Glacier Bear

A black bear peers out from behind a tangle of branches along a trail to the Nugget Falls on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Arizona lawmakers approve plan to expand Medicaid

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer gives a thumbs up to hundreds of supporters as she touts her Medicaid expansion plan during a rally in a public bid to persuade the GOP-led Legislature to move forward the proposal that has divided Republican lawmakers, at the Arizona Capitol, on Wednesday, a day befo…

Beckham to retire from soccer at end of season

David Beckham is retiring from soccer, ending a career in which he transcended the sport with forays into fashion and a marriage to a pop star that made him a global celebrity.

Grammy-winning Tejano singer attacked in Houston

This Nov. 13, 2008 file photo shows Oscar De La Rosa, lead singer for the Tejano group La Mafia, at the 9th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Houston. De La Rosa was knocked unconscious by a man in an unprovoked attack outside a Houston club on Monday.

Philly abortion doctor guilty in 3 babies' deaths

Jack McMahon, the defense attorney for abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, leaves the courthouse in Philadelphia Monday. Gosnell was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies who authorities say were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy clinic…

TV’s Savannah Guthrie engaged

In this Feb. 6, file photo, Savannah Guthrie walks the runway at the Red Dress Collection 2013 Fashion Show in New York. Guthrie reported Monday that she is engaged to be married to her boyfriend, attorney Mike Feldman.

Balloon Stampede

Cowboys and the colors of a stampede fill the skies around Walla Walla, Wash., as a balloon lifts through the crowd of inflating envelopes at the annual Walla Walla Balloon Stampede launch on Saturday, May 11, 2013. Approximately 25 balloons launched from the Garrison Middle School athletic …

Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico

In this undated photo courtesy of the Shabazz family is seen Malcolm Shabazz in an unknown location. Shabazz, the 28-year-old grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico, U.S. officials confirmed Friday. Labor activist Miguel Suarez said he was with Shabazz when his friend was b…

Famous faces for those top baby names

Jacob Vargas (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) and Sophia Myles (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) have the most favorite baby names.

Jodi Arias convicted of first-degree murder

Jodi Arias looks at her family Wednesday after being found of guilty of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in their suburban Phoenix home.

Housing investors busy in Tucson as distressed properties hit market

In this Tuesday, March 5, 2013, photo, a for sale sign hangs in front of a house in Plymouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Orb comes from behind to win Kentucky Derby

Joel Rosario rides Orb reacts after the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Poland Fountain Show

People watch a fountain light show in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, May 3, 2013. Thousands of spectators came to a Old Town park to see the first show in this year's season. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Italy Etna Volcano Eruption

Lava flows during an eruption of Mt. Etna volcano as seen from the village of Acireale, near the Sicilian town of Catania, Italy, Saturday, April 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Carmelo Imbesi)

Boston bombing: UA grad, husband face amputation rehab together

This undated photo provided from the Downes family Facebook page shows Jessica and Patrick Downes in Cambridge, Mass., injured in one of the bomb blasts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon last week. Both suffered a leg amputation below the knee.

Boston Marathon Explosions, Sean Collier

This undated photo provided by the Middlesex District Attorney's Office shows Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Officer Sean Collier, 26, of Somerville, Mass., who was shot to death Thursday, April 18, 2013 on the school campus in Cambridge, Mass. Authorities said surveillance tap…

Boston Marathon Explosion

In this undated photo provided by Robin Young, Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, left, and Here & Now host Robin Young’s nephew, right, pose for a photo after graduating from Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School. Tsarnaev has been identified as the surviving suspect in the marathon bombings. Two s…

Outdoors Champion Retriever

Nike, a Labrador retriever, jumps into a pond at the Denman Wildlife Refuge while training with his owner, Paul Foster, for the 30th annual Nestle Purina Outstanding Retriever Awards banquet on Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2013 in White City, Ore. (AP Photo /Mail Tribune, Jamie Lusch)

Boston Marathon explosion suspects

This frame grab from a video released by the FBI on Thursday, April 18, 2013, shows what the FBI are calling suspect number 2, bottom left, in white cap, walking through the crowd behind suspect number 1, not seen, in Boston on Monday, April 15, 2013, before the explosions at the Boston Mara…

Boston Marathon explosion suspects

This image released by the FBI on Thursday, April 18, 2013, shows in a image from video what the FBI is calling suspect number 1 with a black hat walking with a backpack in Boston on Monday, April 15, 2013, before the explosions at the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/FBI)

Boston Marathon explosion suspects

This image released by the FBI on Thursday, April 18, 2013, shows in a image from video what the FBI is calling suspect number 1 with a black hat walking with a backpack in Boston on Monday, April 15, 2013, before the explosions at the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/FBI)

Boston Marathon explosion suspects

This image released by the FBI on Thursday, April 18, 2013, shows in a image from video what the FBI is calling suspect number 1 with a black hat walking with a backpack in Boston on Monday, April 15, 2013, before the explosions at the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/FBI)

Boston Marathon explosion suspects

Photos of one of two suspects sought in the Boston Marathon bombing is displayed during a news conference talking about the investigation of the Boston Marathon explosions, Thursday, April 18, 2013, in Boston. The city continues to cope following Monday's explosions near the finish line of t…

Fun in the snow

Aliyah Fernandez, 6, leaps into the powder as the family dog Boo Boo runs behind at Washington Park on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, Casper, Wyo. A persistent spring snowstorm socked much of Wyoming for a third straight day Wednesday, closing major interstates and boosting sales of snow removal…

"Shame on you," Tucson shooting survivor yells after gun vote

Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is escorted in the hallway outside the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington today before the start of a Senate vote on gun control legislation.

Zimmerman room dedication

Shay Saucedo touches a plaque of his friend and colleague Gabriel Zimmerman during the Gabriel Zimmerman dedication room ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Members of Congress, held a commemorative plaque and room dedication ceremony for Zimmerman to honor him a…

Marathon bombing victim, 8, recalled as spirited

This undated photo provided by Bill Richard, shows his son, Martin Richard, 8, who was among at least three people killed in the Boston Marathon explosions.

Boston Bystander Says He Acted Instinctively to Help the Injured

An emergency responder and volunteers, including Carlos Arredondo in the cowboy hat, push Jeff Bauman in a wheel chair after he was injured in an explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 15, 2013 in Boston. At least three people were killed, including an 8-year-old…

Chavez pick elected new Venezuela leader

Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles' main message emphasized "the incompetence of the state."

Indonesia jetliner crashes into sea off Bali; all survive but 45 are hurt

The new Boeing 737, operated by Lion Air, jet came down in shallow water near the Bali airport, so rescue crews were able to help the passengers and crew escape. Saturday's crash injured 45 people, but none of those injured appeared to be seriously hurt, authorities said.

This is the puppy nearly crushed by a train in Calif.

This image provided by Riverside County Animal Services shows Banjo, a 10-month-old poodle-terrier mix that was tied to train tracks in the California desert and rescued by Riverside County Animal Services Tuesday April 2, 2013.

Any port in a storm

A pigeon sits on the helmet of a soldier during the farewell ceremony for Colombian troops that will serve at the Multinational Force and Observers (MCO), the international peacekeeping force that oversees the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday…

Lion Cubs

Five lion cubs which were born three months ago play in their enclosure at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., Friday, March 29, 2013. The Omaha zoo has announced the names of the five cubs selected through a contest on the group's Facebook page. They are Taj, Josiri, Kya, Leela and Zuri. (…

Matt Smith

British actor Matt Smith Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Smith is the latest in a long string of actors to play the Doctor. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

Easter snow sculptures

Kevin Olson adds color to a snow sculpture by spraying Kool-Aid onto it in front of his house on John Street in Champaign, Ill., on Wednesday March 27, 2013. Olson and his son Erick, an artist, finished the sculpture, modeled the after iconic Easter candy shapes of Peeps and a chocolate rabb…

Countdown to Game of Thrones

In this undated image released by HBO, Peter Dinklage portrays Tyrion Lannister in a scene from "Game of Thrones." (AP Photo/HBO, Paul Schiraldi Photography)

David Viens

David Viens gestures in court during the sentencing phase of his murder trial Friday in Los Angeles. Viens, a chef who told police he cooked his wife's body in boiling water has been sentenced in Los Angeles to 15 years to life in prison for second-degree murder. Viens was injured after auth…

Houston man accused of raping, impregnating 11-year-old

Deandrea Devon Davis-Williams appears in the 338th State District Court in Houston on Thursday. The 21-year-old has been accused of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old neighbor who became pregnant and gave birth earlier in the week. Davis-Williams was arrested late Tuesday night and charged wit…

School shooter in ‘killer’ T-shirt, flips off families in Ohio court

T.J. Lane sits in court during sentencing Tuesday in Chardon, Ohio. Lane, was given three lifetime prison sentences without the possibility of parole Tuesday for opening fire last year in a high school cafeteria in a rampage that left three students dead and three others wounded. Lane, 18, h…

7 Marines killed in Nevada blast

This May 20, 2005 file photo shows storage bunkers at the U.S. Army Depot in Hawthorne, Nev. Seven Marines from a North Carolina unit were killed and several injured in a training accident at the Hawthorne Army Depot, the Marine Corps said Tuesday. The cause of the accident, that occurred sh…

Tightrope walk planned near Arizona's Grand Canyon

In this June 2012 file photo, Nik Wallenda walks over Niagara Falls on a tightrope in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The 34-year-old announced Monday that he’ll walk about one-third of a mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in late June.

Squirrel Monkey

This image provided by the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, shows Madonna, a squirrel monkey, with a 6-day-old baby on it's back at the zoo in Norfolk, Va., Friday March 15, 2013. Squirrel monkeys have the proportionately largest brain of all primates, with a brain to body mass ratio of 1-to-17. (AP…

Celebrity photos of the week

Actress Heather Kafka arrives at the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, Thursday, March 8, 2013 at Austin Studios in Austin. (AP Photo/Statesman.com, Laura Skelding)

Celebrity photos of the week

Director Robert Rodriguez and actor and director Rob Reiner talk with each other as they arrive at the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, Thursday, March 8, 2013 at Austin Studios in Austin. (AP Photo/Statesman.com, Laura Skelding)

Celebrity photos of the week

Actor Stephen Tobolowsky, left and actress and presenter Julie Hagerty, right, arrive at the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, Thursday, March 8, 2013 at Austin Studios in Austin. (AP Photo/Statesman.com, Laura Skelding)

Celebrity photos of the week

Actor and director Rob Reiner arrives at the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, Thursday, March 8, 2013 at Austin Studios in Austin. (AP Photo/Statesman.com, Laura Skelding)

Celebrity photos of the week

Actress Robin Wright arrives at the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, Thursday, March 8, 2013 at Austin Studios in Austin. (AP Photo/Statesman.com, Laura Skelding)

Celebrity photos of the week

Actor and honoree Henry Thomas walks the red carpet before the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, Thursday, March 8, 2013 at Austin Studios in Austin. (AP Photo/Statesman.com, Laura Skelding)

Border Busts

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu checks out one of the seized weapons after a news conference, as multi-jurisdictional law enforcement agencies announce a bust of a major drugsmuggling ring in Arizona, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, in Phoenix. Operation "Pipeline Express" has netted 76 arrested, has…

USS Arlington

The USS Arlington (LPG24) leaves Huntington Ingalls in Pascagoula, Miss., on Friday March 8, 2013, on its way to Norfolk, Va., where it will be commissioned on April 6. At right is the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA6) still under construction. The Arlington is one of three ships na…