All Things Considered
Scientists are investigating whether bad weather, fireworks or poison might have forced more than 3,000 red-winged blackbirds out of the sky, or if a disoriented bird simply led the flock into the ground. Assistant State Veterinarian Brandon Doss examines a carcass at the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission Diagnostic Laboratory in Little Rock. Danny Johnston/AP hide caption
Though precipitation levels do vary region to region, when looked at globally, 2010 was also the wettest year on record. In Pakistan, makeshift camps popped up in areas ravaged by catastrophic flooding. Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers say metal flipper bands like the one on this penguin lowered survival rates and harmed the number of chicks the banded birds produced. Benoit Gineste/Nature hide caption
The home in Tucson, Ariz., where Jared Loughner, charged in a shooting that killed six and wounded more than a dozen, lived with his parents. AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Places in California, including Stockton, are pocked with abandoned homes, like this one in 2008. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
A stuffed animal floats in a flooded suburban street in Rockhampton. Jonathan Wood/Getty Images hide caption
The Bentley Continental GT on display during the auto show. The company's 2011 models are quite popular. Stand Honda/AFP/Getty Images hide caption