• Monty Edmonds, 36, of Tucson (from left) Maggie Kipling, 34, of Tucson, Leigh Harris, 50, of Phoenix, Arizona, Bella Furr, 21, of Tucson and Sarah Herrmann, 22, of Tucson participate in a vigil at University Medical Center for US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (shown in the photograph) who was shot during an event in front of a Safeway grocery store January 8, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona.
• Richard White, 60, of Tuba City, Arizona lost his eye sight and a toe on his left foot due to diabetes. He also lost all the toes on his right foot from a fire during a healing ceremony.
• Alex Saxen, 13, helps her sister Liz (not pictured) collect her things from her room at the Alpha Chi Omega sorority house in Iowa City, Iowa. The roof was blown off and the house destroyed by a tornado that ripped through the college town.
• Sledders and snowboarders flock to Roosevelt Middle School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa after the area's first major snowstorm of the year.
• Tom, 47, who has AIDS smokes a joint at the Tucson Hemp Clinic in Tucson, Arizona.
• Alan Miller (left) and Sally Drahn stand by the Starship 3000 carnival ride during opening day at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.
• Philadelphia Phillies Shane Victorino crashes into Arizona Diamondbacks first base Conor Jackson in the eighth inning. The Phillies defeated the Diamondbacks 5-4 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.
• Alyssa Neptune, 6, is consoled by her grandmother, Connie Field, as she watches her house burn in Auburn, Maine. Alyssa holds her cat, Lucky, who was rescued by firefighters. Three families lost their home in the blaze.
• Dick Lensing (from left), Martha Beaudry and Carl Lensing use whatever is available to stay dry during a short spell of heavy rain during Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• President Barack Obama talks to students at Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona.
• A crowd gathers for the Remembering Jan. 8 Vigil to Honor Victims and Survivors at the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Arizona Sunday January 8, 2012.
• Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (C) smiles after saying the Pledge of Allegiance at Remembering Jan. 8 Vigil to Honor Victims and Survivors at the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Arizona Sunday January 8, 2012.
• Major Mark Padgett kisses his wife, Lt.Jeannie Padgett, goodbye outside the Army Reserve Center at Fort Mead, Md. Major Padgett's battalion has been mobilized in the war on terror. Lt. Padgett is also on active duty.
• Laura Heidhausen, 16, stretches in a front split during drill team tryouts at Glenelg High School in Maryland.
• Wayne Elam watches the annual chihuahua races during the Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Chandler, Arizona with his dog Lilly as she barks at the other chihuahuas.
• Juanita Yava White, 23, representing the Hopi Tribe, sits by a small fan outside the dressing room area as she waits to take the stage in the evening wear category of the 45th Annual Miss Indian Arizona in Chandler, Arizona.
• Dan Shore, 19, participates in the bull- riding competition during the Iowa High School Rodeo at the Linn County Fairgrounds in Central City, Iowa.
• Zilpha Chouinard (left), a glass artist, and her sister Naomi Chouinard, 11, sit behind a piece of Zilpha's window art during the annual Norway, Maine community sidewalk art show.
• Shannon Briggs (center) fights Sergei Liakhovich for the World Boxing Organization's heavyweight championship. Shannon Briggs won the fight in the 12th round at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.
• Georgia's Knowshon Moreno dives into the end zone for a touchdown against Arizona State University. Georgia beat Arizona State University 27-10 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.
• Two rodeo contestants warm up their horses as the sun sets over the Arizona Gay Rodeo Association's 22nd annual Road Runner Regional Rodeo in Chandler, Arizona.