Photos of the week: 5/6 - 5/13

The past week in news has been chock full of severe weather, political protests, rare space events and animals where they probably aren't supposed to be -- including a cat on the field during a Major League Baseball game.

Click through the slideshow above to see photos from all of these stories and more, and be sure to check back next weekend for our selection of the best photography from the coming seven days.