The Linwood neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Ala., was pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in nearly four decades. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption

In Kesennuma, garbage covers much of the city, particularly in the harbor. Some baseball fields and parks nearby have been converted into areas where cranes can sort through the debris. Yuki Noguchi/NPR hide caption

A group of detainees kneels during an early-morning Islamic prayer in their camp at the U.S. military prison for "enemy combatants" in 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

Emmylou Harris says her new album, Hard Bargain, is in part about how her expectations change as she grows older. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images hide caption

Syrian anti-government protesters demonstrate in Banias on April 29, the "Day of Rage" called by activists to pile pressure on President Bashar Assad as his regime enacted a violent crackdown on dissent. AFP/Getty Images hide caption

A day after the NFL lockout ended, Ryan Mundy of the Pittsburgh Steelers reports to the South Side training facility. Jared Wickerham/Getty Images hide caption

LeapFrog's My Pal Scout can be programmed to say a child's name by plugging it into an online database. LeapFrog only records new names after three people have requested it. Courtesy of LeapFrog hide caption