John Notebaart is coated in snow and ice while blowing snow from his driveway, Friday, Dec. 19, in Appleton, Wis. After setting records in the West, a storm system moved East, coating the Midwest and then unleashing heavy snow on the Northeast.
Really Big Bill
A newly released 10 billion Zimbabwean dollar bill is held in Harare, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. The central bank released the note on Friday, the largest in a range of bills introduced since August when it slashed ten zeros from the old currency in a hopeless effort to keep up with stratospheric inflation.
Warmed By The Fire
Afghan boys warm their hands over a fire in the Darul Aman's palace damaged during the civil war of 1992 in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday Dec. 19, 2008.
Smoke Screen
Palestinian demonstrators run to avoid tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008.
Night Lights
Some 700 lanterns are lit up at a Tokyo park near Imperial Palace during the year end "Lightpia" or light-up festivities in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008.
A Leg Up
Alex Glebov, of Slovenia, looses his balance during an alpine skiing men's World Cup super-G race, in Val Gardena, Italy, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008.
Cruising To Cuba
Russian ship the Admiral Chabanenko arrives in Havana Bay, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. Three warships from Russia's northern fleet arrived for the Russian Navy's first visit to Cuba since the Cold War era.
Sad Conclusion
Joyce Dawley, left, of the Florida Division of Law Enforcement listens as Medical Examiner Dr. Jan Garavaglia announces that she has ruled the death or Caylee Anthony, shown in photo at left, a homicide after the bones found earlier were positively identified as that of the missing girl during a press conference in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Dec. 19, 2008.