Field Director Charles White of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) speaks at a podium outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
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Abigail Noel Fisher, who challenged a racial component to University of Texas at Austin's admissions policy, speaks to the media outside the U.S. Supreme Court building during oral in the case in October. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
A print of Nelson Mandela and get well messages lay outside the home of the former President Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa earlier this month. Themba Hadebe/Associated Press hide caption
The landmark Petronas Twin Towers (top, right) in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, are barely visible amid the thick smoke. It's even worse farther south. AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Daredevil Nik Wallenda crosses a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge, Ariz., on Sunday. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
A 2003 photograph of majestic Nanga Parbat, one of a number of 8,000-plus-meter peaks that attract the most adventurous Himalayan mountaineers. AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Wing walker Jane Wicker performs at the Vectren Air Show just before crashing on Saturday. She and pilot Charlie Schwenker were killed. Thanh V. Tran/Associated Press hide caption
A TV screen shows a news report of Edward Snowden at a shopping mall in Hong Kong on Sunday. Vincent Yu/Associated Press hide caption
We think Mugly, an 8-year-old Chinese crested, should have been a contender! AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Judge Debra Nelson addresses concerns from the state and defense during a pretrial hearing on Friday. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Students from the eastern city of Sao Paulo protest on Friday. AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Southwest jet at the gate at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport in December 2011. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Secretary of State John Kerry (front row, third from right) poses with foreign ministers of the "Friends of Syria" in Doha, Qatar. AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A banner shows support for Edward Snowden, in Hong Kong on Monday. Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption