Jennifer Zetlan (right) as The Flier, with J.C. Casiano as Noonan, in the new opera Amelia at the Seattle Opera. Rozarii Lynch hide caption

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan meets Thursday with Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) on Capitol Hill. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

Escorted by his bodyguards, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (center) is greeted by demonstrators as he attends a rally commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, in Tehran on Feb. 11. Now, a month before the June 12 anniversary of last year's disputed presidential elections, Ahmadinejad's government appears to be trying to intimidate the opposition. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption

Madagascar is a hot spot of extinctions, and members of the Chamaeleonidae family are currently going extinct. Ignacio De la Riva hide caption

Maurice Hinds with John (at left) and Leo Manzari, from the Arena Stage production of Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C. Scott Suchman hide caption