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Notable Deaths
Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group's last surviving member, was found dead in his hotel room early on Nov. 13. He was 61. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Celebrity shots
Singer Rihanna performs onstage during rehearsals for the 2008 American Music Awards on Nov. 20 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AMA)
Sports at a Glance
After 18 major-league seasons, Mike Mussina announced his retirement Nov. 20. A 270-game winner with the Yankees and Orioles, the 40-year old right-hander ranks 32nd on baseball's career win list. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
Wild, wacky and weird photos
Competitors participate in the Wookey Hole Big Eat 2008, the annual mince pie eating contest, at the Wookey Hole Show Caves on Nov. 18. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Mug shots of the rich and infamous
Golfer John Daly was taken into custody on Oct. 26 by Winston-Salem police after he was found drunk outside an area Hooters restaurant. (Photo/Forsyth County Sheriff's Office)
Victoria Secret Fashion Show
Victoria's Secret fashion show at the Fontainbleau Miami Beach. (Robert Duyos, Sun Sentinel)
The Obama Administration
A historic night in t-shirts
Obama T-shirt (Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune)
Michelle Obama: Politics of fashion
Presidents' children through the years
Pictures of the day
Attorney General Michael Mukasey was hospitalized Nov. 20 during a late-night speech in Washington, D.C. and lost consciousness. "The attorney general is conscious, conversant and alert," Justice Department spokesman Peter Carr said after doctors admitted Mukasey to George Washington University Hospital for the night.
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES
Proposition 8 protests
Police arrest protesters during a West Hollywood rally against Proposition 8. (Brett Ziegler / For The Times)
Gun enthusiasts rush to buy firearms
Manager David Hancock holds a Smith & Wesson 500 handgun as he fills out paperwork for the purchase of the gun at the Bob Moates sport shop in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Nov. 6. (Steve Helber / Associated Press)
Mysterious Deaths
Hip Hop star and actor Tupac Shakur was killed in Los Angeles during a drive-by shooting in 1996. The investigation has been going on for years with little progress. (Photo by Ke.Mazur/WireImage)
Las Vegas party pools
Burning Man 2008: Art in the desert
Dancers cheer as the sun sets at Deep End Dance Camp, near Gerlach, Nev., on Wednesday. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
ANIMATED CARTOONS
More Animated Cartoons by Walt Handelsman
More Animated Cartoons by Walt Handelsman