Odetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. She was 77. (Photo by Al Pereira/WireImage)
Celebrity shots
Singer Mariah Carey performs during the Grammy Nominations Concert in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., on Dec. 3. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
Sports at a glance
Tyler Hansbrough of the top ranked North Carolina Tar Heels soars over Draymond Green of 12th ranked Michigan State. UNC routed Michigan State 98-63 at Ford Field in Detroit. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Wild, wacky and weird photos
Four baby flying foxes wait to be fed at a rehabilitation center on Dec. 3 in Australia. The animals were separated form their mother in a storm. (Photo by David Hardenberg/Getty Images)
Winter wonderland worldwide
Polar bear Knut is surrounded by snowflakes falling on his enclosure at the zoo in Berlin. Just before his second birthday on December 5 it was announced that Knut will have to leave the German capital, probably before Easter 2009. (MICHAEL GOTTSCHALK/AFP/Getty Images)
Richard Wagoner Jr., Chairman and CEO of General Motors arrives at the U.S. Capitol in a prototype electric vehicle for a Senate hearing with Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) and Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI). (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
2009 Grammy Nominees
Lil Wayne was the most rewarded by the Recording Academy on Dec. 3, receiving eight Grammy nominations including album of the year for "Tha Carter III." (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
Terror in Mumbai
The headline tells the tragic story of deadly terror attacks in Mumbai, India. (Photo by MANPREET ROMANA/AFP/Getty Images)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES
Mug shots of the rich and infamous
Actress Heather Locklear was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of controlled substances in 2008. (Photo Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept.)