A Nov 7 rally of people advocating immigration reform.


Ronit Hachmon inspects her house after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip in Beersheba Israel.


A DNA technology company created a composite image of man Loudoun County Sheriff s detectives believe is tied to a 1987 sexual assault case DNA from the crime was used to create the image authorities said.


The two stolen kittens were photographed by a man who planned to adopt them.


The courtmartial is taking place just miles from Fort Hood s Soldier Readiness Processing Center where Maj Nidal Malik Hasan said he opened fire on fellow soldiers preparing to deploy to Afghanistan in 2009.


Protesters climb a fence surrounding the US Embassy in Sanaa Yemen Hundreds of Yemeni demonstrators stormed the embassy Thursday apparently in protest against a film they consider blasphemous to Islam and security guards tried to hold them off by firing into the air.


James H Cook purchased his fatherinlaw s northwest Nebraska ranch in 1886 after discovering agate fossils and Plains Indian artifacts there He invited paleontologists and scientists to excavate and study the fossils and minerals Members of the Cook family operated a post office at the ranch which they called Agate from 1899 until it closed in 1968 The ranch became Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in 1997.


King Salman attends the funeral of the late Saudi king Abdullah who was his halfbrother in Riyadh.


Hundreds of US Marines gather at Camp Commando in the Kuwait desert during a Christmas Eve visit by Santa Claus in this 2002 photo.


In the herb propagation house at Hillcrest Nursery in Millers Md Emily Kelly fetches finished plugs for shipping.


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left and centrist Kadima party leader Shaul Mofaz right announce a coalition deal between their two parties on Tuesday The surprise deal ends a plan for early elections and strengthens Netanyahu s already solid coalition.


Former president Bill Clinton watches from backstage as President Obama delivers remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York.


Columbia University has the highest sticker price of any school in the country But most students do nt pay that.


A health worker in Ciudad Juarez at the Mexican border crossing with El Paso Texas hands out leaflets to passing motorists and people as part of a measles prevention program.


Presidential candidate Donald Trump pauses during the CNBC Republican Presidential Debate at the University of Colorados Coors Events Center on Oct 28 in Boulder.


Excavation tools sit at the ready The group uses pickaxes shovels screwdrivers putty chisels paper towels and plaster to find and then preserve the whale s skeleton.


Pradeeti Mainali 13 left and Brieauna Johnson 12 both students at Langston Hughes Middle School in Reston Va learn how to code at the GEMS Hour of Code class at South Lakes High School on Wednesday.


Obama and Tanzania s president Jakaya Kikwete greet Tanzanians during an official welcoming ceremony in Dar Es Salaam.


Stephen Twitch Boss Matt Bomer Kevin Nash Joe Manganiello Channing Tatum and Adam Rodriguez in Magic Mike XXL.


TC Maslin who is on medical disability from his job in Washington plans to stay home and take care of his son Jack after he finishes therapy in Canada For me it s about being there for Jack he says I want to be the father to Jack that my father was nt or could nt be.


US President Barack Obama walks past former US President Bill Clinton as he arrives to speak during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York September 23 2014 Saul LoebAFPGetty Images.


A protester shouts at police in Berkeley Mo.


Police officers patrol the Tom Bradley International Terminal in Los Angeles Although Friday s shooting was at Terminal 3 security remained on heightened alert throughout the airport.


It is the breakout hit from a Detroit singerrapper who talks landfills of trash but sounds as if she is carrying a much heavier load on her shoulders Read the review.


McAuliffe Virginia at unique crossroads.


Washington College students Richie Torres Monica Benitez Jacob Marberger and Morgen Ricketts pose after participating in events tied to the Relay for Life fundraiser to fight cancer in March 2015 Marberger has been missing since Monday Nov 16 and officials closed the school amid uncertainty about his whereabouts and a belief that he is armed.


A protester sits in a burned out police bus after a rally near government buildings in Kiev The Interior Ministry said several dozen troops had been injured in the clashes overnight Protesters said 30 to 40 on their side had been hurt.


Soldiers load ammunition onto a cargo plane at Pradubice airport in the Czech Republic The country plans to send 500 tons of ammunition for Kurdish militias to fight Islamic State militants in Iraq.


French police officers patrol at Gare du Nord train station in Paris.


Colin Kaepernick answers questions at a news conference Friday night.


Cars drive on a flooded highway in Rodanthe NC.


NASA s Curiosity rover recorded this view of the sun setting at the close of the mission s 956th Martian day.


Du Pont traveled widely for inspiration for his fountain including to the Chicago World s Columbian Exposition in 1893 when he was in his early 20s.


Donald Trump is too busy to return Jon Huntsman s calls.


On Sunday evening a haboob like the one shown here rolled through Lubbock Tex but some Texans were more upset by the terminology than the storm itself.


This June 6 2007 photo shows the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon Ohio.


Republican presidential candidates former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.


Kids ages 5 to 16 learn how to cope with bullying at Boys and Girls Club in Alexandria At left is Monique Tyler 13.


Yosira Martinez hands drinks while sitting at the edge of the pool at a party held at the Capitol Skyline Hotel.


A crow sits on a sculpture of doubleheaded eagle Russia s State Emblem in StPetersburg Russia Thursday Dec 4 2014.


Dzhokar Tsarnaev is shown in an undated photo provided by the FBI.


Three high school students admitted that they fibbed to their teacher to get out of class saying they needed to use the bathroom What they actually did was try to get a peek inside the auditorium being prepped for the visit by the president.


Mariachis sing songs of the late Mexican singer Juan Gabriel in Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City on Aug 29.


The hotel gives guests the opportunity to experience smallerscale living The tiny houses were built by local builders and range in size from 84 to 170 square feet.


Pope Francis flanked by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena stands on the tarmac of the airport upon his arrival in Colombo.


Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan.


Camp Leatherneck Afghanistan is shown here in March 2015 after the US military withdrawal.


A member of the local electoral commission sets up a voting booth at a polling station in Kiev Ukraine will elect a new parliament on Sunday.


Israel steps up ground offensive against Gaza.


A vendor adjusts a pinata in the image of Donald Trump March 2 in Tijuana Mexico.


John Paul II is greeted by wellwishers in Togo.


Members of the Marshalltown Canvass in Marshalltown Iowa catch a glimpse of Bernie Sanders as he prepares to walk in to talk with them.


Taheshia Williams gives her account of the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott on Tuesday in Charlotte.


On April 22 1966 Karen ODonoghue 4 of Cheverly was ready to serve a bucketful of milk to this 4monthold elephant when the latter arrived at George s Pet Shop in Bladensburg.


A young boy sticks out his tongue while fiercely concentrating.


Winner Bernard Lagat edges Hassan Mead by 2 seconds to qualify for his fifth Olympics He represented his native Kenya in Sydney in 2000 and again four years later in Athens He represented the US in Beijing and LondonPaul Chelimo right finished third just 22 seconds behind Mead.


Bharatiya Janata Party s prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi center greets supporters at the BJP s state headquarters in Gandhinagar the capital of Gujarat IndiaThe nationalist BJP led by Modi has won an absolute majority in India s parliamentary polls According to the news reports BJP is leading on 277 of 534 seats A party needs to secure a majority of 272 seats in the 543seat parliament to form the government.


Hagman aka the cunning and callous JR relaxing off the set 1978.


Members of the media gather around a lineup of the Apple iPhone 6S after an event in San Francisco.


Shelves are packed with items for sale at the weGrow store in Northeast Washington in preparation for its opening Friday A company dubbed the WalMart of Weed is putting down roots in the nation s capital sprouting further debate on marijuana medical or otherwise The weGrow store is a few miles from the White House and federal buildings.


Frida Ramos 20 of Orange County Calif cries after seeing Francis pass by during the parade.


Kim Jong Un shown here in April reportedly gave field guidance at a new apartment complex in what was his first public appearance in over a month North Korea s state media said.


Florida Fish and Wildlife workers search for the 2yearold boy.


Rosalie Carter of Newton Mass and Helen Garvy of New York assemble march signs.


Left Arya Farzin cofounder of the Heat Running app before he lost weight Right Farzin after losing 200 pounds.


Donald Trump says he might run as an independent Again.


Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie speaks at the Growth and Opportunity Party at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Oct 31.


A popular meme that has been posted to Tumblr at least 37 times.


Israeli soldiers train at a staging area near the border with Gaza.


Newt Gingrich greets delegates from his home state of Georgia.


Cherie Blair wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair and founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women speaks at the Investing in Our Future forum at the USAfrica Leaders Summit in Washington.


Shkreli s face is seen in a makeshift cat litter pan at an October protest in New York.


President Obama toasts Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.


Ben Bradlee Jr left and Quinn Bradlee stop to pay tribute at their father s casket.


This picture released Sept 22 shows an artist s rendering of a gas giant planet circling the two red dwarf stars in the system OGLE2007BLG349.


A composite picture shows a drainpipe in an exterior wall of a house that is home to a squirrel in Hamburg Germany.


Stephanie Nguyen 24 and Vinh Nguyen 53 Read Stephanie s story in Not My Mother s World.


A father and son embrace after their boat arrives to Lesbos Greece from Turkey on Sept 17.


The home of Richard and Julianne Vilardo on May 11.


How accurate is HBO s VEEP Truth Teller.


Why cupping therapy is popular among Olympic athletes.


Travelers at Dulles International Airport.


Haji Nasser Ahmed sells carpets that memorialize the Afghan war.


A portion of Hunter Mill Road flooded in Vienna Va.


Washington hotel employee Tedros Birat opens an Uber car door for Brendan Kownacki who uses the service accessed via a smartphone app rather than cabs to get around town.


Republican presidential candidate Louisiana Gov Bobby Jindal addresses the Sunshine Summit in Orlando Saturday Nov 14 2015.


Blanco Garcia listens during the second day of his firstdegree murder trial.


Demonstrators at Hong Kong s Victoria Park on June 4 2014.


Long lines mark opening night at the Horseshoe Baltimore casino.


Colombian John Jairo Velasquez Vasquez aka Popeye confessed murderer of about 250 people is photographed at Combita prison in Boyaca in 2013.


Authorities investigate a truck after it plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice France on Thursday.


Trump right with New York City Park Commissioner Henry Stern holds ice skates that are intended for use at the Wollman Skating Rink in New York s Central Park Trump offered to rebuild the longclosed rink at no profit to himself after the city s renovation effort went through five years of delays.


Investigators believe that as many as 21 women were brought by Secret Service and military personnel to the Hotel Caribe in Cartagena Colombia in early April during a night of carousing before President Obama s visit to the Summit of the Americas.


Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is sacked by Broncos outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware in the second quarter.


There s neon yellow Then there s the outfit Petra Kvitova and other Nike players are wearing.


Priests dance in St Peter s Square ahead of the ceremony in which Pope Francis will elevate John XXIII and John Paul II to sainthood.


Austin Christopher s car did nt make it to this course.


It s getting harder and harder to flip houses.


An electrical storm lights up the night sky behind the business district in Madrid.


A Ukrainian National Circus artist performs with dogs during a presentation of a new program in Kiev Ukraine s capital city.


Reading signage along the trail Jewell tours Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge near the beach at Bulls Island in Awendaw SC.


Pitcher in troop quarters at Camp Spann Amputees are allowed to return to active duty if they can prove they can still do the job and wo nt be a danger to themselves or others.


Chechen citizens look over the rubble of destroyed houses during a lull in the fighting in Grozny on Jan 1 1995 Russian forces barraged rebel positions inside the capital of the breakaway Russian republic in a new year push to take control of the city.


Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Anderson SC on Oct 19.


Santorum told the 22 people at the Estherville Hardee s Iowa has an opportunity to do something great.


An antiCastro Cuban exile reacts after the announcement of restoring diplomatic ties between Cuba and United States in the Little Havana neighborhood of downtown Miami.


Aiming and firing unloaded pistols is the last requirement of the physicalability test.


Jeffrey Tambor left as Maura Pfefferman in Season 3 of Transparent.


Kyle Larson practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 57th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.


Top five hottest summers on record in Washington DC.


Volunteers prepare relief goods for victims in Manila.


Luz Urbaez Weinberg Commissioner City of Aventura Fla testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Voting Rights Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday July 17 2013.


Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford is sacked in the first quarter by Washington inside linebacker Will Compton.


Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump rallies with supporters in St Augustine Fla Oct 24 2016.


Kortnie Lanclos of Liberty SC wears a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shell before a superherothemed funeral for Jacob Hall at Oakdale Baptist Church.


Zoe Saldana as Rosemary in NBC s Rosemary s Baby.


Gentry Lee poses for a portrait in the Mars Science Laboratory at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena Calif on Thursday.


Obama How can we make government better through technology.


Relatives and members of the military medical unit attend the Artemivsk ceremony Ukraine delayed a promised pullback of heavy weapons from the front line Monday in eastern Ukraine blaming continuing attacks from rebels.


TehreekeInsaf supporters block NATO trucks in Peshawar Pakistan.


Sam The Vanilla Gorilla Crossed left starred in a Super Bowl commercial with Mike Tyson and Tyson s son Amir.


ThenUS Secretary of State Colin Powell poses with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the start of talks at Iikura House in Tokyo on Feb 22 2003.


Kevin Ogorzalek looks at the view toward Capitol Heights in his newly purchased 2 bedroom 2 bath 800 sq ft Mount Pleasant condo in Washington DC on October 8 2011.


Gloria Darden the mother of Freddie Gray.


Hillary Rodham gave a commencement address to the class of 1969 at Wellesley College.


Federal Trade Commission Chair Edith Ramirez.


President Obama greeted Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at his State of the Union address earlier this week.


The main entrance gate of the Provisional Detention Centre in Sao Paulo Brazil where the vice president of Facebook for Latin America Diego Dzodan was being detained on March 1.


US Senator Marco Rubio RFL waits to speak during a seminar on Is the American World Order Sustainable and Necessary in the 21st Century at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC on April 25 2012.


Prosecutors said that Albrecht Muth seen in a 2010 photo assumed the persona of a US Army officer a count a foreign spy and most recently an Iraqi general donning a military uniform as he walked the streets of Georgetown.


Two boys from Syria and Germany break down barriers with friendship UNICEF.


A journalist tries out the original version of PacMan inside the exhibition The Art of Video Games March 15 2012 at the Smithsonian s American Art Museum in Washington DC.


Billie Holiday by Herman Leonard Gelatin silver print 1949.


USA s Jermaine Jones battles against Azerbaijan s Ufuk Budak.


Ambulance crews and police officers outside a facility for the disabled where a number of people were killed and dozens injured in a knife attack Tuesday.


A relative mourns the death of her niece who died after eating a contaminated meal at a primary school 50miles away in the village of Masrakh in eastern India.


ThenMarine Capt Brian R Chontosh received the Navy Cross from Gen Michael W Hagee thencommandant of the Marine Corps during an awards ceremony May 6 2004 in Twentynine Palms Calif.


Workers prepare a camera platform inside Quicken Loans Arena in preparation for the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.


Image of the St Louis skyline courtesy of Flickr user Dave Herholz under a Creative Commons license.


Brazil s Neymar heads the ball over Colombia s Carlos Sanchez Moreno Neymar later left the game with a back injury that will rule him out of the rest of the World Cup.


Cuban President Raul Castro waves while walking with the pope.


Georgene Voutila cheers during last week s recall election.


Barney Frank shown in Sept 1989 during his time as a Democratic Congressman for Massachusetts is currently teaching a class at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.


On the winter solstice Earth s northern hemisphere reaches its maximum tilt away from the sun.


Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Twal washes the foot of a priest during the Catholic Washing of the Feet ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem s Old City.


Michael B Jordan Kate Mara and Jamie Bell during another interview.


The University of Texas at Austin campus near the school s iconic tower in Austin Texas.


The upscale Wright Company occupies secondfloor space in a building in downtown Detroit.


Law enforcement is shown photographing a window that was hit by a bullet at the White House as seen from the South Lawn on Nov 16 2011 Leonnig pieced together details of the incident in which a gunman Oscar OrtegaHernandez fired seven shots at the mansion.


Patches of artificial snow made by a snow cannon lie on a ski piste in Oberaudorf Germany on Monday H M blamed a slump in November sales on mild weather in Germany where a large portion of the retailer s business is done.


The south side of the White House is shown near where a bullet struck a window in the residential quarters Nov 11 2011.


Cousins George and Daniel Lee separate shorn sheep from those who are waiting for a cut.


Rolling Stones play free concert in Havana.


Iran s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 25th death anniversary of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini founder of the Islamic Republic in Tehran June 4 2014.


A photo from the Curiosity rover shows the rover s own tracks in Martian dunes The rover had driven over the dune three days earlier The distance between the parallel wheel tracks is about 9 feet This view is looking eastward The image has been adjusted to show what the Martian surface materials would look like if under the light of Earth s sky.


Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden right takes a walk with his father Vice President Biden to the Green Ridge Little Baseball Field in Scranton Pa.


Bob Dole and Pat Robertson Mark WilsonAP.


The car driven by Connecticut school shooter Adam Lanza is towed from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.


Marshall Julia Roberts and Bradley Cooper share a laugh as they arrive at the premiere of their film Valentine s Day in Los Angeles Marshall also directed Roberts in the 1990 film Pretty Woman.


Marcus Yarboro cries when it is time to leave the Massanutten ski resort in McGayesville Va while his father Mark Yarboro consoles him on Feb 18 2006.


A baby laughing gull recovers from the spill at the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras La.


Spectators applaud at a rally held by the Racine Tea Party PAC in Gorney Park in Caledonia near Racine Wis Saturday June 2 2012 The rally was held in advance of Tuesday s recall election in which Democratic opponents are running against incumbent Gov Scott Walker Lt Gov Rebecca Kleefisch and State Sen Van Wanggaard of Racine.


People wait to see the convoy transporting Pope Francis during his visit to Nairobi.


Jane Sanders wife of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders greets a young audience member at a February education forum in Columbia SC.


Soldiers secure a landing zone near Lashkar Gah Afghanistan on Oct 4 2016.


People walk past murals at Mohamed Mahmoud Street in Cairo The street is the location where at least 42 protesters died during clashes in 2011 during Egypt s interim military rule The murals show from left Ahmed Mansour Abo elHassan and Osama Ahmed who died during clashes with authorities during the revolution leading to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.


A portrait of the Twitter logo in Ventura California in this photo taken December 21 2013 REUTERSEric ThayerFiles.


The Ryugyong Hotel which for years loomed over the city like a skeleton thanks to a crooked elevator shaft that meant it could never be used has now been finished on the outside at least.


Workers repair part of a subway tunnel wall of the Marunouchi Line after the last train of the day passed by.


Friends celebrate a birthday at Avery s on H Street NE The threelevel bar is usually packed with people having a good time.


Derek Gray a special collections archivist at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library holds the November 3 1896 volume of the Washington Evening Star newspaper in which William McKinley was declared the winner of that year s presidential election The lost volume was returned last week.


Hostess Lexi Cotcamp lets in a soakingwet Daniel Zager as Georgetown university students and a professor meet for dinner and to get to know each other in April.


Obama helps sort toys at a US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots distribution center which distributes gifts to needy children for Christmas at Joint Base AnacostiaBolling in Washington With Obama Anacostia has not been forgotten The first lady has held events east of the Anacostia River at least 20 times.


People attend the funeral of security guard Dan Uzan a Jewish victim of the weekend s attack on a synagogue in Copenhagen.


Mary Lou Retton wore the flaginspired garb when she won the gold medal at the Los Angeles Games.


President Obama answers questions during a news conference with Singapore s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong in the East Room of the White House on Aug 2.


District Department of Transportation map shows recent Southeast Freeway closing and detours.


Kitty gets comfy on a sofa in the Milloy home.


Haley Barbour South Carolina should decide how they want to decorate their state capitol.


Susan Peralta tests out the comfort of a bed while talking with Mattress Warehouse store manager Shaun Hiltner on May 23 in Rockville.


Rocky reefs in Kalbarri before left and after right a 2011 marine heatwave wiped out underwater forests of Australian kelps.


Former president Bill Clinton sent Gov Martin OMalley his latest book.


Curtis Thompson left and Riley Dolezal take a victory lap after placing second and third in the javelin Thompson threw 27111 and Dolezal 2614.


Snow piles up on the streets of Jerusalem.


Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak takes part in a panel discussion at a security conference in Munich on Sunday Barak hinted that Israel was responsible for an airstrike on Syria last week.


TV journalists stand outside Sheremetyevo Airport where Edward Snowden met with human rights activists.


Catholic worshipers attend a Mass on Aug 4 at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul Pope Francis is scheduled to visit South Korea on Thursday.


Singer Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio.


Family members hug during the memorial service in Prescott Ariz.


Do I look like a resume and cover letter to you.


Members of the Baltimore Orioles stand on the field after teammate Manny Machado was hit by a pitch by Nationals relief pitcher Jonathan Papelbon on Sept 23.


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov left meets with Thorbjorn Jagland the secretary general of the Council of Europe in Moscow.


New York Gov Mario Cuomo left New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani center and New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton laugh during a light moment while touring the New York City Police Department s shooting range.


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The Crystal City neighborhood in Arlington.


Cyclists ride along the Mt Vernon Trail early Wednesday morning.


The president of China Xi Jinping center meets members of the White House administration with President Obama right during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House.


Smoke rises after intense fighting between Syrian Army and FSA in a military base in Tal Sheen Syria.


The peculiarity of ant farmers at the National Museum of Natural History.


Leonard Robinson shown in March is known as Batman to children in area hospitals whom he visits handing out Batman hats shirts backpacks and other things to brighten their days.


When one of the doctors at Carilion Clinic receives a rating of 3 or below.


Harvard Yale and the rest of the Ivies are set to join Dartmouth and cut fullcontact from practices.


Mitt Romney at George Mason on Nov 5 Both campaigns spent plenty of time in Northern Virginia but the size of its Democratic vote overwhelmed the Republican majorities in the rest of the state.


Police officers conduct body searches on students after a shooting occurred on the Seattle Pacific University campus in Seattle.


Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush answered voters questions during a campaign stop at the VFW Hall in Franklin NH on Nov 13.


People embrace outside the Supreme Court.


As anger over the attack on the plane mounts Ukrainian protesters overturn a car during a rally in front of the Russian embassy in Kiev.


Members of the military escort an injured woman to safety at the military airport base in Kathmandu.


A person signs a poster with messages of hope and prayer outside the church.


The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Denver Broncos 2710.


The Kentucky Democratic primary in one minute.


The HEAVY Basketball League in North Philadelphia was created to keep children and teens busy and off the streets during the summer The league is in the city s 22nd district In some parts of the district more than 50 percent of residents live in poverty.


President and Michelle Obama handled their hecklers very differently.


Alaskans wait in line outside the State Division of Elections office to vote early in Anchorage.


Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner lays down and blocks a firstperiod shot.


Noah prepares dinner while his son Malikah Pon 7 plays Amerson has a construction job in Greensboro and he credits his David with helping him stay focused and helping to straighten out his life We re brothers Noah said but we ve experienced two different things in life.


Jeremy Irvine right plays a kid from the sticks who arrives in New York just before a pivotal event in the gay rights movement Ann Hornaday writes As wellintentioned misfires go it s difficult to imagine as disastrous a dud as Stonewall an earnest dramatization of reallife events that winds up being as lamentably flatfooted as it is inexcusably inauthentic Read the full review.


Kimura checks radiation levels among debris near his land.


DC police make arrest in burned body murder.


A woman hugs her child while reuniting at a gathering point for family members of Navy Yard employees that was set up inside Nationals Park.


Years of lead and zinc mining near Picher Okla turned the area into a Superfund site with sinkholes and tainted water.


What s at stake for the White House in the fiscal cliff fight Fiscal Cliff Fix.


UnitedHealthcare is pulling out of the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges at the end of this year.


A patient undergoes a colonoscopy at the ProMedica Toledo Hospital.


A Salvadoran mother and her 3yearold child await transport to a processing center for illegal immigrants.


A man shot and wounded Dux a dog that is part of a K9 unit in Spotsylvania County Va.


Sheen and heavyweight boxer and actor Mike Tyson appear at the Los Angeles premiere of Scary Movie V at the Cinerama Dome.


View of the southbound Express Lanes near Duke Street in Alexandria.


Suspect in deadly shooting of Houston officer in custody.


Huckabee speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul.


The David M Rubenstein History Galleries on the lower levels tell the story of the first Africans in the United States and their descendents.


Pakistani supporters of opposition cricketerturnedpolitician Imran Khan top center cheer him during an antigovernment protest in front of Parliament in Islamabad Thousands of followers of Khan and populist cleric Tahirul Qadri want Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down from office.


David Umeh 25 says that his company HighSpeed is a juice delivery service But customers who order from the Web site and choose options for love or lots of love also get a little gift from Umeh cannabis.


Senate Minority Leader Sen Mitch McConnell Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and Senate Majority Leader Sen Harry Reid met Wednesday.


Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the University of the Western Cape about USSouth Africa partnership on Aug 8 2012 in Cape Town South Africa.


A Trump protester and a supporter get into an altercation at the end of a Trump rally at the Tucson Convention Center.


Ivan Belenko a spokesman for the Jehovah s Witnesses center opens a car door while Alexey Koptev waits for him.


Many park rangers Beakes says used to see a guy like me and think He needs to be watched so he does nt do something dumb Really it s people who are just walking into the park and do nt know how to be safe.


People cheer as Pope Francis arrives at Notre Dame cathedral in Bangui.


Do nt look now Your data may be showing.


Student speaker recites powerful poem at Harvard s education school convocation.


Ania in her room that she shares with two other girls I actually had no idea that they photoshopped the models in magazines or that people from Hollywood often had had plastic surgery she said.


Isla Guadalupe near Baja California is rapidly becoming the world s best destination to dive with great white sharks.


From left Pharrell Williams Thomas Bangalter and GuyManuel De HomemChristo of Daft Punk and Nile Rodgers accept the record of the year award for Get Lucky.


A family stays in an empty classroom at Tribhuvan University after being displaced from their apartment.


Bill Cosby leaves the courthouse in Norristown.


A woman lights a candle on Russia s national day of mourning.


Sondra Fifer left confronts demonstrators supporting Darren Wilson during a rally in St Louis two weeks after Michael Brown was killed.


Midnight checks out the scene outside of Crumbs Whiskers.


Marcia McCloud right and her greatgranddaughter Makayla Milton find some comfort at the Red Cross cooling shelter at Sandusky Middle School in Lynchburg Va Milton was visiting her greatgrandmother Friday when the storm hit and the two were forced to find other shelter McCloud explained It s like a vacation vacation away from home.


A cast reading for Star Wars Episode VII at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire.


Ammon Bundy leader of the occupying group during the standoff.


Kristina Bouweiri president and CEO of Reston Limousine moved her company into new lines of business and took advantage of the opening of Metro s Silver Line to offer shuttle services.


Jason Alexander aka George of Seinfeld in New York last month.


Statue on Kentucky State University campus of graduate Whitney M Young.


Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pumps his fist after speaking during a campaign rally Saturday Sept 17 2016 in Colorado Springs Colo.


The frontrunners in recent polls Trump right and Carson.


Lone Pine Canyon Road is covered in mud and rocks after it rained July 19 in Wrightwood Calif.


A morning edition of The Washington Post lies in a driveway.


Tangier Island Oyster Company s system produces oysters that have never come into contact with the ocean floor.


A man looks over the Affordable Care Act signup page on the HealthCaregov website.


A Syrian soldier right and citizens gather in an alley that was rocked by two cars bombs in the Jaramana neighborhood in Damascus Syria Jaramana is an area of mostly Christian and Druze residents that is generally viewed as supportive of the government and has been the target of several attacks in recent months.


Cruz speaks during a town hall at Mekeel Christian Academy in Scotia NY.


Filipinos hold figures of the santo nino.


Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson greets supporters after a campaign event at the University of Iowa.


In 2013 these dead fish were seen in the Constitution Gardens pond on the Mall Now another similar type of fish kill has happened there.


Cocker performs on stage in Kosice Slovakia during a 2007 European tour.


A supporter shows off her Mitt Romney logos during the candidate s rally in Newington NH.


Republican US presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich celebrates backstage with his wife Callista and his supporters after his speech at his South Carolina Primary election night rally in Columbia SC.


Redskins cornerback Quinton Dunbar knocks away a pass intended for Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks in the third quarter.


A crowd of people gather outside Le Carillon restaurant following the shooting.


A hand crew prepares to battle the Pine fire in California s San Gabriel mountains.


AntiTrump demonstrators in downtown Cleveland on Monday.


New York State Trooper Steven J Gill searches a vehicle in Malone NY.


Damage to the hippocampus a part of the brain involved in memory is often seen in sea lions with domoic acid poisoning Left a normal California sea lion brain section Right California sea lion brain that has been affected by domoic acid exposure.


A worker disinfects a van at the Doctors Without Borders center in Conakry Guinea.


Parishioners gather in Benton Harbor Mich to mourn the lives lost in Charleston.


Iraqi Kurdish forces prepare their weapons as they gather at a base in Tuz Khormato south of Kirkuk.


Millie spends time with Ava Reyes s goddaughter the child she cares for.


Vikki Moore center and family and friends gather for an impromptu memorial where Brenden Wilson was killed.


Argentina s presidentelect Mauricio Macri at a news conference in Buenos Aires on Monday a day after his win Argentine assets rose broadly after the conservative opposition challenger scraped to victory ending 12 years of leftist rule.


A protester stands in front of police vehicles with his hands up during a demonstration in Ferguson Mo on Nov 24.


Bill and Hillary Clinton singing at church.


Demonstrators at an NAACPorganized rally on the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol protest the state s voter ID law last year North Carolina s GOPcontrolled legislature is holding hearings on a law in that state.


Blocks of Pluto s waterice crust appear jammed together in the informally named alIdrisi mountains in this highresolution image from NASA s New Horizons spacecraft.


Hillary Clinton addresses the crowd at a campaign rally on May 16 in Bowling Green Ky.


Kentucky Gov Matt Bevin Electing Hillary Clinton may eventually lead to violence.


Seinfeld brainstorms camera angles with the production crew.


In this Jan 18 photo a researcher holds a container of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the Biomedical Sciences Institute at Sao Paulo University in Brazil.


Lebanon s President Michel Sleiman pays tribute to Uruguayan national hero Jose Artigas after a meeting with Uruguayan President Jose Mujica in Montevideo Sleiman is on a twoday official visit to Uruguay.


At a camp in Aski Kalak 40 miles west of Irbil children whose families fled the violence wash clothes and take a drink at a faucet.


Protesters holds signs in the Oklahoma Memorial Union at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.


Italy s Fabrizio Donato makes an attempt in the men s triple jump qualification.


A furloughed federal employee holds up a sign on the House side of the Capitol Federal workers already had their hours reduced this year because of spending cuts mandated by the process known as sequester The current shutdown has kept many away from work although Congress has authorized back pay for workers once the government reopens.


College Board President David Coleman at his office in Manhattan.


Largo man claims his 1 million prize in the historic Jan 13 Powerball drawing.


In this July 2 2014 file photo former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney addresses a crowd of supporters in New Hampshire Romney told a small group of donors that he s considering a third run at the White House.


View Photo Gallery Here are some ideas for the readers gamers travelers and homebodies in your life.


A pothole in the District waiting to be filled with underfunded pensions.


Daniela ShiaShevilla 15 works with her godparents Hank Leland and Bobbie SpalterRoth on editing a recent poem she wrote.


Barry Goldwater in 1964 Donald Trump in 2016.


Maria Nadeem of Pakistani descent center with her daughter Eshanl 2 listens to speakers before receiving her US citizenship during the naturalization ceremony for the United States 100 newest citizens at the annual July Fourth celebration at Mount Vernon in Virginia.


A sampling of the anonymous Leaks users have sent thus far.


Grateful Dead drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart raise their sticks in Chicago.


Bentley center at the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery in March 2011 At right is Rebekah Mason the senior adviser with whom he confessed to having an inappropriate relationship last month.


6 tips to prevent child heat stroke in cars.


A Russian soldier stands in the rubble Top Secret museum in Oberhausen Germany has announced controversial plans to construct a replica of the bunker which has been condemned as inappropriate by some historians The museum s director has defended it as educational.


Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney applauds as New Hampshire Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown left is embraced by his wife Gail Huff during a campaign stop in Hudson NH on Wednesday.


Obama smells hand determines not a demon.


Case Stiglbauer 22 does research at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in the District.


Aid packages for displaced Iraqi Christians fleeing violence await to be distributed inside St Joseph s church in Ainkawa a Christian suburb of the Iraqi city of Erbil.


David Vitter Ca nt Afford Campaign 2016.


Coco and IceT announced they are expecting a child.


Rwanda s president Maj Gen Paul Kagame stands with his daughter Ange Kagame.


Demonstrators in Manhattan block the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel in protest.


A plaque engraved with the names of the 19 fallen firefighters hangs on a fence outside of Granite Mountain Hotshots Fire Station 7 in Prescott Ariz The Yarnell Hill fire killed all but one member of the 20strong Hotshot team.


Ed Jackson chats with project foreman Yimo Lei as he chisels away a quote from the memorial.


Dr Ben Carson greets a supporter during a book signing in Colorado Springs Colo on Aug 23.


From left Tyga Kylie Jenner Kendall Jenner Kim Kardashian and Carine Roitfeld attend the show.


Comedian Garry Shandling s memorable roles.


Thousands of Kurdish students chant slogans during a demonstration supporting the Kurdish language in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli.


Megyn Kelly seen at Fox News corporate headquarters in New York on May 12 will interview Donald Trump on Megyn Kelly Presents at 8 pm Eastern on Tuesday on Fox.


Chappelle presents a selection of watches to JayZ for his retirement during the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami.


India s Modi gets a glittering reception at Madison Square Garden.


A man from Malaysia s Ukrainian community lights candles as a memorial to the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.


What if the candidates were New York City boroughs.


Mansoreh Vahidi prepares tea at her younger sister s home in south Tehran Like many workingclass Iranian families the Vahidis are reconsidering their support for conservative candidates who have said little about the country s growing economic woes.


Baltimore State s Atorney Marilyn J Mosby announced charges against the six police offices on May 1.


Martha Karolyi national team coordinator for USA Gymnastics looks on during a practice session at trials Karolyi picks the team with input from others but this will be her last Olympics at the helm of US women s gymnastics.


House floor erupts after six Republicans switch votes to defeat LGBT amendment.


A sinkhole opened at a popular beach on Queensland s Sunshine Coast in Australia swallowing a car a caravan a camping trailer and tents at MV Beagle Campground north of Queensland s Rainbow Beach.


This satellite image provided by Google shows Sandy Hook Elementary School.


This handout photo taken and released by South Korean newspaper Munhwa Ilbo shows US Ambassador Mark Lippert after he was injured by an armed assailant in Seoul.


Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration investigator Erin Mathieson is responsible for spot checks to determine if DC bars are complying with their licenses.


This evenly layered rock photographed by NASA s Curiosity Mars Rover shows a pattern typical of a lakefloor sedimentary deposit not far from where flowing water entered a lake.


As it begins to rain people leave at the end of the parade.


Demonstrators chant proIslamic State group slogans as they carry the group s flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul.


View Photo Gallery Being a trash collector is one of the most soughtafter jobs for those without a college degree in the District with openings on the city s trash routes few and far between.


President Obama and members of his family from left motherinlaw Marian Robinson first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha arrive at St Anthony of Padua Church in Wilmington Del on Saturday for funeral services honoring the life of Beau Biden.


Tiara Brown poses for the media after she won the gold The whole stadium was screaming in the background as she dueled with Sandra Kruk of Poland in 2012 I knew I could nt come home without the gold she says What s the point of just getting to the semis I want to win.


Cooked A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan.


View Photo Gallery The Denver Broncos are willing to trade Tim Tebow and the Washington Redskins Dan Shanoff argues would make a good fit.


A supporter of Sen Marco Rubio wipes a tear during a Republican primary night rally in Miami Fla.


A sign posted outside Ercilla declares this land Mapuche territory of the Temucuicui Autonomous Community.


The pleading missive from Petula Dvorak s son.


Jose Santiago Valencia Sandoval with his armored vehicle which he confiscated during a battle with the Knights of Templar cartel.


Doves are released over the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima Japan.


Demonstrators argue with officers as they block I94 in Falcon Heights.


National Guard troops stand at a street checkpoint in Baltimore Maryland Tuesday.


President Barack Obama singer Cam Anthony and the Easter Bunny wave from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington Monday April 21 2014.


Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in West Bend Wis on Tuesday He announced a major campaign shakeup Wednesday.


Yordan Alonso in his small rooftop apartment with two of his children Estefani Serrano 5 left and Yordan J Alonso 2.


Flights are expected to be most affordable on Thanksgiving But if that does nt work the next best time to fly out is the Monday before the holiday.


Swift performs at the 2013 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville in June.


An Afghan National Police armored vehicle patrols on a street in Lashkar Gah in Helmand province Afghanistan.


Sacha Baron Cohen dressed as his character General Aladeen.


MONTGOMERY ALA MARCH 25 1965 Civil rights leaders Bayard Rustin left and A Philip Randolph stand under an umbrella on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol as they listen to the Rev Martin Luther King Jr s How Long Not Long speech at the end of the march from Selma to Montgomery.


Apple turned the leaves on its famous logo green in honor of Earth Day Courtesy of Apple.


An unidentified airplane flies over the Syrian town of Kobane.


Two people are dead after fire in Anne Arundel County.


10yearold Victoria Martens was killed hours before her 10th birthday party in an apartment complex in Albuquerque The girl s mother Michelle Martens 35.


From the new VR experience of The Simpsons created in partnership with Google.


This image purports to show the vehicle in which Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was traveling.


A proRussian militant carries mattresses near a barricade in front of the occupied regional administration building in Donetsk Ukraine.


Yoichi Dan a developer at Sansan Corp works from a hammock at the company s satellite office in rural Kamiyama The town has taken steps to attract young creative people who are tired of the rat race of Japan s cities.


Amyegardner1 The man serving the WH press corps in Davenport Iowa was apparently not vetted 2012unfiltered.


Turkey s Erdogan declares state of emergency.


Afghan supporters run to get a good spot near the stage after they entered a field April 2 2014 to see Afghan presidential candidate Abudullah Abdullah speak at an election rally on the outskirts of Kabul.


Edward Snowden speaks via video link during a forum at the National Library in Athens Greece last week.


The Avett Brothers perform at the festival.


A rendering of the planned internal courtyard.


David OpongWadee president of the Congressional Black Associates participates in the beautification service project on the Mall in Washington.


Sue right and her mother Sharon resting underneath the Wonder Woman Snuggie in Sue s NIH hospital room in March 2013.


Joe Kerbartas holds a sign opposing the death penalty.


Scavengers collect metals at a dump in Haina Dominican Republic.


A displaced Iraqi child who fled from Islamic State violence in Mosul poses for the camera at Bahrka refugee camp in the northern city of Irbil.


Maysa s mother rubs her daughter s feet in the hope that it might bring some sensation back After being injured Maysa had to be hidden in a cave for a month before being able to arrive in Turkey to receive medical treatment.


Supporters of Pakistan s former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf gather outside a military hospital in Rawalpindi where Musharraf was admitted on Jan 2.


Barricades block the cheetah exhibit at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on Sunday.


Portugal captain and forward Cristiano Ronaldo holds up the Euro 2016 trophy.


Mist comes off the water as a California sea lion is seen in an enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington.


Donald Trump speaks during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead NY on Sept 26.


Farmers spray fertilizer on cabbage crops which will be harvested early next month and used mainly to make Kimchi at the Chilgol vegetable farm on the outskirts of Pyongyang.


Raspberry sorbet made from scratch at Superiority Burger.


This 2011 photo provided by Wilmot Chayee shows Thomas Eric Duncan the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the US at a wedding in Ghana Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas where Duncan was being treated for the disease on Wednesday Oct 8 2014 said Duncan has died.


Lautenberg speaks during a live radio debate in Ewing NJ.


Lesley McSpadden wears a shirt showing a message she wrote to her children.


I voted stickers are handed out to voters after they cast their ballots in Suitland Md.


A study to build highspeed rail between Washington and Richmond is part of a larger larger higher speed intercity passenger rail plan for the Southeast.


A staff member organizes ballot boxes at a tallying center in Nairobi There are signs the results could be viewed with doubt Kenya s electoral commission said more than 300000 spoiled ballots had been tossed away because they did not follow election guidelines.


Afghan insurgents like fertilizer bombs because they re cheap easy to make and hard to detect.


Kurdish men walk close to the TurkeySyria border as smoke rises from the Syrian town of Kobane as seen from the southeastern Turkish village of Mursitpinar.


Timelapse Construction of the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.


Machinery lights illuminate beekeeper Robert Harvey dressed in a veil and protective clothing.


Donald Trump greets the crowd at a rally in Greenville SC on Monday The state s GOP moderates are increasingly expressing horror that he s likely to win there.


Palestinian engineering students Jamal alMiqaty and Khalid alBardawil have developed a car that runs on solar power.


This image released by the Washington State Department of Health shows a special license plate that features a pink ribbon to promote breast cancer awareness The plates were approved by the legislature and will be available in January.


Dou Shengli and He Xiuying survive on the government s modest rural pension of 60 yuan.


King Khalid Abdulaziz is greeted by President Jimmy Carter at the White House in 1978.


In this September 2013 photo a minke whale is unloaded at a port after whaling for scientific purposes in Kushiro Japan in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido.


The sun begins the new year with an enormous coronal hole near the south pole as seen in this image captured by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly instrument on NASA s Solar Dynamics Observatory.


Juan Martin Garcia sits in a visitation cell at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice s Pollunsky Unit.


Three women stand at the end of a fishing pier at Fort Baker and look out at the Golden Gate Bridge in August.


Kathryn Ferguson with her daughter Norah.


Soldiers of India s Border Security Force salute during their passing out parade in Humhama on Oct 11 2012.


Hannah Shraim 14 her father Ihab Shraim and mother May SalloumShraim in the family kitchenThe Shraim has two high schoolers who will not be in school for the Muslim holiday Eid.


Law enforcement officers are near the scene on the Mall where a man set himself on fire Friday The man was standing near Seventh Street between Madison and Jefferson drives about 430 pm Friday when he picked up a brightly colored gasoline canister and doused himself said Katy Scheflen a furloughed Justice Department worker who was nearby It did nt look real Scheflen said It looked like it would happen in a movie That s how fast he went up in flames.


Jeff Ferraro 32 proposes to Lauren Russo 31 in front of the Capitol Christmas tree on Dec 19.


Bill and Liz Shatner in their Southern California home on The William Shatner Project.


Palestinians wave Hamas flags during a rally celebrating what they claim to be Hamas s victory over Israel in the Gaza conflict.


Israeli soldiers handle ammunition as the army fires against targets in Lebanon near the Har Dov area on the border.


A porter working for a trekking company holds on to a gas mask as he recovers after he was injured by snow and debris from the avalanche.


Wearing a Washington Monument costume Steven Avila greets Alexandra Smith 7 of Glen Burnie Md.


A health ministry worker fumigates a house to kill mosquitoes during a campaign to prevent Zika in Managua Nicaragua.


A man wearing a headscarf dragraces on the streets to celebrate Buhari s projected victory in Kaduna.


Sarah Gillespie and Adam Johnson were wed on a very rainy morning in Washington last April The Capitol Weather Gang has tips for choosing a wedding date that maximizes your chances for sunny skies and comfortable temperatures.


The state of the Wizards at the AllStar Break Post Sports Live.


Video shows Metro Transit Police detaining teen girl.


US District Judge JEd Rakoff who recently rejected a proposed 33 Million settlement that would have resolved th US Securities and Exchange commission s clai that Bank of America Corp deceived investor about bonuses to be paid to Merrill Lynch executives.


Upon arriving home after a long day Soucy goes over various messages with his wife Irene in the kitchen.


Hospital staff members transport a student injured in the school shootout.


President Obama visits Charlotte on Aug 26 and is greeted by both North Carolina senators Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican Richard Burr though a selective crop might find its way into election ads by Hagan opponent.


A vehicle is parked at the Seelye car dealership in Kalamazoo the scene of a shooting.


A vendor at the National Mall selling signs with the image of the Pope John Paul II.


Former president of Mexico Vicente Fox shown on March 9 said in an interview with Fusion I m not going to pay for that wall He should pay for it.


A tree fell on a car near Capitol Hill during Isabel.


Fabian Gonzales and Michelle Martens were arrested Wednesday in Albuquerque.


Sigifredo Pizana Hernandez of Grand Rapids Mich attends the Rally for Citizenship on Capitol Hill Hernandez has applied for deferred action and hopes to attend college this year.


Supporters await the president s arrival in Hilliard Ohio He attended three rallies in the battleground state Friday.


Civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis.


A photograph shows German soldiers in a dugout during World War I with a soldier on the left using a field telephone World War I pioneered many technological scientific and societal innovations Field telephones and wireless communications were regularly used for the first time to coordinate military movements.


JennaCharlize Viloria was given an Everyday Hero award for calling 911 to help her unconscious father.


Volunteer Denise Banks plants sweet potato seedlings in a new garden at the Southeast Veterans Service Center New raised gardening beds will ensure that many disabled veterans can reach plants without bending to the ground.


New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 3117.


Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks during a campaign event at North Star Restaurant and Lounge Shop on Friday in Fenton Iowa.


Ivana and Donald Trump make a stop at a Kmart in Sanatoga Pa while outfitting Don Jr s dorm room in 1991.


A masked member of the 18th Street gang peers out the window of a prison door as other gang members give a press conference inside the San Pedro Sula prison in Honduras The nation s largest and most dangerous street gangs have declared a truce offering the government peace in exchange for rehabilitation and jobs.


Bruno Flores chews coca in Caraparicito.


Audience demand for tickets to The Book of Mormon caused problems for the Kennedy Center s website.


Customer Michael OFarrell chats with Ana Maria Bota at News World a specialty newsstand in Foggy Bottom.


Sen Charles Grassley RIowa asked the Fairfax County Police Department for answers in the 2013 police shooting of John Geer He was not pleased with their response.


An abandoned dog sits on a porch in the 9th Ward two weeks after Hurricane Katrina struck town The effects of the storm were both massive and longlingering.


A flooded street in Miami Beach during the high tide on Sept 29 2015.


A proRussian rebel holds a mortar shell as the rebel force in Donetsk directs fire at the positions of the Ukrainian army.


Graca Machel center Mandela s widow is comforted by his exwife Winnie Mandela right during the funeral There was no sign of the family feud that erupted this year over his wealth and legacy.


Adam Vanderwal a Minnesota National Guard Survivor Outreach Services coordinator presents a Gold Star pin to one of Pfc Kham See Xiong s children during a Purple Heart presentation ceremony in St Paul Minn May 14 2015 The soldier was killed during the 2009 attack at Fort Hood Tex.


Hindu devotees take a boat ride as flying gulls surround their dinghy over the Yamuna River on a foggy morning in Allahabad India Allahabad located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and where the Ganges Yamuna and Saraswati rivers meet is a focal point for Hindu pilgrims during the Kumbh Mela where devotees gather to bathe in the holy waters of the three rivers.


Capitol South Metro theft caught on tape.


Show host Tracy Morgan appears onstage during Spike TV s Guys Choice show taped at Radford Studios in Los Angeles.


Gwen Carr the mother of Eric Garner joins activists community leaders and other family members who have lost loved ones in incidents involving the New York City Police Department in a demonstration in front of New York Gov Andrew Cuomo s office in 2015.


The officers charged in the Freddie Gray Case are Caesar Goodson Garrett Miller Edward Nero William Porter Brian Rice and Alicia White.


Nationals left fielder Jayson Werth is greeted by little leaguers as he takes the field.


San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sits during the National Anthem before an NFL preseason game against the San Diego Chargers on Sept 1.


At Clinton rally voters denounce Trump s rumors of rigged election.


An artist s impression of the new Liverpool Street Crossrail station The Bedlam excavation will allow construction of the eastern entrance of the new Liverpool Street Crossrail station.


Loved ones enter the funeral service of Whitfield at National Cathedral.


Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 takes off at 1231 PM from Schiphol Airport.


Curt Clawson who won the Republican primary for Florida s 19th Congressional district on April 22 spent nearly 27 million of his own money to defeat several establishment candidates.


David Bagatelle walks from his residence on Park Avenue in Hoboken NJ.


Kiera and Michael Kushlan like to use things they ve picked up on their travels together as accessories in their home The maps in the living room here were something they discovered at a Paris flea market The blackandwhite tweedy fabric of their sofa.


US Capitol reopens after asbestos scare.


A general view of the Olympic Park in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi The Olympic Park will accommodate about 75000 visitors when full and all the ice arenas will be within walking distance of one other.


Photographs glued to the walls of Grant s Lounge illustrate the bar s history as an incubator of regional music.


Garry Marshall shown in 2012 created some of television s most influential sitcoms including Happy Days Laverne Shirley and Mork Mindy He died on July 19 at 81 Read the Garry Marshall obituary.


The story behind the Romney loss Drama regrets and mistakes.


A suicide bomber s car reduced to little more than its engine block lies among other wreckage at the station The bomber targeted an outspoken female member of parliament who incurred the wrath of the Taliban by running a secret school for girls during the Islamists rule Shukria Barakzai narrowly escaped the attack in November 2014 that killed three Afghan civilians.


Huckabee shoots a basketball with students from Booker T Washington Math and Science Magnet School during the first day of the Arkansas State Fair in Little Rock.


Decision to Leave Magnolia Plantation on the Cane River Louisiana 2013.


A view of Castle Rushen in Castletown on the Isle of Man.


Pope Francis waves from inside a Brazilian air force helicopter as he arrives at Copacabana Beach.


ThenPresident George W Bush right applauded as Putin caught a striped bass on July 2 2007 while fishing near the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport Maine.


Montgomery County Commonwealth s Attorney Mary Petit and Blacksburg Police Chief Anthony Wilson right listen to questions about the investigation of Nicole Lovell s death during a news conference in Blacksburg.


Debi Thomas with her fiance Jamie Looney They have endured a tumultuous relationship but have stayed together.


The sun sets over Westchester Lagoon just before 1 am on Sunday June 16 2013 in Anchorage Alaska Daylight in Anchorage will peak Friday at 19 hours 21 minutes on the summer solstice.


Passengers board a subway train at the LEnfant Metro An investigation is underway after an electrical malfunction filled a train with smoke killing one woman and sending dozens of people to hospitals.


Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg signs autographs for fans.


Abdullah Abdullah second from left and Ashraf Ghani also seated sign a powersharing deal at the presidential palace in Kabul.


A man inspects an unexploded cartridge in the garden of his house in Donetsk.


Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland will now become Maryland Stadium.


Iraq s Kurdistan region s president Massoud Barzani center speaks during a news conference on the outskirts of Mosul.


Pope Francis walks with President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.


Residents carry relief goods along the bay in Tacloban.


Trivia at Nellie s Sports Bar last year.


Denise Turner Roth left head of the General Services Administration visits locations from her childhood in Anacostia In the background is an apartment on Pitts Place Southeast she shared with her mother.


People lay flowers at Nemtsov s grave after the burial ceremony.


Members of the Howard University marching band perform during the opening.


Interns schmooze at the Front Page in Washington DC Does this make you feel dirty You re not alone.


Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters during a rally at the Fillmore Philadelphia in north Philadelphia on April 20.


Pakistani tourists walk in a tunnel of salt rock in the tourist area of the Khewra salt mine in Khewra some 160 kms southeast of Islamabad on February 16 2010 Khewra Mines one of the world s largest salt reserves has for centuries extracted the crucial mineral for export and over the years become a tourist attraction complete with a salt mosque and an electric train.


Observers keep watch as ballot papers are counted in an exhibition and conference center in Aberdeen.


This photo was captured at noon in December 2013 from the castle on the edge of a small town in the Czech Republic a perfect viewpoint for the panorama of the almost intact historical town The fog and mist gave the town a sense of mystery Location Cesky Krumlov South Bohemian Czech Republic Check out the photographer.


Several officers injured in Baltimore protests.


Andrew Heining shuts his eyes for a bit during a break from his afternoon commute home as visitors walk along the Tidal Basin to look at the cherry blossoms.


Obama wants Congress s okay for Syria strike.


A defaced portrait of Syrian President Bashar alAssad is seen in a school used as an emergency refugee camp.


Chart shows the anticipated impact of the 395 Express Lanes on today s I395 HOV system.


Band director Eric M Summers conducts the Washington Redskins Marching Band during evening practice at FedEx Field in Landover The band has spanned three stadiums 24 head coaches and an untold number of performances of Hail to the Redskins.


Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III loosens up.


A Tea Party member reaches for a pamphlet titled The Impact of Obamacare at a Food for Free Minds Tea Party Rally in Littleton NH in 2012.


Customers dine in the quickly developing OverTheRhine neighborhood in Cincinnati.


A Hindu holy man applies ashes on his body after taking a dip during the first Shahi Snan in Allahabad.


Paul speaks as New Jersey Gov Chris Christie another presidential candidate listen during a Republican debate at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.


An Afghan man inspects a motorcycle used in a suicide attack in a parking lot holding dozens of trucks supplying the NATOrun Kandahar Air Base on June 6 2012.


This woman was murdered for refusing to get an abortion family says.


Employees walk past the building in the early morning of reopening day.


A rain and snow mix fell on the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington early Monday.


North Korean leader Kim Jong Eun waves during the Fourth Conference of the Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang North Korea Kim succeeded his father Kim Jong Il as leader of the reclusive nation.


Thatcher pictured in February 1975 became the first woman to lead a major European political party and later the first female elected leader of a Western nation.


In a survey this week by the University of Haifa 85 percent of Jewish Israelis said they are very satisfied or satisfied with the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.


Eric Parker from central Idaho aims his weapon from a bridge as protesters gather by the Bureau of Land Management s base camp where cattle that were seized from rancher Cliven Bundy are being held near Bunkerville Nevada April 12 2014.


Two divers submit their ballots at a mock polling booth in a shark tank at the aquarium in South Korea on March 30 2016.


An argument among two women ended in death for Kortneigh McCoy 18 at Frostburg State University.


Morsi supporters take part in a protest called by the Muslim Brotherhood near Ramses Square in Cairo.


The threestory medical facility in India where the experiments will take place.


Security personnel walk past the burned Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok Nigeria where gunmen abducted the students.


Many GOPled states are allowing the federal government to run their exchanges Some call this a mistake.


David Ghattas and his mother Carol Ghattas discuss possible songs for the service to be held the next day This was the day before the church officially became the Arabic Baptist Church.


Palestinian day of rage claims multiple victims.


Seems like every man in Nashville wants to be the Nashville Everyman Dierks Bentley actually pulls it off singing from various vantages with smarts and charm.


An Assange supporter holds a banner outside the Ecuadoran Embassy in London.


Bradley Cooper walks red carpet for American Sniper.


This painting which has since been taken down was part of a public school art show in the lobby of Denver s Webb Building.


The Keystone XL pipeline would transport oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast.


Sorry but these are nt the actual kittens that could arrive at your home or office These four felines are at the Prince William County animal shelter.


OSIRISREx will be the first US mission to sample an asteroid retrieve surface material and return it to Earth for study.


Elaine Harmon at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2010 Harmon died at 95 last spring Her final wish was to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.


Stossel with wife Susanna and 7yearold son Nathaniel.


And Robb s end came swiftly Nicknamed The Red Wedding the massacre of Catelyn Stark.


Pope Francis center arrives to lead the canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II in St Peter s Square at the Vatican.


A portrait of Thatcher is arranged in a condolence room at the British Embassy in Beijing.


President Barack Obama and Argentine President Mauricio Macri visit Parque de la Memoria in Buenos Aires Argentina Thursday March 24 2016 Obama visited the memorial to victims of the country s murderous USbacked dictatorship who were killed or went missing from 19761983.


President Obama flanked by Defense Secretary Ashton B Carter left and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen Joseph F Dunford Jr makes a statement on Afghanistan from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Wednesday.


Partygoers gather for music and dancing at the Palace in Woodbridge As Congress struggles with how to handle the nation s 11 million undocumented immigrants Prince William s remarkable journey offers a lesson in compromise.


Carter emerges as likely US defense secretary nominee.


A first quarter moon hovers over the Olympic flame as Day 2 of the Sochi Olympics draws to a close.


Redskins wide receiver Aldrick Robinson lunges for a reception.


Oymyakon The Pole of Cold according to this sign.


The Obama sisters get a closer look at Courage a turkey who received the presidential pardon ahead of Thanksgiving.


South Africa s public protector Thulisile Madonsela speaks to reporters in Johannesburg on June 7 Her sevenyear term marked by a tenacity that has brought her both celebrity and opprobrium is up in October.


A worker walks his bicycle in front of a building in the Sherpur neighborhood in central Kabul Since 2001 the population of Kabul has grown nearly fivefold putting stress on roads that were already deteriorating.


Curator Tony Barthel plays with the sloth bear cub that s being handraised at the National Zoo.


A member of the Patel community holding a mock plow shouts slogans during a protest rally in Ahmedabad India Aug 25.


Diners enjoy the community Thanksgiving meal Photo by Our Ampersand Photography.


Customers get closeup look at the Apple Watch.


Jack Riley is a special agent in charge of the Chicago field division of the DEA The DEA and other federal and local police are targeting Mexican drug cartels in Chicago and throughout the United States.


A protestor shouts as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester.


A double rainbow cherishes its 15 minutes of fame over DC on July 8 2014.


Cadets with the Army s US Military Academy at West Point NY celebrate during Army s 6614 win over the University of Texas at El Paso on Saturday Sept 17.


A billboard put up by business owners welcomes visitors to Harrison Ark a town with beautiful people no wrong exits and no bad neighborhoods It hangs on State Road 412 above a sign that says Diversity is a code word for whitegenocide.


Can the Nationals overcome injuries and history to win this postseason.


A stray dog at the highest land of the village from which the landscape of Sumpu can be seen.


Mark Rivetti 29 is a threetime finalist in our contest His latest diorama is an homage to the oil painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by French artist Georges Seurat.


Cheh Firing off uninformed missives and calling me babe must have been easier than actually reading the legislation.


Emergency services work the scene of the explosion.


Sen Ted Cruz endorsed GOP primary rival and now presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday.


People take a ride at an amusement park in Pyongyang.


The Cathedral of St Raphael stands above historic downtown Dubuque with the Mississippi River in the background.


John Kasich Jeb Bush Marco Rubio Donald Trump Ben Carson Ted Cruz Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul take the stage during a Republican presidential debate at the Milwaukee Theatre on Nov 10 in Milwaukee.


Antiabortion activist Katherine Aguilar holds a crucifix and prays while opponents and supporters of abortion rights gather in the state capitol rotunda in Austin The Texas bill s measures mirror restrictions passed in Mississippi Ohio Oklahoma Alabama Wisconsin and Arizona.


Kaia and Natalia hug on their last day at the house Kaia feels nervous about leaving Malawa and is worried about a life without the daily scheduled meals and therapy.


Doctors Without Borders workers give medicines to residents in the village of Lee Nepal.


Hayes Osei Dennis 60 of Fort Washington fatally stabbed during robbery at taxi repair shop on Thursday July 19 on Q Street SW Washington DC.


Divers Michael Arnold left and Matthew Johnston scan the water for debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean.


Hope Virginia OConor left and her twin sister Sadie Paige OConor both 13 and from Cape Cod Mass ditched their regular clothes for period outfits during a visit to Colonial Williamsburg.


Liberians stage a protest against Ebola burials in their community outside Monrovia.


Redskins linebacker Lorenzo Alexander and fans celebrate his secondquarter interception that set up a touchdown on the next play.


MSNBC video of first lady Michelle Obama.


Jessica Mendoza in the broadcast booth during the 2015 American League wildcard game.


Comedian Josh Blue headlines a comedy show at the Kennedy Center this week He will be joined by comedian Shannon DeVido.


In this April 7 2015 file photo former Florida governor and potential Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush applauds a speaker during an energy forum which he hosted at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver.


A rendering of the initial colony on the surface of Mars as envisioned by the nonprofit Mars One The mission would send individuals on a oneway trip to settle the planet with a planned landing in 2023 The mission is largely deemed to be wildly ambitious given both the price tag and technological requirements.


Loretta Lynch is sworn in to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to become US attorney general.


Axolotls in a tray are fed with worms at the Biology Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City Scientists at the school s biology institute have warned that the Axolotl or Mexican salamander could be at risk of extinction in the wild in five to 10 years.


Kerry thanks Iran for quick and appropriate release of US sailors.


Supporters try to shield Jonathan Butler who was on a hunger strike from members of the media as he leaves after addressing a crowd following the announcement Monday that University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe would resign.


Missile Defense Agency Director Lt Gen Patrick OReilly testifies on Capitol Hill.


Greer s design left lots of original beams exposed from the 1923 rowhouse.


KeeganMichael Key left and Jordan Peele in a scene from Keanu.


A taxi drives past the Metropolitan Museum of Art which is closed as Hurricane Sandy approaches New York.


In this Aug 11 2010 file photo former Fla Gov Jeb Bush speaks in Oklahoma City Bush says he d consider running as vice president with Mitt Romney but he doubts he ll ever be asked.


Peng performs in the Chinese opera Mulan Psalm in Zhengzhou in China s Henan province The opera is based on the Chinese folk tale of Mulan a woman who disguises herself as a man to replace her ailing father in the army and saved her country from foreign intruders.


Jin Liqun president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.


Firefighters and members of the Japan SelfDefense Forces prepare to rescue climbers near the peak of Mount Ontake.


View of the storm at 1245 pm ET today from the GOES East satellite.


Clinton supporters gather to see and hear from the presidential candidate in Lauderhill.


Morsi supporters try to reach to a man who was shot during the clashes next to the headquarters of the Republican Guard in Cairo Security forces opened fire and launched tear gas at the Morsi supporters killing at least one person at a demonstration outside the building where Morsi is reportedly being held.


William Carvalho of the Portuguese national soccer team trains with the Brazuca ball outside Lisbon.


This interlocking is seen on Metro s Silver Line It s similar to the interlocking in downtown DC where a nonpassenger train derailed Thursday morning.


A woman who underwent sterilization surgery at a government mass sterilization camp.


Sgt Ivan Gunter leads a special team of police officers called the Foxtrots in the Southwest Patrol Division of the Dallas Police Department.


Being overly critical can lead to poor selfesteem researchers say.


The Brazilian Ambassador to the United States Mauro Vieira center watches as the teams are introduced before the BrazilCroatia match during for a viewing party to watch the first game of the World Cup hosted by the Brazilian Embassy on Thursday June 12 2014.


Rescue workers and family members carry the coffin of a student who was killed during the attack by Taliban gunmen on the Army Public School in Peshawar.


Ruth Bader Ginsburg associate justice of the US Supreme Court stands in her chambers on Aug 23.


Jerry Tarkanian announces his retirement in Fresno Calif.


Marine One takes off Feb 6 from the South Lawn of the White House.


This week in Cleveland clockwise from right A man yells at a protester Texas delegates raise their hats conventiongoers brandish Donald Trump cutouts and Code Pink protesters hold an antiwar rally.


Louisiana Gov Bobby Jindal addresses the Nebraska Republican convention in Grand Island on July 14 A group of parents and educators have filed a lawsuit aimed at overruling Jindal s decision to get rid of the Common Core in his state.


I do nt like quitting things said Julia Powell above.


Imagine an R2D2 that is also an air conditioner.


Aaron Hernandez was taken from his home this morning.


Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law in Sherlock Holmes.


Italian journalist Emiliano Fittipaldi suggested that his book was made possible by the desire for more expansive reforms.


The remains of the body of the suicide bomber.


Patrick and Lisa Brown pose for a photo after a trip to the doctor in August 2014.


A pedestrian passes a tourist souvenir store in the coastal resort town of Sperlonga Italy The country s economy shrank for a third straight quarter in the first three months of 2012 as the debt crisis worsened and Prime Minister Mario Monti s austerity measures pushed the country deeper into the recession.


Holder answers a question from the Judiciary Committee Citing that he recused himself from the probe into the phonerecords leak he offered little new information about the effort.


President Obama speaks about his administration s drone and counterterrorism policies.


A mother weeps as she and others search for their children s names among a list of survivors rescued from a ferry that sank off South Korea s southern coast at Danwon high school in Ansan South Korea.


A couple look at shot guns at an exhibit booth at the George R Brown convention center the site for the National Rifle Association s.


Nathan s family room has a twostory ceiling and a floortoceiling woodburning fireplace Both the kitchen and family room are wrapped in tall windows and have skylights to fill the spaces with light and to offer glimpses of Rock Creek Park and Nathan s secluded front porch and garden.


Visitors to the exhibition sit in a boat as they are led through a reenactment of the refugee experience.


A flag mounted on a snowtopped car in Wheaton blows in a chilly breeze.


Pam Bondi on Clinton Lock her up I love that.


Kalach a formerly popular style of bread is baked today at the Kalach Museum in Kolomna Russia.


Pesky guard Aaron Craft left and junior forward DeShuan Thomas lead the Buckeyes who earned regular season wins this season against fellow Big Ten titans Michigan Michigan State and Indiana and won the Big Ten tournament A national semifinalist last year Ohio State has been to 11 Final Fours.


Nationals manager Matt Williams takes a moment to pose for a picture in his golf cart with young Nats fans Grant 5 and twoyearold Zachary Yeshnowski of Omaha Nebraska.


Asner faces off with Joe Estevez who plays Bennie s nemesis Between them are actors Amanda Forstrom Tonye Patano Sig Libowitz and Brooke Stacy Mills.


Prince George s County police released these images taken from video showing a man that a 6yearold girl identified as someone who assaulted her Police later determined the man was not connected to the assault.


Hillary Clinton votes at her polling place in Chappaqua.


Kiyoharu Hirose the director of a web design company moved to Kamiyama with his wife and two sons from Osaka I can have my work and my hobbies coexisting here he says.


Writing workshop helps people come out about their mental health illness.


The Giants Frank Gifford lies on field as play continues after he was knocked unconscious by Philadelphia s Chuck Bednarik.


You do nt have to be old and experienced to hatch an idea with incredible potential.


A Belgian police helicopter flies near the Maelbeek metro station.


Jeffrey P Bezos owner of The Washington Post reacts to applause after a ceremonial ribboncutting at Thursday s dedication of The Post s new offices on K Street NW in the District.


Sigourney Weaver as Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Carla Gugino as unethical columnist Susan Berg.


A demonstrator in Brasilia peeks out from his tent decorated with stickers that say Impeachment now.


Hillary Clinton reacts as Donald Trump center shakes the hand of debate moderator Lester Holt.


Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein.


People demonstrate in front of the Republic Monument in Istanbul s Taksim Square Turkey s democratically elected president and government are in power a senior official said We will not tolerate attempts to undermine our democracy.


A selected bottle from Dave McIntyre s bargain recommendations.


From his farm home in Monticello Fla attorney Baya Harrison III prepares to make a phone call to his client death row inmate John Ruthell Henry Harrison told Henry that he would spend the afternoon working on a Supreme Court riling rather than making the twohour drive to the Florida State Prison to witness Henry s execution.


This resident of the Spanish Lakes Retirement Community in Port St Lucie Fla has a welltakencareof car but many in the community can not afford one.


One day this research could help give pig hearts to human patients.


Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart one last time on The Daily Show.


Investigators Malaysian plane downed by Russianmade missile.


A Palestinian man stands amid the debris following an Israeli air strike on Gaza City.


LIDAR sensors once prohibitively expensive have rapidly dropped in price.


Maroulis waves the American flag as she takes a victory lap after winning the gold medal in the women s wrestling 53kg weight class.


A new bus picks up passengers at 16th and Harvard streets NW.


Salatin opens up a portable henhouse to allow nearly 750 chickens to forage in an open field for the day.


Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright gets a peck on the cheek before the Gridiron Club Dinner.


Navy vessels patrol the coast off Copacabana Beach.


People protest against the United States outside the US Embassy in Rangoon Burma for its use of the term Rohingya to describe the stateless Muslim community.


Pakistani students in Lahore carry placards with photographs of Malala during a protest against the assassination attempt by the Taliban.


A woman shouts at an officer as she and others march through Baltimore s streets protesting Gray s death.


Coach Adam Oates left talks with Capitals forward Tom Wilson after practice.


This weekend was nt the first time Trump faced a firestorm over a tweet linked to the socalled altright.


Baylor s Cory Jefferson goes for a dunk in front of Nebraska s Walter Pitchford.


Tarpon are built for a fight and can grow to nearly 300 pounds Their ancestors first appeared 125 million years in the Cretaceous era.


Referendum staff wait to collect the vote of World War II veteran Grinevich Oleksander in a predominantly Russian area of Bakhchysaray In the Crimean town of Bakhchysaray a political and cultural center for minority Tatars several polling places were crammed with enthusiastic voters first thing Sunday morning Most appeared to be ethnic Russians while several Tatars in the street said they would not vote.


Maryland s Dez Wells and Damonte Dodd in the locker room after losing the Big 10 Men s Basketball Tournament semifinal game Michigan State 6258.


4th Prize Wind Power near Berlin Germany.


GSA employees are encouraged to telework When they do come into the office they must reserve desks using an online application.


Paula Tilson wears goggles to confront the elements as she watches the snow being removed near the Arlington Courthouse at the height of the storm.


Courtesy of the Iowa Legislative Services Agency.


Wasfi Muhammad 52 pulls branches loaded with olives that were cut by Israeli settlers out of an orchard near the village of Yasouf West Bank.


Dozens of people at the conference for the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce use their phones to take photos of Mitt Romney who spoke at the conference.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks in the gymnasium of Moulton Elementary School in Des Moines Iowa September 22 2015 REUTERSBrian C Frank.


The prison in FleuryMerogis France French authorities are placing 60 additional Muslim chaplains in prisons doubling their budget to try to combat radicalization.


The letter Sophie Cruz 5 of Los Angeles gave to the pope It reads My friends and I love each other no matter our skin color.


Before stepping into his shower Slava Lazebnikov can use his smartphone to remotely set the rainfall and water jets various colors.


Man faces 17 counts of arson for destructive California wildfires.


Gary Heidnik is led to court in Philadelphia for a preliminary hearing on the charge of murdering Deborah Dudley Heidnik who was accused of torturing six women and killing two was executed at a state prison in Rockview Pa in July 1999.


Inside the very hot very cold cryotherapy trend.


Elite Afghan soldiers stand in formation at the School of Excellence where Afghan commandos and specialoperations soldiers receive training on Feb 27 at Camp Morehead in Afghanistan.


A man is stopped at a checkpoint in Debaltseve as he returns to Luhansk.


Qom Iran parliamentary elections March 2 2012.


The Suttons can see water from both sides of their Fells Point townhouse Here they are in the living room with their dog Stella.


FBI agents remove evidence from the Brooklyn residence of Rabbi Mendel Epstein during an investigation on Oct 10 2013 in New York.


Protesters clash with Turkish riot police using water cannons in Istanbul during a demonstration against the demolition of the park.


The campus of Howard University in Washington DC.


A replica of the Endeavour lies at anchor after it was removed from a sandbar in Botany Bay Sydney.


Paul to Clinton Give back Planned Parenthood money ReutersCarlos Barria.


At Colorado Trump rally rumors of a rigged election.


George P Bush with his uncle George W Bush.


You can go back to checking your phone sir TIMOTHY CLARYAFPGetty Images.


CommanderinChief Military leaders denounce Trump in Democratic convention video.


James Norris III has been charged with firstdegree murder.


Robert 70 looks out his cell window He has spent nearly 30 years in prison after being convicted of murder Long sentences and reluctant parole boards mean prisoners across the country are growing old behind bars.


Fighters from the alQaedalinked Islamist group Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa.


Canadian skip Brad Jacobs pushes off the hack during the gold medal match against Britain on Friday.


Sources Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia and news reports Chico Harlan Richard Johnson and Gene ThorpThe Washington Post.


An aerial view of the jungle camp in Calais.


HipCityVeg is hoping to stand out in the DC market with vegan riffs on fastfood favorites such as these Chick n Nuggets with sweet potato fries.


An air traffic controller works in a terminal radar approach control room Monday April 18 2011 at the Atlanta TRACON in Peachtree City Ga.


Lady Gaga entertains supporters during a rally at North Carolina State University in Raleigh NC.


Oh what a night to be a Washington DC sports fan.


Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas is where the healthcare worker was a nurse and where Thomas Eric Duncan died of Ebola After the new case was diagnosed questions centered on how the nurse contracted the virus if proper protection protocols were followed.


Residents and relatives gather around a vehicle transporting men detained in the drug operation.


Robin Ficker carries his clipboard as he collects signatures.


Hopper left with guitar and Alex Menell lower right pass the time by singing duets under the Tent of Dreams inside McPherson Square.


Washington cornerback Bashaud Breeland breaks up a secondquarter pass intended for New York wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.


It s been a long and fast tumble for Johnny Manziel from Heisman winner and firstround pick to constant tabloid fodder and NFL question mark Take a look back at some moments along the journey.


Hope Moore looks on as a fellow volunteer hands water to her husband Kevin Moore The water was being handed out to stranded motorists on Interstate 285 in Dunwoody Ga.


Author Salman Rushdie attends a January 2013 promotional event for Midnight s Children in Mumbai.


Despite a quality start from starter Edwin Jackson the Nationals lost their third straight game.


Car dealerships stocks bonds and real estate provide the bulk of Buchanan s nest egg In 2012 he mortgaged a home on the membersonly Florida island of Useppa The Hill reported.


Kalyvas supervises the process of feed blending at his egg farm If an agreement is not reached soon it could mean Greece s ejection from the 19member euro currency union and a quick collapse of its financial system.


Redskins tight end Jordan Reed catches a touchdown pass from Kirk Cousins as Browns defensive back Jordan Poyer defends.


Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi gather on the Nile River corniche in Cairo s Maadi district to protest the killings of protesters by Egyptian security forces.


South Carolina Gov Nikki Haley points at the crowds gathered to watch the ceremony.


Romney waves to the crowd during a campaign event in Colorado Springs one of two that Romney was holding in the key electoral state.


Pitcairn Island to be world s largest protected marine reserve.


Russian warships steam through English Channel as UN warns of war crimes in Aleppo.


Syrian refugees cross into Iraq at the Peshkhabour border point in Dahuk 260 miles northwest of Baghdad About 30000 Syrians the vast majority of them Kurds have fled the region over a fiveday stretch and crossed the border to the selfruled Kurdish region of northern Iraq Another 4000 made the trek across the frontier Tuesday said Youssef Mahmoud a spokesman for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.


A view of the Pentagon from the air over Washington DC.


Superforecasters at a conference in London in October 2015 Hatch is in the bottom row second from the right.


Larry Gadea the chief executive of Envoy works at his desk in his companys San Francisco office.


Before this year Congress had denied Modi a visa allow him to enter the United States because of his alleged negligence in preventing the massacre of at least 2000 Muslims in 2002.


The industrial zone at the oil port of Ras Lanuf on March 11 2014.


Fashion designer Yang Li in his Paris showroom.


A recovering addict is shackled during a period of confinement to help in the recovery process After rehab he became a boat driver on the Irrawaddy River and says he has stayed clean.


Paul Manafort chairman of Donald Trump s presidential campaign talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 17.


Actors Sunrise Coigney and Mark Ruffalo.


Jeff Ray visits the temporary memorial to those who died aboard United Flight 93 in Shanksville Pa.


Spokesman of the Syrian Opposition Delegation Louay Safi gestures during a news conference at the United Nations European headquarters.


Shoppers roam the first District Flea held Sept 14 in Shaw The Flea operated by the men who started the Brooklyn Flea brought together about 70 vendors of everything from antiques to locally produced foods.


Tangherlini camps out in an open area with his executive and support staff at a utilitarian desk.


Serena Williams celebrates after a point.


Attendee Jehmu Greene of New York right takes a selfie with from left Lynda Bird Johnson Robb daughter of former US President Lyndon Baines Johnson former senator Chuck Robb and journalist Maria Shriver before Obama arrives to speak at the Civil Rights Summit.


Oakland County Mich District Court Judge Kim Small shown in 2011.


President George W Bush and Abdullah then the crown prince walk handinhand on Bush s ranch in Crawford Tex Other members of both governments including US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice follow behind.


Ronald Dixon makes a bookmark during a sixthgrade art class at Kelly Miller Middle.


Emily Morrison 11 months old rests in the arms of Loretta Jones at Fort Myer Va outside Washington on Nov 2 1965 Emily is the daughter of Norman Morrison who set himself on fire outside the Pentagon earlier in the day while carrying Emily.


Obama greets Vietnamese youths after the town hallstyle meeting.


Members of the US Secret Service s Counter Assault Team are seen before boarding helicopters at a landing zone in Amsterdam on March 24 2014.


Erin Hamlin walks off with coach Mark Grimmette after she finished her final run for the bronze medal during the women s singles luge.


Harvey Ill Police Chief Denard Eaves second from left listens as the city s mayor Eric Kellogg second from right addresses a city council meeting The Harvey Police Department was investigated by the Justice Department over allegations of police misconduct and was told in 2012 to create a system that tracks officer behavior.


A photo dated March 16 2002 shows Mohammed Rashid then the financial adviser to late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a meeting with a US delegation in the West Bank city of Ramallah.


FILE This undated file image posted on a militant Web site on Jan 14 2014 which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting shows fighters from the Islamic State marching in Raqqa Syria.


The recovery is slowed by a housing shortage in general of affordable homes in particular.


Diplomat s conversation about Ukraine leaked.


Ski patrol members Brett Henyon left and Susanne Ebling watch skiers while patrolling at the Wintergreen Resort.


Trey Parker left and Matt Stone unveil South Park The Stick of Truth in 2012.


Turkey s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Riga October 23 2014 Divergences over how to confront the Islamic State have strained the durability of a sixdecade alliance.


Protestor Lucilla Tenorio center shouts Skip the show while protesting outside of Cosby s show in Denver.


Zenobia Taylor 17 becomes emotional during a National Moment of Silence gathering in Seattle.


The technological advances combined with stateofthe art software have also brought musical fountain shows to a new level At the Bellagio the water and light dances to the recordings of such artists as Andrea Bocelli and Bruno Mars.


Abbey Slitor s office is in the small den of her apartment.


The pope waves to the crowd as he travels through Zocalo square in Mexico City.


A bloodsoaked rag and crimescene tape in an outdoor trash can a day after Bettie Jones and Quintonio LeGrier were killed by police in Chicago.


Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler center greets people after the debate.


A woman shouts slogans and bangs on a pan last month during an antigovernment protest demanding the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.


Team USA forward Zach Parise celebrates his goal with teammate Phil Kessel during the second period giving the United States a 41 lead over the Czech Republic.


Rose River Falls Shenandoah National Park.


Redskins General Manager Scot McCloughan hugs Coach Jay Gruden after the victory.


A man holding a baby arrives Tuesday at the transit center for refugees near the northern Macedonian village of Tabanovce before continuing a journey to Serbia.


TV personality Ryan Seacrest wearing a tuxedo from his own clothing line.


An inspector for the Florida Division of Plant Industry uses a stick to hit the leaves of a grapefruit tree in hopes of dislodging insects and catching them in a container.


Arizona Diamondbacks mascot Baxter takes a selfie prior to a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Phoenix.


Wind shear forecast for 7 pm this evening showing significant speed shear across our region.


The Plainpalais square in Geneva is papered over with a poster reading What would you do if your income were taken care of.


President John F Kennedy talks with McGovern who was then special assistant to the president and director of the Food for Peace program In 1960 McGovern tried to win a US Senate seat but failed to defeat Republican incumbent Karl Mundt.


A child plays in an abandoned park in Caurimare a middleclass neighborhood in east Caracas.


The fourbedroom fourbathroom 3674squarefoot rowhouse on Capitol Hill in Northeast Washington is listed at 1795 million.


A child cries as Syrians fleeing the northern embattled city of Aleppo gather near a Turkish border crossing Nearly 40000 Syrian civilians have fled a goverment offensive near Aleppo.


People stop to take photos of a wildfire south of Fort McMurray.


Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses for a selfie during the Legal Services Corporation s 40th anniversary conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel September 15 2014 in Washington DC.


Students and citizens hold candles as they pray for the safe return of missing passengers who were traveling aboard the South Korean ferry the Sewol which sank off the coast of Jindo Island in Ansan.


Indians fight during a queue for an aircraft back to their country.


Coverage of the recommended high capacity surface transit and Metrorail networks within a 75 minute walk according to the moveDC report.


A man drives his car as Ukrainian tanks are transported from their base in Perevalne Crimea Ukraine has started withdrawing its troops and weapons from Crimea now controlled by Russia.


A protester rides his bike in front of a police line at North and Pennsylvania avenues on Monday.


Political turmoil in Iraq as Yazidis find new shelter.


When Richard and Terry Jeng bought their tiny bungalow in South Arlington in 2001.


A woman casts her 2012 ballot at a voting booth in a gymnasium at the Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades Calif.


Decked in costumes people take part in a large snowball fight in Dupont Circle.


A couple enjoys Mexican dishes at Vatos Urban Tacos a Mexican restaurant in Itaewon The central Seoul district of Itaewon once a gimcrack preserve of GIs and expatriates is now awash in restaurants that give new meaning to the word fusion.