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Photos for October 23, 2005
Tourists walk under the replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
The fountains of the Bellagio Resort Hotel in Las Vegas dance to music several times a day. The fountain show is a free attraction entertaining to children and adults alike.
Mandalay Bay, the Luxor pyramid and an MGM marquee are seen at sunset in Las Vegas. Both the Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand hotels are good for families, with attractions enjoyed by children.
Friends volunteer to pull weeds at Buford M. Watson Jr. Park. The park is now pesticide free, thanks to the work of residents like, from left, Jim Carpenter, Dickie Heckler, Beth Anne Mansur and Marie Stockett. Jane Gibson, Lawrence, submitted the picture.
Annie, a King Charles spaniel and blue heeler mix, wears a ballerina costume for trick-or-treating in October 2004. She was 3 years old at the time. She belongs to Lisa Boyd, of Lawrence
People try to cross a flooded street in the resort city of Cancun, Mexico, after the passing of Hurricane Wilma on Saturday. Wilma punished Mexico's Caribbean coastline for a second day, ripping away storefronts, peeling back roofs and forcing tourists and residents trapped in hotels and shelters to scramble to higher floors.
A motorcyclist rides Saturday past a mountain of trash, sheet rock and domestic furniture removed from homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina, at one of three dump areas set up for that purpose, in New Orleans, La.
Secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, second from left, and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw walk with, from left, Kimya Loder, 9, Candace Knight, 6, Kamaya Loder, 5, and Carmen Knight, 7, as they leave the 16th Street Baptist Church. The church was bombed in 1963, killing four young girls.
Author Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, is shown in a card reader booth at Cafe Flore in San Francisco. The 12th installment of his children's book series, "A Series of Unfortunate Events," came out Tuesday.
Alabama kicker Jamie Christensen, right, celebrates his game-winning kick with holder Matt Miller in front of Tennessee's Jason Mitchell. Alabama won, 6-3, Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Texas A&M quarterback Reggie McNeal (1) gets past Kansas State safety Maurice Porter for a touchdown. The Aggies beat the Wildcats, 30-28, Saturday in Manhattan.
Texas defender Brian Robinson tackles Texas Tech quarterback Cody Hodges (10). The Longhorns beat the Red Raiders, 52-17, Saturday in Austin, Texas.
Missouri coach Gary Pinkel, right, hugs offensive lineman Tony Palmer as a goalpost is brought down. The Tigers beat Nebraska, 41-24, Saturday in Columbia, Mo.
Dave Hale's granddaughter, Haylee Hale, 11 months and just learning to walk, holds her self steady to look up at her grandfather's giraffe. Dave Hale owns about 100 camels, more than 300 deer, 20 donkeys, cattle, sheep, a zebra and one giraffe on 120 acres just outside Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Dave Hale talks to some of the 100 camels he owns on his 120 acres just outside Cape Girardeau, Mo. He raised the camels by bottle feeding them, which helps them to be friendly toward humans.
Libby Roderick never set out to write the song heard round the world, but a global audience has embraced her simple folk tune, "How Could Anyone."
Anderson helps her 7-year-old son, Glen, study for a spelling test. Glen, a first-grader, will travel with his parents to Finland to watch his mom compete against other world-class lifters.
Cheryl Anderson attempts a power lift as Neal Anderson helps to spot her safety and progress. Anderson is 30 years old and weighs 97 pounds, and she has won some prestigious powerlifting medals.
People pass graffiti Saturday in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Brazilians will vote today on whether they want to ban the sale of firearms. Brazil ranks second in deaths by guns with 21.72 per 100,000 people a year, behind only Venezuela with 34.3 gun deaths per 100,000.
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