of an arrest. It didn’t work:

PHOTOS

A selection of some of the best photographs from around the world:

Misao Okawa, the world’s oldest Japanese woman looks on before her 116th birthday celebrations at Kurenai Nursing Home in Osaka, Japan. | Getty Images

An anti-Balaka militia child, wearing a charm necklace, holds a large knife in a street of Bossambele. United Nations diplomats will begin hammering out the details of a peacekeeping plan for the Central African Republic, hoping to restore order to the strife-torn country. | Getty Images

Jerome Boateng (L) of Germany is challenged by Alexis Sanchez of Chile during the international friendly match between Germany and Chile at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart, Germany. | Getty Images

A snipers battalion shouts during a military parade commemorating the one year anniversary of the death of Venezuela’s former President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Chavez, organized 10 days of commemorative activities to mark Wednesday’s anniversary of Chavez’s death from cancer at age 58. | AP Photo

Nick Gifford waits at the end of the gallop with his dogs Freddie and Walter at Nick Gifford’s Downs Stables in Findon, England. | Getty Images

Aleksandra Frantceva of Russia trains for women’s Visually Impared Downhill Standing Ski event during a training session at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center for the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. | Getty Images

A firefighter battles an apartment fire in Detroit, Mich.. Dozens of residents were forced out of their homes by the early morning blaze on the west side of the city. | Getty Images

John McCann, a layman at Trinity Church, draws a cross using ash on a man’s forehead to symbolize Ash Wednesday in New York City. | Getty Images

The Latest
“I need to get back to being myself,” the starting pitcher told the Sun-Times, “using my full arsenal and mixing it in and out.”
Bellinger left Tuesday’s game early after crashing into the outfield wall at Wrigley Field.
Their struggling lineup is the biggest reason for the Sox’ atrocious start.
The Sox hit two homers, but Garrett Crochet allowed five runs in the 6-3 loss to the Twins.