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This image provided by NASA, taken Oct. 6, 2004, by the Cassini Saturn Probe, shows the planet Saturn and its rings. One of the most evocative mysteries of the solar system, where Saturn got its stunning rings, may actually be a case of cosmic murder with an unnamed moon of Saturn, that disappeared about 4.5 billion years ago, as the potential victim. Suspicion has fallen on a disk of hydrogen gas, that surrounded Saturn when its dozens of moons were forming, but has now fled the scene. And the cause of death? A possible forced plunge into Saturn. (AP Photo/NASA)
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This image from video shows emergency services as they attend the scene after a car exploded in the center of Stockholm on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. Two separate explosions shook the busy shopping area in central Stockholm on Saturday. This car exploded and another unexplained explosion happened shortly after leaving one person dead, rescue officials said. (AP photo/TV4)
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Greenpeace activists form the word hope as a question with their bodies, next to a giant life saver, during a demonstration near the site of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, Friday, Dec. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)
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FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2010 file photo, Mayan Indian Pedro Chuc May collects sap from a tree known as a gum tree to produce natural chewing gum in Betania, Mexico. A U.N. program, under debate at the climate change conference in Cancun, could help May and millions of others who live in forests earn more while slowing the deforestation that accounts for one-fifth of the global carbon dioxide emissions blamed for warming the planet. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
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Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh delivers a speech during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, Wednesday Dec. 8. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)
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South Korean marines ride on the back of a truck on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Friday, Dec. 10, 2010. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is pushing the idea of Korean unification, even as tensions remain high two weeks after the North shelled a South Korean island, killing four and setting the region on edge. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Ju-sung)
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Paper decorations hang from the vandalized Glastonbury Holy Thorn Tree which has been hacked down and reduced to just a stump in Glastonbury western England Friday Dec. 10, 2010. The tree, a major Christian landmark in England, was vandalized just weeks before Christmas Day. The tree is said to be linked to the arrival of Saint Joseph of Arimathea in England after the crucifixion of Jesus. It draws hundreds of visitors each year.
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NV Homes is building 24 single-family homes on sites of 3 to 6 acres at Maple Woods in Highland. The homes have approximately 2,708 to 4,433 finished square feet, with base prices from $699,990 to $819,990.
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Winchester Homes is building Adirondack- and Craftsman-style homes at Shenandoah at Lake Frederick priced from $299,900 to $379,900. The Shadwell model has 2,288 square feet and is priced from $349,900.
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Ryan Homes is building 2,200 single-family homes on 0.17-acre homesites at Lee's Parke in Fredericksburg. The homes have approximately 1,680 to 2,822 finished square feet, with base prices from $242,990 to $309,990.
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Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is said to be the source of the hundreds of thousands of classified documents made public by WikiLeaks. (Associated Press)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Michel Martelly jump over burning items during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. Government-backed candidate Jude Celestin and former first lady Mirlande Manigat will advance to a second-round runoff in Haiti's presidential election, officials announced Tuesday as furious protests led by supporters of Mr. Martelly, the third-place candidate, broke out in the capital. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Michel Martelly demonstrate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Michel Martelly burn items during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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A man gestures during a protest of supporters of presidential candidate Michel Martelly in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Michel Martelly demonstrate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday. Supporters of eliminated candidates protested after officials announced that government-backed candidate Jude Celestin and former first lady Mirlande Manigat would advance to a runoff in the presidential election. (Associated Press)
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (left) says that congressional lame ducks "are acting more like chickens with their heads cut off."
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Soldiers and a resident carry a body recovered from the site where a landslide buried houses trapping dozens beneath mud and rubble following weeks of drenching rains in Bello, northwestern Colombia, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. At least 12 bodies were dug out of the mud. The Red Cross attributes more than 180 deaths to floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Colombia so far this year. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)
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A soldier walks at the site where a landslide buried dozens of homes following weeks of drenching rains in Bello, northwestern Colombia, Sunday Dec. 5, 2010. The Red Cross attribute more than 180 deaths to heavy rains in Colombia so far this year. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)
