Today in Photos

There are a wide variety of images in today's set of photos ranging from winter storms throughout the world to recovered rings that had been intended for the New York Giants.

Section:Gallery

Wed., Jan. 28, 2009

A statue on U.S. Highway 69 in McAlester, Okla., Wednesday January 28, 2009 is covered in ice from the winter storm that passed by the area.

Kevin Harvison Associated Press
A grey squirrel sits atop a feeding station and munches on an ear of feed corn as the snow falls around him in Moreland Hills, Ohio on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009. Six to 12 inches of snow were expected to fall in northeast Ohio as this latest snow storm moved through the region toward the Northeast.

Amy Sancetta Associated Press
Bob Schovain uses a leaf blower to clear the light, fluffy snow that fell overnight, from vehicles on a used car lot in Racine, Wis., Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009.

Mark Hertzberg Associated Press
This Jan. 27, 2009, photo released by the Saugus, Mass., police shows 27 New York Giants Super Bowl rings recovered from Saugus a Saugus bank safe deposit box. The rings had been stolen last June from a jewelry manufacturer in Attleboro, Mass.
Volunteer Marie-Laure Lautrec rehydrates an exhausted seagull, brought in from local beaches to Hegalaldia, an association that takes care of birds, following the recent storm in Ustaritzs, near Bayonne, southwestern France, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009. The storm last weekend bearing winds of up to 119 mph (192 kph) lashed the region on Saturday leaving more than 1.7 million people without power as falling trees and other objects snapped electricity lines.

Bob Edme Associated Press
A boy launches his paper plane model during a qualifying contest, as part of a worldwide paper plane contest, in Skopje, Macedonia, on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009.

Boris Grdanoski Associated Press
Pepper shows off her play ball during training at the Gadsden Correctional Facility in Quincy, Fla., Dec. 23, 2008, 2008. The Gadsden program is one of a handful launched in recent years to train and prepare dogs for advanced training and use by law enforcement.

Ric Feld Associated Press
This image provided by Madame Tussauds shows senior sculptor Colin Jackson working on a clay head mold of first lady Michelle Obama at Merlin Studios in London. The clay molds are a crucial step in the up to six month-long figure creation process. The full wax figure of the new first lady is expected to be unveiled at Madame Tussauds in Washington in March.

Merlin Studios Associated Press
This photo released on Wednesday Jan.28, 2009 by the French Defense ministry, shows suspected pirates intercepted by Marine commandos of the French Navy in the Gulf of Aden, off Somalia's coast, Tuesday Jan.27, 2009. The soldiers from the "Le Floreal" frigate intercepted nine people trying to take over the Indian cargo ship "African Ruby".
An indeginous boy is seen during a demonstration at the World Social Forum, in Belem, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009. The World Social Forum, the annual counter cultural gathering to protest the simultaneous World Economic Forum in Switzerland ends Feb. 1.

Andre Penner Associated Press