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  • Liz O Baylen / POOL via EPA

    Thousands of firefighters pack into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for the funeral service for Los Angeles city firefighter Glenn Allen, who was killed while battling a house fire in the Hollywood Hills the night of Feb. 16, 2011, in Los Angeles, Calif.

    Thousands attend a fallen firefighter's funeral in Los Angeles

    NBCLosAngeles.com reports:
    Police investigators Wednesday wrapped yellow crime tape around the Hollywood Hills home where a veteran Los Angeles city firefighter was killed last week.

    Police confirmed to NBCLA they declared a crime scene at the home Wednesday afternoon and planned on keeping the property secured by a patrol officer. Fire Department and Building and Safety department officials also are investigating.

    Last week fire officials reported firefighter Glenn Allen was killed when a water-saturated ceiling caved-in on him.

    Msnbc.com story: Detectives return to site of deadly fire

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  • Driver Kasey Kahne shows intensity during practice at the Phoenix International Raceway

    Tom Pennington / Getty Images

    Kasey Kahne, driver of the #4 Red Bull Toyota, sits in his car during practice for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at the Phoenix International Raceway on Feb. 25, 2011 in Avondale, Ariz.

    Mlive.com story: Keep your eyes on the nose as NASCAR heads to Phoenix

    Steve Kaminski of The Grand Rapids Press writes:
    NASCAR Sprint Cup cars debuted its new nose last weekend at Daytona.

    Just how the cars will react on the Phoenix track is the big story heading into the second race of the season, but I think it will be all good. The cars will have more downforce and will handle better in traffic.

  • Gabriel Bouys / AFP - Getty Images

    An Oscar statue is protected by a plastic bag on the red carpet in front of the Kodak Theater on Feb. 25, 2011 in Hollywood Calif. The Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Feb. 27.

    Hollywood prepares for the Oscars

    See more coverage of the Academy Awards

  • Four Amish Children die when their family's buggy falls into a rain-swollen creek in Kentucky

     

    Stephen Lance Dennee / The Paducah Sun via AP

    The ravished buggy of an Amish family is seen in a field along Roscoe Creek, Feb. 25, 2011, near Dublin, Ky. Four children died late Thursday when the horse-drawn buggy carrying the family toppled in the rain-swollen creek. The family of nine was on the way home after making a phone call.

    NBC, msnbc.com and news services
    MAYFIELD, Ky. -- A woman and eight children were attempting to cross Roscoe Creek in a downpour in the dark Thursday when the accident happened. Officials say the family may not have realized the creek had risen. The woman and four children made it to safety, rescuers said.

    The accident happened as severe storms pummeled the nation's midsection and southeast , leaving behind a trail of downed trees and splintered power lines. Torrential rains drenched parts of Kentucky and other states Thursday night.

    “We were hoping and praying for this to have a different outcome. But the story has a very tragic end,” Graves County Sheriff Dewayne Redmon told The Paducah Sun.

    Sheriff Dewayne Redmon talks with the Weather Channel's Jim Cantore about finding the fourth child of an Amish family who was found dead after floodwaters swept away the family's buggy.

     

  • Nashville takes a blow from heavy winds during overnight storms

    Mark Humphrey / AP

    Tom Sullivan looks at storm damage to his home in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, Feb. 25. A tree fell on his home when storms went through the area Thursday night.

    Mark Humphrey / AP

    Tom Sullivan leaves his home with his granddaughter, Courtney Cunningham, and his cat, Max, on Friday after a tree fell on his house.

    Mark Humphrey / AP

    Jim Smith, left, and Cory Brown look through a gaping hole in the roof of Smith Springs Church of Christ in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday. Part of the roof was blown off during severe weather Thursday night.

    By Jonathan Woods, msnbc.com

    Severe storms raced across a stretch of the nation's midsection, pummeling trees and splintering power lines.

    Authorities say the storms may have whirled a tornado at eastern Arkansas on Thursday evening.

    Winds between 60 and 70 mph toppled trees there, blocking roads and damaging homes across the state.

    Heavy rain and winds from 60 to 80 mph blew through the Memphis, Tenn., area Thursday night, said National Weather Service meteorologist Corey Chaskelson.

    He said several possible tornadoes were spotted in northwestern Tennessee and eastern Arkansas. Continue reading...

  • Miranda Grubbs / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP

    Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari is escorted to his initial court appearance at the Mahon Federal Building in Lubbock, Texas, Feb. 25, 2011. Aldawsari, a college student from Saudi Arabia, is accused of buying chemicals as part of a plan to blow up key U.S. targets, including the home of former President George W. Bush. Aldawsari was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.

    Saudi suspect in terror plot appears in US court

    AP reports:
    LUBBOCK, Texas — A college student from Saudi Arabia accused of buying chemicals online as part of a plan to blow up key U.S. targets, including the home of former President George W. Bush, appeared in federal court in Texas on Friday.

    Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.
    Rod Hobson, his attorney, declined to comment as he left the courtroom in Lubbock. In a statement, he said the "eyes of the world are on this case" and how Aldawsari is treated.

    "This is not "Alice in Wonderland," where the Queen said 'First the punishment then the trial,'" Hobson's statement reads. "This is America, where everyone is entitled to the presumption of innocence, due process, effective representation of counsel and a fair trial."

    Judge Nancy Koenig asked the 20-year-old — handcuffed and with his feet shackled — if he understood the charges against him, and ordered him to remain in custody until a March 11 detention hearing.

    Four armed U.S. Marshal's officers flanked Aldawsari as he addressed the judge.

    Koenig said Aldawsari faces a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted.

    Msnbc.com story -- Prosecutors: Saudi man planned attack for years

  • Hazem Bader / AFP - Getty Images

    Israeli police arrest Palestinian reporter working for Al-Jazeera satellite channel Mahmud al-Jabari, during clashes between police and protestors in the West Bank city of Hebron following a demonstration calling for the reopening of one of the city's main streets on February 25, 2011 on the anniversary of the 1994 massacre of 29 Palestinians in Hebron by a Jewish extremist. At least nine people were wounded.

    Reporter arrested in the West Bank during demonstrations.

  • Practicing the royal wave, Kate Middleton and Prince William make their second public appearance.

    Andrew Milligan / Pool via Reuters

    Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton wave during a visit to St. Andrews University in Fife, Scotland on February 25, 2011. The couple made their second official visit together since announcing their engagement in November, to St. Andrews University to launch its 600th anniversary celebrations.

    David Cheskin / Pool via AFP - Getty Images

    Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton greets members of the public during a visit to the University of St Andrews in Scotland on February 25, 2011. During the visit they viewed the surviving Papal Bull (the university's founding document), unveiled a plaque, and met a selection of the University's current staff and students to mark the start of the Anniversary. Prince William and Kate Middleton attended the university as students from 2001 to 2005 and began their romance there.

    Carl de Souza / AFP - Getty Images

    Kate Middleton is surrounded by media and security as she meets the public during a visit to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland on February 25, 2011.

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    I imagine its good to practice and get used to doing public appearances ahead of their big day. Full story on their visit. More on the royals from the Windsor Knot blog.

  • 'Day of Rage' anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq turn violent.

    Hadi Mizban / AP

    Iraqi anti-government protesters throw stones and trash at riot police during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with security forces in cities across Iraq on Friday, in the largest and most violent anti-government protests here since political unrest began spreading in the Arab world several weeks ago.

    At least six protesters were killed by security forces during clashes across Iraq. TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown reports.

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

     

    More protests are happening in Basra and Mosul as well. Full story.

  • Dmitry Astakhov / Kremlin via Reuters

    Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Spanish King Juan Carlos head a round table meeting with businessmen in the Yeltsin Library in St. Petersburg February 25, 2011. Russia and Spain are embarking on a year of cultural exchange in 2011, sharing works of art between their prestigious museums, the Hermitage and the Prado.

    Large round table in St. Petersburg

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    That's a big round table. If you get a chance to visit either the Hermitage or the Padro, go. Both are amazing museums.

  • Egyptians gathering in Tahrir Square show solidarity with Libyan uprising

    Amr Nabil / AP

    An Egyptian raises Libya's old national flag in support of the uprising in Libya during a gathering at Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt on Feb. 25.

    Peter Andrews / Reuters

    A girl takes pictures with a mobile phone during prayers at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt on Feb. 25. Egypt's new military rulers, promising to guard against "counter-revolution", faced political pressure on Friday to purge the cabinet of ministers appointed by Hosni Mubarak as thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo.

    By David R Arnott, NBC News

     Here on PhotoBlog, we covered the Tahrir Square protests from beginning to end. Take a look back.

  • Militants in Pakistan blow up tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops

    Mohammad Sajjad / AP

    Firemen try to extinguish fires after tankers were set on fire in Peshawar, Pakistan on Feb. 25. Militants attacked tankers bringing fuel to NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Friday, killing four people and causing a massive nighttime blaze.

    A. Majeed / AFP - Getty Images

    Firefighters attempt to extinguish burning NATO oil tankers following an attack at a terminal on the outskirts of Peshawar on Feb. 25.

    Arshad Arbab / EPA

    Firefighters try to extinguish burning oil tankers in Peshawar on Feb. 25.

    By David R Arnott, NBC News

    Militants in northwestern Pakistan blew up at least 11 tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan and shot dead four people, police said. 

    In recent years tankers carrying oil for NATO troops have been regularly targeted by Islamic militants on both sides of the border. U.S. and other NATO forces in landlocked Afghanistan get around 75 per cent of their food and military supplies through Pakistan.

    Previously on PhotoBlog: Would you risk your life for a bucket of gasoline?

  • Doves landing on cardinals

    Francis R. Malasig / EPA

    Doves land on the heads of Filipino Cardinals Julio Labayen (left) and Soc Villegas (right) during the unveiling of the Cardinal Sin monument at the sidelines of 25th anniversary rites of the 1986 People Power Revolution in Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines on Feb. 25. The Philippines was praised worldwide in 1986, when the so-called bloodless revolution deposed the 20-year dictatorial regime of Marcos in the Philippines.

  • Auto-mechanic builds DIY airplane for $395

    Sheng Li / Reuters

    Ding Shilu, an automobile mechanic, drives his self-made aircraft for a test-flight on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province, China on Feb. 25. The aircraft, which weighs about 287 lbs and is made of recycled materials including three motorbike engines and plastic cloth, cost about 2600 yuan ($395), local media reported.

    Sheng Li / Reuters

    Ding Shilu carries out a test-flight for his self-made aircraft on Feb. 25.

  • Man arrested on drugs charges says tearful farewell to son

    Damir Sagolj / Reuters

    A man in handcuffs cries as he says farewell to his son after he was arrested by the police on suspicion of drug dealing during a pre-dawn raid in an impoverished neighbourhood of Bangkok on Feb. 25. The Narcotics Suppression Bureau of Thai police said their aim in 2011 is to stop the expansion of the narcotics problem in the country.

  • Klas Stolpe / AP

    A Southeast Alaska adventurer walks through a large ice tunnel formed by the shifting of icebergs along the terminus of the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau on Feb. 21.

    Walking through an ice tunnel in Alaska

    By David R Arnott, NBC News

    More from photographer Klas Stolpe:

    Walking on the frozen waters leading up to the glacier, along the glacier face and into ice caves surrounding the area is not recommended and is highly dangerous; yet on any given day in the winter scores of visitors cross-country ski, hike, skate, walk their dogs, sled, photo and otherwise enjoy the atmosphere. Mendenhall Glacier visitor center personnel and search and rescue agencies do not encourage activities on the frozen surfaces near the glacier. If one does go onto the ice it is suggested they have a Coast Guard approved life vest or as near to a survival suit as possible, wool clothing, ice picks, cell phone, an itinerary, and a companion.

  • Mark Baker / AP

    Newlyweds Emma Howard and Chris Greenslade cheer for a group photo after their wedding, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, just days after she was pulled from the rubble of the earthquake devastated Pyne Gould Corporation in Christchurch, New Zealand. Tuesday's magnitude 6.3 temblor collapsed buildings, caused extensive other damage and killed more than 100 people.

    Christchurch quake survivor marries three days after being rescued

    By James Cheng

    From The Australian:

    Emma Howard lay trapped for six-and-a-half hours inside the Pyne Gould building, one of the most badly damaged when the 6.3-magnitude quake struck the New Zealand at lunchtime on Tuesday.

    She texted her fiance, fellow accountant Chris Greenslade, who raced to the building from his nearby workplace.

    “I thought she was dead,” he said today before the couple's wedding ceremony in Christchurch.

    Mr Greenslade dug among the ruins of the building, pulling out other people as he searched for his bride-to-be.

    Eventually he was able to carry her from the destroyed building - an act captured in some of the first footage of rescue efforts after the quake.

    Read the full story from here and see the slideshow we have about the earthquake.

  • Norm Dettlaff / AP

    A very modified four-wheel-drive buggy takes on the Nemesis II obstacle Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011, along the Patzcuaro's Revenge trail near Las Cruces, N.M., in the annual Chile Challenge off-road rock-crawling event. It was one of the about 200 off-road vehicles registered for this year's Chile Challenge, an event that pits man and machine against rocks, small cliffs and desert trails.

    Wild 4-wheeling in Chile Challenge

  • Martin Hunter / Getty Images

    Tristan Webb stands in a large hole along River Road, Avonside on Friday, February 25 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The death toll has risen to 113 and the hope for finding survivors is fading as rescuers search through debris for over 200 still missing following a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch on Tuesday. The quake, which was an aftershock of a 7.1 magnitude quake that struck the South Island city on September 4, 2010, has seen damage and fatalities far exceeding those of the original.

    Large hole left in road by New Zealand earthquake

    For more pictures, see our slideshow.

  • JUSTIN DERNIER / EPA

    Space Shuttle Discovery viewed from the rocket garden at the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex, lifts off on its last mission from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 24 February 2011. The six astronauts will fly on the last flight of Shuttle Discovery in the space program to the International Space Station.

    Space Shuttle Discovery launches above rocket garden at Kennedy Space Center

    By John Brecher

    Space Shuttle Discovery is on its way to the International Space Station (which, by the way, tops this Wikipedia list of the world's most expensive single objects). If your skies are clear over the next day or so, you might be able to look up and see the shuttle approach the ISS. To figure out when and where to look, try this site.

  • Ryan Moore / The Hattiesburg American via AP

    Unoccupied FEMA trailers burn, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 near Lumberton, Miss. Authorities say at least 162 unoccupied FEMA trailers were destroyed by a grass fire Thursday in south Mississippi's Pearl River County.

    Over a hundred FEMA trailers burn in grass fire in Mississippi

    By John Brecher

    The question of what to do with FEMA trailers left over from Hurricane Katrina is complicated by toxic materials found in them. Here's a story about the fire.

  • Robert F. Bukaty / AP

    Morning alpenglow casts a warm light on 6,288-foot Mount Washington, in New Hampshire's White Mountains, 40 miles to the west of a group of ice-fishing shacks on Long Lake in Naples, Maine Thursday Feb. 24, 2011. The exceptionally clear weather is coming to an end as another winter storm is predicted for Friday. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

    The sun rises on Mount Washington on a cold clear morning

    By John Brecher

    The richness of the morning light suggests really clear and therefore really cold winter air. These ice shacks look modest compared to some recently photographed by msnbc.com.

  • Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images

    A British man, who did not want to give his name, is met by his two children as he arrives at Gatwick Airport on a flight from Tripoli chartered by the British Government on Feb. 24 in London, England. British Nationals are being evacuated from Libya by Foreign Office charter flights with some oil companies hiring private aircraft to evacuate their staff. The Royal Navy frigate HMS Cumberland has arrived in Benghazi to help bring home other British nationals.

    British Nationals evacuated from Libya, arrive in London

    By Rich Shulman

    The ripples from Libya conflict are reaching around the world. These kids look pretty relieved. Full story.

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