Photo archive for December 21, 2014
Jameis Winston
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, right, and his attorney David Cornwell arrive at Florida State's Materials Research building for his student conduct code hearing Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, in Tallahassee, Fla. View photo
Cowboys-Colts
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, top, reaches up to grab a touchdown pass over Indianapolis Colts cornerback Greg Toler during the first half Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. View photo
Raiders-Bills
Oakland Raiders running back Jamize Olawale, center, scores on a 1-yard touchdown reception past Buffalo Bills outside linebacker Preston Brown during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. View photo
Beji Caid Essebsi
Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi gives a speech in front his supporters after the second round of the country's presidential election in Tunis on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. Tunisian polling firms have declared Beji Caid Essebsi, an 88-year-old official from previous regimes, as the winner of Sunday's presidential runoff, cementing his dominance over a country where his party already controls Parliament. View photo
Re-imagined girls toys 2
Sales associate Justin Padilla arranges shelves of construction and building toys for girls at a Toys "R" Us store in Los Angeles. View photo
Re-imagined girls toys
South Pasadena, Calif., resident Dulce Aguilar shops for a present for her goddaughter at Dinosaur Farm, a neighborhood toy store that has seen brisk sales in building toys for girls, such as Goldiblox. View photo
Steelers-Chiefs
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell (26) carries the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. View photo
NYPD shooting press conference
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, speaks alongside NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton during a news conference at Woodhull Medical Center, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, in New York. An armed man walked up to two New York Police Department officers sitting inside a patrol car and opened fire Saturday afternoon, killing both officers before running into a nearby subway station and committing suicide, police said. View photo
Panthers-Browns
Carolina Panthers' Jonathan Stewart (28) runs as Cleveland Browns' Jim Leonhard (30) defends in the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. View photo
Packers-Buccaneers
Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy, right, eludes Tampa Bay Buccaneers strong safety Bradley McDougald) on a 44-yard touchdown run during the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. View photo
LeBron James
The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James walks the ball up against the Atlanta Hawks in an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, in Cleveland. View photo
Kyrie Irving
The Atlanta Hawks' Kent Bazemore, right, saves the ball from going out of bounds against Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving in an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, in Cleveland. View photo
Johnny Manziel
The Cleveland Browns' Johnny Manziel, second from left, is helped off the field after being injured in the first half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. View photo
12-21-2014 fire
A fire that broke out in a vacant unit of a one-story apartment building in the 1300 block of North 22nd Street about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, displaced 12 people and caused about $40,000 in damage. An investigation indicated the fire broke out in the living room of the residence, where homeless people had been staying. View photo
Patrick Lynch
Patrick Lynch, head of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, speaks during a news conference after the bodies of two fallen NYPD police officers were transported from Woodhull Medical Center on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, in New York. An armed man walked up to two New York Police Department officers sitting inside a patrol car and opened fire Saturday afternoon, killing both before running into a nearby subway station and committing suicide, police said. View photo
Al Sharpton speaks about NYPD shooting
The Rev. Al Sharpton, center, speaks about Saturday's killings of two New York City police officers during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, at the National Action Network headquarters in New York. Behind him are, from left, Esaw Garner, widow of Eric Garner; attorney Michael Hardy; Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner; and attorney Jonathan Moore. Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who vowed online to shoot two "pigs" in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner, ambushed two New York City officers in a patrol car Saturday and fatally shot them in broad daylight before running to a subway station and killing himself, authorities said. View photo
Tom Brokaw
Journalist Tom Brokaw is introduced before being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Nov. 24, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Brokaw announced Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, that his cancer is in remission. View photo
Catholics react to Cuba deal
The Rev. Juan Rumin Dominguez talks to a reporter at Our Lady of Charity Catholic church in Miami on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Many Catholics have expressed pride in seeing Pope Francis stirring hopes of progress in communist Cuba, but some Cuban-Americans say their spiritual leader betrayed them. View photo
Ebola burials
Ebola health care workers bury the body of a person suspected of dying of Ebola virus on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, on Nov. 8, 2014. Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in Sierra Leone, and unsafe burials may be responsible for up to 70 percent of new infections, experts say. Officials are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to clamp down on traditional burials in Sierra Leone, where Ebola is now spreading fastest. The head of the Ebola response has even threatened to jail people who prepare the corpses of their loved ones. View photo
Kurdish fighters face ISIS
Yazidi fighters head to battle Islamic State militants, on the summit of Mount Sinjar, in Iraq, on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. Iraqi Kurdish fighters pushed their way Sunday into the town of Sinjar, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes against Islamic State militants who captured the town last summer. Loud explosions and intense gunbattles were heard from inside the town. View photo
New York City subway driver
A Metropolitan Transit Authority subway train operator waits for red-light signal, controlled by a manual subway interlocking switch and signal system, to go green, in New York. Transit officials are now replacing the 1930s manual signal system with 21st-century digital technology that will allow more trains to travel closer together and a growing ridership to move around the city faster. View photo
New York City subway technology
MTA subway train dispatcher Joe Maher work in a control room of mostly 1930s technology for subway interlocking switch and signal control, at the 4th Street MTA Supervisory Tower in New York. Transit officials are now replacing the 1930s manual signal system with 21st-century digital technology that will allow more trains to travel closer together and a growing ridership to move around the city faster. View photo
NYPD police officers salute
Mourners stand at attention as the bodies of two fallen NYPD police officers are transported from Woodhull Medical Center, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, in New York. An armed man walked up to two New York Police Department officers sitting inside a patrol car and opened fire Saturday afternoon, killing both officers before running into a nearby subway station and committing suicide, police said. View photo
NYPD officers shot
Investigators work at the scene where two NYPD officers were shot, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. Police said an armed man walked up to two officers sitting inside the patrol car and opened fire before running into a nearby subway station and committing suicide. Both police officers were killed. View photo
Wenjian Liu
This photo provided by the New York Police Department shows officer Wenjian Liu. Liu and officer Rafael Ramos were shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The suspect, 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, ran to a subway station and killed himself. View photo
Rafael Ramos
This photo provided by the New York Police Department shows officer Rafael Ramos. Ramos and officer Wenjian Liu were shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The suspect, 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, ran to a subway station and killed himself. View photo
smaaiyl Brinsley
This 2010 booking photo provided by the Fulton County, Ga., Sheriff's Office shows Ismaaiyl Brinsley after he was arrested on charges of terroristic threats, simple battery and marijuana possession. Brinsley ambushed two New York City police officers in their patrol car in broad daylight Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, fatally shooting them before killing himself inside a subway station. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV forward Goodluck Okonoboh (11) dunks the ball with authority over Utah during their men's basketball game at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
Washington guard Nigel Williams-Goss (5) is upset about a foul call late in the game versus Oklahoma during their men's basketball at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV guard Rashad Vaughn (1) drives to the basket between Utah forward Brekkott Chapman (0) and Utah guard Brandon Taylor (11) during their men's basketball game at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV guard Cody Doolin (45) takes a hand to the face from Utah center Dallin Bachynski (31) as they fight for a loose ball during men's basketball at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV forward Christian Wood (5) continues to dribble from down on the court during men's basketball at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV guard Rashad Vaughn (1) drives to the basket between Utah forward Brekkott Chapman (0) and Utah forward Jakob Poeltl (42) during their men's basketball game at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
Washington and Oklahoma players battle under the basket during their men's basketball at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV guard Jelan Kendrick (22) and teammate UNLV forward Christian Wood (5) work hard under the basket for a rebound during their basketball versus Utah at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV forward Christian Wood (5) comes down on Utah forward Kyle Kuzma (35) for a foul during their men's basketball game at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV head coach Dave Rice shouts orders to UNLV guard Cody Doolin (45) and teammates during their basketball versus Utah at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV guard Jelan Kendrick (22) is a bit frustrated late in the game versus Utah during their men's basketball game at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV forward Dwayne Morgan (15) attempts to pass under huge pressure from Utah forward Delon Wright (55) and Utah guard Brandon Taylor (11) during their men's basketball game at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
Even Hey Reb is a bit dismayed as the game versus Utah appears to be a lost cause at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV guard Rashad Vaughn (1) ducks his head into his jersey during their men's basketball game versus Utah at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV forward Goodluck Okonoboh (11) dunks the ball with authority over the Utah defense during their men's basketball game at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
Washington forward Shawn Kenp, Jr., dunks the ball during their men's basketball game versus Oklahoma at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
Washington and Oklahoma players battle under the basket during their men's basketball at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV forward Christian Wood (5) deflects a shot under the basket from Utah forward Chris Reyes (20) during men's basketball at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV guard Rashad Vaughn (1) makes a funny face after another foul call versus Utah during their men's basketball game at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV forward Goodluck Okonoboh (11)grabs his knee in pain on the bench late in the game during their men's basketball game versus Utah at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV head coach Dave Rice winces after another missed shot late in the game during their basketball versus Utah at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo
UNLV Basketball Versus Utah at MGM Grand
UNLV guard Rashad Vaughn (1) tips a ball at the basket between Utah forward Brekkott Chapman (0) and Utah forward Delon Wright (55) during their men's basketball game at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday, December 20, 2014. View photo