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Mississippi resident Glenda Thomas sits on the steps of what used to be her home after it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Thomas was a lifelong resident of Gulfport and said she wasn't sure where she would go to live.
   
Protesters shout their views during a protest against the Iraq invasion at the start of the war. The protest was held in Chapel Hill.
   
Shane Taylor hugs his dad, Dave Taylor, at his grandfather's funeral. At right are Dave's brothers, Pat and Greg. The funeral was for Vestal Taylor.
     
  
Rescue workers try to stabilize Malcolm Tennyson who was shot at South Square Mall in Durham in a gang-related shootout.
  
A child stares at his mother who was involved in a vehicle accident on Hilton Head Island. The child escaped unharmed.
   
Three teenagers who refused to give their identity were involved in an accident in which the driver, at left, lost control of the car due to excessive speeds.
     
  
Family and friends of Carlos Alvarado, 22, console his girlfriend, Erica Moure, 23, (center) at a vigil for Alvarado on Sunday. Family and friends of Alvarado say that Hartford police pushed him out of a third-story window, but Hartford police says he fell out of the window while trying to avoid capture. A left in the photograph is Alvarado's mother, Gloria Rodriguez (in the black and white stripe shirt), Erica Nieves (in the yellow at left sitting beside Moure) and at right sitting is Ivelisse Alvarado who is the sister of Carlos.
  
(l-r) Judith Grundwalski, Richard Grundwalski and Denise Prokop visit the grave of Richard Grundwalski , Sr. at the State Veterans' Cemetery in Middletown, Connecticut. Richard served in Vietnam in the Army and completed a total of six years in the service - he died last year due to complications from various illnesses. He was married to Judith and is the father of Richard (pictured here) who said that he came to tell his father the news that he recently got engaged to Denise.