Firefighters battle a structure fire near New Carlisle, Ohio, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009.
Obama Roundtable
A worker cleans Barack Obama masks in the Mascaras Condal factory in Sao Goncalo, Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. The new face of the White House is also the hottest for this year's Carnival in Brazil. Thousands of masked, half-naked "Obamas" will take to the streets during the dozens of Carnival parades once the holiday begins at the end of February.
Whistle Stop Start
Workers set up the stage at the War Memorial Plaza, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, in Baltimore. President-elect Barack Obama will speak at the site Saturday as part of his "Whistle Stop Tour" from Philadelphia to Washington.
Water Logged
New York City police officers look over part of the US Airways Airbus 320 that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday as it sticks out of the water after being towed there for further inspection in New York, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009.
Battle Zone
Flares and smoke are seen in front of a mosque in the Gaza Strip during an Israeli army operation as seen from the Israel side of the border with Gaza, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. The U.N. chief urged Israel Friday to declare a unilateral cease-fire in Gaza, but Israel balked at the idea as its diplomats headed for Egypt and the United States in what appeared to be a final push toward a truce.
Out Of Harm's Way
Israeli soldiers wave the Israeli flag as they celebrate their return from the Gaza Strip on the Israeli side of the border, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009.
Bundled Up
A pedestrian covers up in an effort to keep warm as sub-zero temperatures gripped the Midwest for the second consecutive day Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, in downtown Chicago.
Window Dressing
Frost is seen on a window of the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pa., Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. Forecasters expected 25-below wind chills in parts of northern Pennsylvania through Saturday morning as severe cold continued to grip much of the Midwest and Northeast.
Trial Begins
Amanda Knox looks on during the first day of trial at court in Perugia, Italy, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. Knox, an American college student from Seattle and her Italian former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito went on trial Friday accused of sexually assaulting and murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher, in a slaying that shocked Italy.