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Members of the Lawrence High School Class of 1982 at their 25-year reunion.
Members of the Lawrence High School Class of 1982 at their 25-year reunion.
Members of the Lawrence High School Class of 1982 at their 25-year reunion.
Members of the Lawrence High School Class of 1982 at their 25-year reunion.
Members of the Lawrence High School Class of 1982 at their 25-year reunion.
Members of the Lawrence High School Class of 1982 at their 25-year reunion.
Members of the Lawrence High School Class of 1982 at their 25-year reunion.
Members of the Lawrence High School Class of 1982 at their 25-year reunion.
This photo released by NASA shows a two-foot tear in the solar array material on Saturday a few hours before spacewalker Scott Parazynski patched it.
JBaldwin High's Sam Beecher outruns several Marysville defenders on his way to the end zone during a 34-yard touchdown run in Baldwin's 28-7 victory in the Class 4A state playoffs Saturday afternoon.
Texas running back jamaal Charles, right, finds a gap in the Oklahoma State defensive line. Charles scored three touchdowns, including two in the fourth quarter, in the Longhorns' 38-35 comeback victory against the Cowboys on Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.
Missouri defensive lineman Tommy Chavis, right, knocks the ball out of the hands of Colorado quarterback Cody Hawkins. Mizzou ripped CU, 55-10, Saturday in Boulder, Colo.
Iowa State's Chris Singleton intercepts a pass. Singleton had two interceptions in the Cyclones' 31-20 victory Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
Navy receiver Curtis Sharp, center, celebrates with the rest of the team. The Midshipmen beat Notre Dame for the first time since 1963 on Saturday in South Bend, Ind.
Florida State's Antone Smith (6) runs past Boston College's Tyronne Pruitt (48). The Seminoles toppled No. 2 BC, 27-17, on Saturday in Boston.
Alabama coach Nick Saban applauds his team. Saban had his former team, LSU, on the ropes, but the Tigers rallied to win Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto addresses a news conference Saturday at her residence in Karachi, Pakistan. Military ruler Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule Saturday, suspending the constitution before a crucial Supreme Court ruling on his future as president.
Firefighters shovel ice in front of cars trapped Saturday in one of Bogota, Colombia's main streets after a heavy hail storm that flooded Bogota's streets.
More than 100 vehicles were involved in a series of collisions Saturday on Highway 99 south of Fresno, Calif. At least two people were killed and dozens more were injured in a massive pileup on the foggy freeway, the California Highway Patrol said.
A long line forms as people wait for tickets to a free performance of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" on Friday in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Opening night was set in the city's darkest corner, the flood-flattened Lower Ninth Ward where few people have rebuilt their homes 26 months after Katrina.
People evacuate a flooded area Saturday in Villahermosa, Mexico. Many victims have spent the better part of a week trapped by the rising waters, and authorities warned of a possible health crisis and scattered reports of looting. President Felipe Calderon, who surveyed the disaster zone from the air on Friday, called the flooding one of Mexico's worst recent natural disasters.
Indonesian schoolchildren take part in an evacuation drill Saturday at a school in Blitar, East Java, Indonesia. Despite a scare, officials say the volcano didn't erupt.
Huang Yan, who goes by the nickname Yang Yang, a 4-year-old Chinese boy, swims with a 5-year-old beluga whale named Xiao Qiang on Oct. 14 at an aquarium in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong Province. With the Beijing Olympics less than a year away, pint-sized athletes are grabbing the spotlight with stunts that some criticize as unsafe or unhealthy.
John Hacker walks through a field of corn stubble as he hunts for pheasants on the opening day of the Kansas pheasant season Saturday near Rush Center.
Cows graze Oct. 24 near a wind farm north of King City. The residents of King City and Rock Port take pride in the wind turbines that have sprouted on their rolling hills in the past year. The turbines generate more than electricity; they produce tax revenue that can help the whole community.
The Ashcrafts are the 2007 Douglas County 4-H Family of the Year, one of the highest honors that the county bestows. As a family, they have given at least 50 years to the county 4-H program. From left are Jim, Sue, Erin and Dick Ashcraft.
Leila Cohoon is the founder of Leila's Hair Museum in Independence, Mo. The museum is home to hundreds of hair wreaths including one that might contain the hair of former president Harry S. Truman. The locks are being tested for Truman's DNA.
Leila's Hair Museum contains more than 2,000 pieces of hairwork jewelry including these bracelets made from hair.
The family of Lt. Col John Hughes, back right, poses for a picture after his return from a 10-month tour in Iraq. Hughes, who was injured in action, said he missed his family and coaching Lansing youth football during his deployment. Family members are, back row from left, sons Jimmy and Nick; and, front row from left, daughter, Carmen and wife, Marlene.
Vili Bhakta, a sixth-grader at Allison Traditional Magnet Middle School in Wichita, uses the climbing wall Oct. 18 at a YMCA. Students made a field trip to the climbing wall courtesy of a grant the school received to increase students' physical activity.
The Judys of the class of 1957 get together for their 50th Lawrence High School class reunion in June of 2007. From left are Judy Hoover Saathoff, Lawrence, Judie Mott Russell, Gold Canyon, Ariz., Judy Lesch Thieroff, Beloit, Judy Gray McEachen, Prairie Village, Judy Gorton Parkinson, McLean, Va., and Judy Hemphill Hundley, Lawrence. Saathoff submitted the picture.
This undated photo provided by Coverup Productions/BET Networks shows celebrity judges and platinum-selling singing gospel sisters Erica, left, and Tina Campbell, who make up Mary, Mary, during BET's new television show "Sunday Best."
Country musician Gary Allan is photographed at Love Shack studios in Nashville, Tenn. He recently released a new album, "Living Hard."
This telegram on behalf of President Franklin D. Roosevelt invites Harry Colmery to be present at the signing of the G. I. Bill. Colmery, a Topekan, was a member of the committee that worked on the G. I. Bill of Rights and is credited with writing the initial draft of this bill. Colmery had served as National Commander of the American Legion in 1937 and was an advocate for veteran rights and benefits throughout his life. See more images from the Kansas Memory Project at www.kansasmemory.org.
Bikini Atoll was the site of more than 20 nuclear weapons tests between 1946 and 1958, including the first test of a hydrogen bomb in 1952.
This rolling-ball hotel-lobby bell was used to call the desk clerk. The 6 1/2-inch-high bell was made about 1900 of nickel over brass. It sold for $575 at an online Morphy auction.
Tucker, a keeshond, was adopted at age 7 in November 2004. He belongs to Sven Alstrom, of Lawrence, who submitted the photo.
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