Joe Peroceschi, of Muskego, Wis., is thrown from his boat, Smokin Joe, after losing control on a windy course at the Budweiser Drag Boat Nationals held at Wappapello Lake in Southeast Missouri Sunday, May 18, 2008. Peroceschi, who reportedly suffered a shattered pelvis, was racing against Poppa's Toy, left, driven by Rick Conklin, of Ottawa, Ill.
China Mourns
A rescue crew stands in the rubble of a collapsed building to observe three minutes of silence out of respect to the victims of the devastating earthquake, in the town of Tashui, in China's southwest Sichuan Province Monday, May 19, 2008. China stood still and sirens wailed to mourn the country's tens of thousands of earthquake victims, exactly one week after a powerful earthquake devastated parts of Sichuan.
Making Their Case
Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints arrive and depart from the Tom Green County Courthouse, Monday, May 19, 2008, in San Angelo, Texas. The parents of the more than 400 children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch on Monday began laying out their individual cases and learning what they must do to regain custody.
Into The Wild Blue Yonder
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform Sunday, May 18, 2008, over Fort Smith, Ark.
Big Brown's In Town
Preakness Stakes and Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown is escorted by his groom, Herasmo Gonzalez, as he arrives at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Monday, May 19, 2008. If all goes according to plan over the next three weeks, Big Brown will attempt to become racing's 12th Triple Crown winner in the Belmont Stakes on June 7.
Birthday Splash
Victims of Cyclone Nargis pour water from jars onto a tree in the Schewadagon Pagoda as they observe Buddha's birthday at the capital of Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday, May 19, 2008. The event is celebrated by the ceremonial watering of Bo trees, the sacred Banyan tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment.
Blown To Bits
Police officers search the scene of a car bomb that exploded in the small Basque town of Gexto, northern Spain, Monday, May 19, 2008. A car bomb exploded after a warning call from the Basque separatist group ETA, police said. Nobody was injured.
Calm Before The Storm
Fishermen set out to fish at sunset at the Osman Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, India, Monday, May 19, 2008. India's annual monsoon rains, lifeline of the country's economy, are forecast to reach southern India a few days early, according to weather reports.
On The Mark
Japanese challenger Yusuke Kobori, right, lands a right on the head of Nicaraguan champion Jose Alfaro during the second round of their WBA lightweight title match in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, May 19, 2008. Kobori went on to win the scheduled 12-round bout in a third-round TKO.
Pink Lady
A pink lady's slipper orchid is seen in Arrowsic, Maine, on Monday, May 19, 2008. The Audubon Society reports that the state has four species of lady's slippers. Of the four species, two are rare on a state-wide basis and also rare globally. Lady's slippers are among the showiest orchids in the eastern U.S.