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Jason Day, of Australia, reacts to his round as he walks off of the 18th green during the third round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, June 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his drive from the fifth tee during the third round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, June 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Only about 45 days old, this mountain gorilla baby belongs to Bukima and will be among 22 babies to be given names in Saturday festivities in Rwanda.
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Jim Furyk during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, looks over his putt on the 11th green during the first round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Jim Furyk during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS The tall ship Friendship of Salem docks in the harbor of Salem. In the 1800s, the ships ventured to exotic locales and brought back fabulous specimens and artifacts that later formed the nucleus of the town's Peabody Essex Museum.
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The historic seaport of Salem, Mass., trying to rebrand itself for visitors, forever will be tied to witches and the infamous 17th-century witch trials with draws such as tarot card reader Willow Houston (above) and witch tchotchkes of all shapes and sizes.
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In this Friday, June 10, 2011 photo, people sit on the terrace of a waterfront restaurant in Salem, Mass. Salem, home to the infamous witch trials of the 17th century, sees its ties to witchcraft as a blessing and a curse. The historic Massachusetts seaport is trying _ yet again _ to rebrand itself for visitors as something other than a place linked to witches. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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The kitchen has cherry cabinets, stainless steel appliances, granite counters and a granite breakfast bar.
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Some of the golf clubs Ken Venturi used when he won the U.S. Open at the Congressional Country Club in 1964, seen on display at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 9, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS SEEKING REFUGE: A man from Bangladesh who fled Libya sits at a refugee camp in Tunisia.
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Matt Kuchar reacts after making a birdie putt on the fourth hole during the final round for the Memorial golf tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, Sunday, June 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Steve Sticker holds up the trophy after winning the Memorial golf tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, Sunday, June 5, 2011. Stricker finished at 16-under par for the tournament. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Hunter Mahan chips to the 11th green during a practice round for the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, June 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Russell Ford, vice president and senior principal technologist with CH2M HILL and a judge in the water taste test, smells one of the five glasses of water in the final round. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Nathan Ackerman of Washington seems to know what to look for in a good glass of water as he scrutinizes one of the 24 entrants in the water taste test at the Washington Convention Center. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Bottles of unmarked water wait to be tasted in the 2011 Best of the Best water taste test on Tuesday at the Washington Convention Center. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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"Maryland is a gateway to doing business in the U.S., particularly in the life sciences and high-tech industries,"Gov. Martin O'Malley after his trip to China, South Korea and Vietnam. (Associated Press)
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CITY SEGWAY TOURS PARIS Segway tourism has become a popular way to see all the sights Paris has to offer, including the Eiffel Tower. "They're just fun machines," explains Graham Robinson, operations manager at City Segway Tours.
