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People light candles at St. Nicolas Cathedral, place, where the list of submarine disaster is displayed, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Russian navy ships are flying flags at half-mast and memorial ceremonies are being held across the nation to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kursk nuclear submarine disaster. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
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Crew members of the nuclear submarine Kursk, one of Russia's largest and most advanced submarines, stand on the ship deck during the naval parade in Severomorsk in this July 30, 2000 photo. Kursk Captain Gennady Lyachin stands at right. The Kursk submarine tragedy that killed 118 crew members was caused by fuel exploding in one of its torpedoes, the governmental commission investigating the accident has found, according to a news report Monday, July 1, 2002.(AP Photo/ Str)
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The Oxford model at Monticello has a center-island kitchen with a breakfast area. It has 2,654 square feet and is priced from $519,990.
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K. Hovnanian Homes is building 75 single-family homes on sites of 6,500 to 12,087 square feet at Monticello in Annapolis. The homes have 2,466 to 3,052 finished square feet, with base prices from $484,990 to $554,990.
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The Amherst model has a family room open to the kitchen and breakfast area on the main level. Upstairs are the master suite, three more bedrooms, a second full bath and a laundry area.
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Stanley Martin Homes is building 224 single-family homes on sites of a quarter-acre to three-quarters of an acre at Greene Mill Preserve in Leesburg. The homes have 2,155 to 6,988 finished square feet, with base prices from $439,990 to $584,990.
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Storm clouds gather over the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Severe thunderstorms and windy condition are effecting the Washington Metro area today. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Dustin Johnson talks with rules official David Price on the 18th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. Johnson was later assessed a two-stroke penalty for grounding his club in a hazard on the hole.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama has a cool treat with Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour in June after visiting residents affected by the oil spill. With the number of beachgoers down, Cyndi's Sno De-Lites now remains open only on weekends.
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Dan Terry is one of the six American medical aid workers killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province. All of the victims belonged to the humanitarian group International Assistance Mission. (Associated Press)
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Cheryl Beckett is one of the six American medical aid workers killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province. All of the victims belonged to the humanitarian group International Assistance Mission. (Associated Press)
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Tom Little is one of the six American medical aid workers killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province. All of the victims belonged to the humanitarian group International Assistance Mission. (Associated Press)
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Thomas Grams is one of the six American medical aid workers killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province. All of the victims belonged to the humanitarian group International Assistance Mission. (Associated Press)
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Glen Lapp is one of the six American medical aid workers killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province. All of the victims belonged to the humanitarian group International Assistance Mission. (Associated Press)
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Brian Carderelli is one of the six American medical aid workers killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province. All of the victims belonged to the humanitarian group International Assistance Mission. (Associated Press)
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A villager is rescued by a Pakistani navy helicopter from the flooded area of Ghaus Pur in Pakistan's Sindh province on Wednesday. The floods are seen as an advantage to the Taliban militants. While Pakistani troops deal with the relief effort, the insurgents can take the time to regroup. (Associated Press)
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A plane is seen close to the site of the drill at Harare airport. The drill's scenario was designed to simulate a hijacking in which nine people had been killed and 30 were injured. (Associated Press)
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Plumes of smoke rise from burning tires during a plane-crash drill at Harare International Airport in Zimbabwe on Aug. 5. The mock exercise created panic. (Associated Press)
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Homes cover a hillside near Happy Valley, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) **FILE**
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A crew member of an army helicopter helps villagers disembark, after being rescued from a flood-hit area in Basera near Muzaffargarh, in central Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. Pakistan estimates 13.8 million people are affected by the floods and will need short-term aid or long-term assistance to recover. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
