Boeing machinists and other supporters held a rally against the company's offer the day before the critical vote, which took place in early January. Ashley Gross/KPLU hide caption

Two killer whales fly out of the water during a show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium in 2010. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP hide caption

SoloHealth owns 3,500 health screening kiosks like this one in San Francisco. In some states, the company sells customer contact information to insurers. April Dembosky hide caption

Dean Winchester (left, played by Jensen Ackles) and his brother Sam (Jared Padalecki) battle evil beings on CW's Supernatural. The brothers may be easy on the eyes, but sex appeal alone doesn't explain Supernatural's passionate fan base. Cate Cameron/The CW hide caption

A few years ago, a woman's place in the mosque was a fringe issue. Now, some are demanding change. Hind Makki/Courtesy of Side Entrance hide caption

Clark, the Chicago Cubs' first mascot, hugs children during his debut at Advocate Illinois Masonic's Pediatric Developmental Center. Steve Green/AP/Courtesy of the Chicago Cubs hide caption

Pro-life demonstrators stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court following oral arguments in the case dealing with a Massachusetts law imposing a 35-foot buffer zone around abortion clinics for demonstrations and protests. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

The TV series Downton Abbey has dealt with the issue of inheritance that allows British hereditary peers to pass down titles and estates to male relatives, but not female ones. Parliament is now considering a change to that law. Nick Briggs/AP/PBS hide caption

German farmer Rudolf Buehler and other opponents of the Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement protest with 17 pigs in front of the chancellor's office building in Berlin on Wednesday. Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson/NPR hide caption

The Minnesota Orchestra musicians and management have finally bridged their long and bitter labor dispute. Ann Marsden/Minnesota Orchestra hide caption

A flock of Northern bald ibises forms a flying V. Courtesy of Markus Unsöld hide caption