Photos Of The Day

No. 1, Like A Bullet — AP Photo/Armando Trovati

U.S. racer Tracie Max Sachs, right and Italy's Simone Origone celebrate after winning Speed Skiing World Cup titles in Cervinia, Italy, Monday April 2, 2007.

Off To New School

Children are accompanied by an adult, right, on their way through a fog-shrouded field to the newly-reopened schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., Monday, April 2, 2007, built to replace the razed West Nickel Mines Amish School where a gunman killed five students and himself in October 2006. Amish students moved into the new building Monday, six months to the day after the massacre.

Afghan Patrol

An Afghan boy looks on as U.S. soldiers of B Company, 4th Infantry Regiment patrol during a search operation in Sinan village in Zabul province, southeastern Afghanistan, Monday, April 2, 2007. Around 26,000 U.S soldiers are fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Passover Preps

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish girl adds a piece of sponge to a fire set up to burn leavened items in a final preparation before the Passover holiday in Jerusalem, Monday April 2, 2007. All leavened food, such as bread, is forbidden to Jews during the week-long Passover holiday commemorating the Israelites' hasty departure from Egypt. The holiday begins at sundown Monday.

Remembering John Paul

Pope Benedict XVI passes by a Swiss guard as he arrives in Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City to celebrate a mass to mark the second anniversary of the death of John Paul II, Monday, April 2, 2007. John Paul II's candidacy for beatification has enjoyed fast-track treatment since his successor waived the usual five-year waiting period, allowing the process to begin in May 2005, the month after he died.

Soccer Shadow

The shadow of a Turkish boy, playing with his ball, is reflected on the Istiklal Street in downtown Istanbul Monday, April 2, 2007.

Parked

Rachael Stavely, a 25-year-old office worker, enjoys a lunch break in St. James Park in London, Monday, April 2, 2007, as Britain enjoys spring sunshine.

Play Ball!

New York Yankees Carl Pavano delivers a pitch in the first inning of the Yankees season-opening baseball game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York Monday, April 2, 2007.

Gators Snap Up Another Title

Florida's Corey Brewer poses with the NCAA Final Four championship trophy after the Gators' 84-75 victory over Ohio State at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Monday, April 2, 2007.