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Photos for December 18, 2005
New York's Tiki Barber (21) escapes the grasp of Kansas City's Lional Dalton in the fourth quarter of the Giants' 27-17 victory. New York won Saturday in East Rutherford, N.J.
Kansas City tight end Tony Gonzalez glances at the scoreboards after the Chiefs' loss to the Giants.
Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer reacts after scoring on a 31-yard catch in the fourth quarter.
New York Giants running back Tiki bBarber (21) escapes the attempted tackle of Kansas City linebacker Kendrell Bell during the third quarter. Barber racked up 220 rushing yards, helping the Giants deliver the Chiefs another blow to their playoff hopes, 27-17, Saturday in East Rutherford, N.J.
Louisville's David Padgett, left, defends Kentucky's Sheray Thomas. Padgett, a transfer from Kansas University, scored 12 points in the Cardinals' 73-61 loss Saturday in Lexington, Ky.
Thieves with a flatbed truck and a crane on Thursday snatched this two-ton Henry Moore bronze sculpture. The sculpture was valued at more than $5.2 million.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks Wednesday in Zahedan, Iran. He said that if Europeans insist the Holocaust happened, then they were responsible.
Another of Donovan's feats of strength requires guests to see who can hold their head under ice water the longest.
Guests at Julianne Donovan's Festivus party challenge one another in one of several feats of strength characteristic of the holiday. This one tests who can hold a 3-pound weight straight out to the side of the their body for the longest time.
An aluminum pole takes the place of the traditional Christmas tree in Festivus celebrations.
Kansas University alumna Julianne Donovan, center, invites guests to thumb wrestle at her annual Festivus party. The less-dangerous ritual takes the place of actual wrestling, which was a component of the Festivus celebration made popular in a 1997 "Seinfeld" episode.
Mary McCray, center, sits Thursday in her apartment in Chicago with her granddaughters, from left, Wilshondra, 8, Rabriel, 12, Keoka, 9, and Mari, 10. Despite what they've been through, the girls are excited about Christmas in their new city.
South Korean protesters scuffle Saturday with Hong Kong police officers near the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. The running street battles involved South Korean farmers, southeast Asian groups and European activists who oppose the World Trade Organization's efforts to remove trade barriers.
Visitors look at the coffin of Tjuya on Thursday during the opening of the King Tut exhibit at the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The exhibit opened its doors at the second of four venues during its 27-month tour of the United States.
Katherine Navarre displays a plate of gluten-free, chocolate-chip cookies at her home in Toledo, Ohio. Her two daughters have celiac disease and cannot have foods with gluten or wheat.
Vince Lee, 34, a library staffer at the University of Michigan's Buhr Shelving Facility, in Ann Arbor, Mich., stands among the 2.4 million books that were to be digitized. In November, Google launched its much-anticipated - and much-litigated - "Print Library," a database of books scanned from the University of Michigan and four other major libraries.
Margaret Morris, senior researcher for Intel, demonstrates a phone with a visual caller ID system Dec. 11 during the White House Conference on Aging.
Stephen Agritelley, director of Intel's Health Systems Research Lab, demonstrates a medication prompting system during the White House Conference on Aging Dec. 11 in Washington. The medication prompting system helps seniors remember to take their medication with reminders on a television screen, or on a wrist watch.
People pray at the church of San Gabriel in Cholula, Mexico. Cholula has several dozen elaborately decorated churches.
The pyramid Tepanapa in Cholula, Mexico, was built by the Cholulteca people during the centuries leading up to A.D. 850. For many years, Tepanapa was thought to be the largest pyramid in the world.
A band waits in front of the church of San Diego during a religious festival. Cholula has more religious festivals every year - about 400 - than any other town in Mexico.
Members of the band Fall Out Boy, from left, Joe Trohman, Patrick Stump, Andy Hurley and Pete Wentz, gather on their tour bus before an October concert in Atlanta. Fall Out Boy has sold more than 1 million copies of its album "From Under the Cork Tree," released earlier this year.
Actress Carol Burnett appears as Queen Aggravain in ABC's special musical film "Once Upon a Mattress." The two-hour, made-for-television movie airs at 8 p.m. today.
It's not a good idea to buy a dog - or any pet - as a gift. The owner would be responsible for veterinarian bills, food and time for many years to come.
Buffalo's Jeff Posey (96) tackles Denver's Mike Anderson in the first quarter of the Broncos' 28-17 victory. Denver won Saturday night in Orchard Park, N.Y.
Tampa Bay's Carnell Williams (24) gets gang-tackled by New England's Richard Seymour (93), Rosevelt Colvin (59) and Tedy Bruschi (54) during the third quarter of the Patriots' 28-0 victory. New England won Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.
Tennessee's Stanley Asumnu, left, tries to maintain possession of the ball as Texas' Dion Dowell defends. Tennessee won, 95-78, Saturday in Austin, Texas.
Marley, left, and suzy like to play basketball. They belong to Patrick and Mandy Mushrush, of Lawrence.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari waves to well-wishers Saturday in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, Iraq, where he made a nationally televised speech and congratulated Iraqis for their strong election turnout. He said the time has come for Iraqis of all religious affiliations to work together to "build a new Iraq."
Duane Morris played football at KU from 1957 to 1959 and later opened Morris Sports in Lawrence.
Carroll college players celebrate as time expires against Saint Francis in the NAIA football championship game. Carroll won, 27-10, Saturday in Savannah, Tenn.
Stan Roth gets a closer look at a small group of big-eared bats in a cave in the Gyp Hills. Roth, a retired Lawrence high school biology teacher, makes regular trips to the hills to study bats since the 1960s.
The Red Cliff along the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River is in the heart cave country.
Stan Roth of Lawrence leads a group of students from West Texas A&M University through Big Gyp Cave.
A biology student from Fort Hays State University handles a brown bat to collect a mite off the animal's ear during a previous trip with biologist Stan Roth.
A small group of big-eared bats hangs from a cave in the Gyp Hills. Lawrence biologist Stan Roth started a regular census count of Kansas bat species, monitoring increases and decreases in their populations.
Overlooking the descend to Lost Colony Cave, the remains of red cedars still scar the landscape from a wild fire in the early 1990s.
A biology student at Fort Hays State University handles a brown bat to collect a mite off its ear. The student handled the bat during a previous trip with Roth to the Gyp Hills.
A big-eared bat hangs in the Lost Colony Cave.
A large cluster of cave myotis bats cling to the ceiling in the DES cave.
Stan Roth gets a closer look at a small group of big-eared bats.
Stan Roth gets a closer look at a cave myotis bat.
Students from West Texas A&M University prepare to enter a crawling portion of Double Entrance S Cave.
Stan Roth and students from West Texas A&M University stop to investigate.
Stan Roth points out the vent in the DES cave, which is a perfect place to build campfires.
A lone cave myotis bat clings to the ceiling of Double Entrance S cave.
Ray Matlack, associate professor at West Texas A&M University, left, and Stan Roth, Lawrence naturalist, second from left, show students their first glimpse of a bat at Big Gyp Cave.
Stan Roth stops to check for a bird nest before entering a cave.
Stan Roth, a retired Lawrence High School biology teacher, leads students from West Texas A&M University along a branch of Cave Creek in the Gyp Hills.
Students from West Texas A&M University wash dishes, preparing to camp out before a day of exploring caves in the Gyp Hills in southwest Kansas.
Stan Roth, second from right, explains plans for visiting caves as students warm their hands and feet around a campfire at a farm near Sun City.
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