In pics: Americans in 2017 (7)

Kobe Bryant speaks during his jersey retirement press conference in Los Angeles, the United States, Dec. 18, 2017. In a celebration during halftime of Laker's game against the Golden State Warriors on Dec. 18, 2017, Bryant's Nos. 8 and 24 were retired by the Lakers. The two jerseys were raised up in the rafters of Staples Center in Los Angeles. From Las Vegas' shooting spree to Manhattan's truck attack, from Texas' Harvey to Carlifornia's wildfire, from record-high DowJones Industrial Averageto once-in-a-century total solar eclipse. From Las Vegas' shooting spree to Manhattan's truck attack, from Texas' Hurricane Harvey to California's wildfires, from the advancing bull stock market to once-in-a-century total solar eclipse across U.S., seventeen photos covered the impressive moments of Americans through out the year. They were typical faces of the Americans, epitomizing the year of 2017 and reflecting the duplicity of their lives. (Xinhua/Li Ying)