Construction worker Louis Valdez views a fire-gutted classroom as he cleans up debris at Brea Canyon High School. The fire blew out windows at the continuation school and severely damaged the main building. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Construction worker Jose Fuerte uses a mask while cleaning up debris at Brea Canyon High School, where smoldering textbooks and ash added to the poor air quality stemming from the fires that raged in the Southland. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
President-elect Barack Obama, right, meets with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) at Obama’s transition office in downtown Chicago. It was their first meeting since the election. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press)
In Garoua, Cameroon, Liman Boucar Souaibou asks Africa the hippopotamus to get out of the water. For 16 years, Liman has worked to coax Africa, who weighs about 4 tons, into being friendly with children and tourists. (Issouf Sanogo / AFP/Getty Images)
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A Palestinian smuggler climbs a tunnel in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, near the border with Egypt. Hoses that run through the tunnel are used to transport fuel from Egypt into Gaza. Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza have been engaged in fighting for the last two weeks, and Israel has closed the territory’s border crossings, halting shipments of food, fuel and other basic supplies. (Khalil Hamra / Associated Press)
A reindeer lies in a field near Torvinen in Finland’s Lapland. (Oliver Morin / AFP/Getty Images)
