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Photos for June 6, 2010
Dorothy B. Williams
Eileen O'Connor Piller
Carrol Gerstenberger
Kansas City relief pitcher Blake Wood wipes his face after giving up a two-run double to Detroit’s Carlos Guillen in the eighth inning. The Royals lost, 4-2, Saturday in Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City’s Scott Podsednik walks away from the plate after striking out in the seventh inning against Detroit. The Tigers won, 4-2, Saturday in Kansas City, Mo.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin poses for a photo as her husband, Todd Palin, right, stands behind her. The Palins attended the Belmont Stakes on Saturday in Elmont, N.Y. The horse First Dude, who finished third, is named for Todd Palin.
Drosselmeyer, left, approaches the finish of the 142nd Belmont Stakes. Jockey Mike Smith led the 13-to-1 underdog to victory on Saturday in Elmont, N.Y.
United States Fish and Wildlife biologist Kayla Dibenedetto attempts to catch an oiled brown pelican Saturday at Grand Isle, La. Dibenedetto and a partner chased the bird for more than two hours before giving up because of darkness and expected to try again in the morning.
An Indian boy takes a dip in the River Yamuna with froth from industrial pollution floating on the surface Saturday in New Delhi, India. World Environment Day 2010 being marked Saturday calls for an urgent need to conserve the diversity of life on earth.
Plaquemines Parish coastal zone director P.J. Hahn lifts his boot out of thick beached oil Saturday at Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, just off the Gulf of Mexico in Plaquemines Parish, La.
President Barack Obama announces James Clapper, left, as Director of National Intelligence, his choice to oversee the nation’s 16 spy agencies, during a ceremony Saturday in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington.
This photo provided by family shows Darren James LaBonte, 35, in Afghanistan in 2007. LaBonte was one of seven CIA employees who died when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a U.S. base in Khost, Afghanistan, on Dec. 30, 2009.
Job seekers line up to speak with potential employers during the ninth annual Skid Row Career Fair on Thursday at Los Angeles Mission in Los Angeles.
Police officers escort Joran Van der Sloot, center, during a press conference Saturday at a police station in Lima. The young Dutchman wanted in the murder of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman, and who also remains the lone suspect in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway, arrived in Peru’s capital Saturday to face justice, after being handed over by Chilean police on Friday at the two countries’ border.
Israeli army and navy soldiers on boats are seen approaching the Gaza-bound 1,200-ton Rachel Corrie aid ship in this image made from video released by the Israeli Defense Force on Saturday. Israeli forces seized the Gaza-bound aid vessel swiftly and without meeting resistance, preventing it from breaking a naval blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory days after a similar effort turned bloody.
Brandon Hildebrand, right, moves to the couch to watch TV with his wife, Wendy, in this May 28 photo inside their Hutchinson home. Brandon and Wendy Hildebrand have had to reorganize their lives after a motorcycle accident left Brandon paralyzed.
Van Go Mobile Arts received a $50,000 grant, which will help cover the salaries of two art instructors and six contracted teaching artists.
Using a close-focus mode on a point-and-shoot camera enabled me to capture larger-than-life photos of these pottery shards at New Mexico’s Tsankawi Pueblo Site. The shards remained at the site, but these visual souvenirs returned home with me.
This majolica jardiniere with water lilies is marked “Minton.” It was made in the late 19th century. The bowl is 9 3/4 inches in diameter and sold for $633 at a Brunk auction in Asheville, N.C.
Daniel Clowes, at his home in Oakland, Calif., shows off his latest graphic novel, “Wilson.” It features a character who hangs around the coffee shops on Oakland’s Grand Avenue, verbally sucker punching strangers with whom he instigates one-sided conversations.
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