2009 In Photos (Part 6)

A section of the Rocky Mountain News newsroom sits empty on February 27, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The edition on Friday the 27th was the last one for the nearly 150-year-old daily, Colorado's oldest newspaper. The owner E.W. Scripps Co. announced the day before that the paper was closing down after efforts to sell the money-losing newspaper failed.Police officials detain a suspected militant

2009 In Photos (Part 5)

Fireworks illuminate the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin November 9, 2009, during celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.The new PS20 solar tower at the Solucar Platform in Sanlucar la Mayor, southern Spain, seen on Sept. 23, 2009. PS20, one of the most powerful commercial solar tower in the world, consists of a solar field made up of 1,255 mirrored heliostats aimed

RIP - Stars We Lost in 2009 (Part 2)

Billy Mays, Infomercial Salesman (1958-2009)Picture taken on: 2009Merce Cunningham, Choreographer (1919-2009)Picture taken on: Oct 12, 1967Captain Lou Albano, WWE Wrestler (1933-2009)Picture taken on: Jan 01, 1994Larry Gelbart, Screenwriter of 'Tootsie,' TV's 'M*A*S*H' (1928-2009)Picture taken on: Dec 09, 2008Karl Malden, Actor (1912-2009)Picture taken on: sty 01, 1974Walter Cronkite, TV News

RIP - Stars We Lost in 2009 (Part 1)

Michael Jackson, Pop Superstar (1958-2009)Picture takan in: 1988Farrah Fawcett, TV Star (1947-2009)Picture takan in: Jan 01, 1975Patrick Swayze, Actor (1952-2009)Picture takan in: Feb 21, 1990Natasha Richardson, Actress (1963-2009)Picture takan in: Nov 21, 2005Bea Arthur, TV Star (1922-2009)Picture takan in: Jan 01, 1974Brittany Murphy, Actress (1977-2009)Picture takan in: Nov 26, 2006Adam 'DJ

2009 In Photos (Part 4)

Pro-democracy protesters carrying a mock coffin try to cross a police line during a demonstration demanding China improve its human rights record, outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong October 1, 2009 as China celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.Norway's Anders Jacobsen competes in the first jump during the third stage of the Four Hills

2009 In Photos (Part 3)

Before the Iranian election, a supporter of main challenger and reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi forms a heart shape with her hands to indicate her support, while wearing green ribbons - the color of the party, amidst a festive atmosphere at an election rally rally in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 9, 2009.An Iranian supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi

Top 10 Sex Tape Scandals of 2009

10th.: Shauna Sand - It sounds counterintuitive that a Playboy bunny could be involved in a sex tape scandal, but former playmate Shauna Sand got into a fight with Vivid Video when the adult movie firm announced they had acquired several tapes of the buxom blonde having sex with her boyfriend. Sand said the company had no legal right to distribute her private footage."I've made several sex tapes

Most Shocking Scandals of 2009

Tiger Unleashed - On Nov. 27, 2009, car accident outside Tiger Woods' home started a chain reaction that revealed stories of infidelities and a growing line of alleged mistresses. Now, he's taken an "indefinite break" from golf, sponsors are reassessing (or dropping) their relationships with him and people are waiting to see if (or, perhaps, when) his wife, Elin, will file for divorce.David

2009 In Photos (Part 2)

A rescuer holding a two-year-old child tries to close a window on the girl's suicidal father who is trying to jump from the eighth floor of an apartment block in Chengdu, Sichuan province, July 7, 2009. Rescuers managed to distract the man while another snatched the girl and brought her to safety. The man, who later tested positive for drugs, was arrested and taken into custody, according to

2009 In Photos (Part 1)

The year of 2009 is gone, and lets us take some time to look back over the past 12 months through photographs. Historic elections were held in Iran, India and the United States, some wars wound down while others escalated, China turned 60, and the Berlin Wall was remembered 20 years after it came down. Each photo tells its own tale, weaving together into the larger story of 2009. Barack Obama as