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An aerial view shows a boat crossing an area of the oil spill in an offshore field operated by Chevron at the Bacia de Campos in Rio de Janeiro. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Washington Redskins wide receiver Jabar Gaffney (10) hauls in a 16-yard touchdown in front of Dallas Cowboys free safety Gerald Sensabaugh (43) during second quarter action. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant (88) crosses the goaline with Washington Redskins free safety Oshiomogho Atogwe (20) on his back for the first score of the game. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant (88) hauls in a 22-yard touchdown reception in front of Washington Redskins free safety Oshiomogho Atogwe (20) and cornerback DeAngelo Hall (23). (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Detroit strong safety Chris Harris celebrates his interception of a pass by Carolina quarterback Cam Newton during the fourth quarter. The Lions trailed the Panthers 24-7 before rallying to win 49-35. (Associated Press)
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A 19th-Century child's watery gravesite is visible in Bluffton, Texas, because the water level of Lake Buchanan has been receding as drought shrinks the state's largest inland lake. "Most people in Texas probably didn't realize what was under these lakes," says a Texas historical commission official.
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The crest level from two major floods is marked on the side of the Wilmington, Vt., Police Department building. Many of the town's businesses were severely damaged by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene this summer and have not reopened. (Associated Press)
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Washington Redskins strong safety LaRon Landry may miss Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys because of a sore Achilles' tendon. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
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The town of Minamisanriku is seen eight months after it was destroyed by the March 11 tsunami, in northeast Japan, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
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A motorist gives a thumbs up to Occupy D.C. protesters as they march on K Street toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The demonstration clogged traffic as drivers slowed down to watch the protesters. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Offensive lineman Kory Lichtensteiger suffered extensive damage to his knee on Oct. 16, 2011, against the Philadelphia Eagles. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Thai residents ride rafts and boats through a flooded street in Bangkok on Nov. 17, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Beazer Homes is building 36 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Willowsford in Aldie. The Ashford model, with 3,090 square feet, is priced from $589,990.
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Washington, DC Mayor Vincent Gray speaks to reporters after surveying the damage the Washington National Cathedral sustained from the August 23 earthquake, Washington, DC, Thursday, October 20, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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NASA "We need each other more than ever before," says NASA's Jim Green of the imperiled partnership with the European Space Agency.
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Dima Zalatimo, of Georgetown, examines the Washington National Cathedral on Sunday with her sons, 2-year-old Milan (center) and 5-year-old Luca. Sunday marked the first public service at the cathedral since an August earthquake caused an estimated $15 million in damage. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde (center) walks through the Washington National Cathedral. She asked those who attended the first service at the cathedral since an August earthquake to see the ongoing recovery as a time to strengthen and rebuild. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Visitors to the National Cathedral leave after the Service of Holy Eucharist finishes, the first day the Cathedral is reopened to the public after being closed for almost three months from earthquake damage, on Sunday, November 13, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Shafts of light streak across safety netting to catch falling debris before the Service of Holy Eucharist begins, the first day the Cathedral is reopened to the public after being closed for almost 3 months from earthquake damage. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Ava Dirr and her father Tim admire a stained glass window at National Cathedral before the Service of Holy Eucharist begins, the first day the Cathedral is reopened to the public after being closed for almost three months from earthquake damage. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
