LUCKNOW, India (AP) -- A blistering heat wave has swept across most parts of north and western India, causing massive electricity cuts and leading angry residents to protest and even attack power company officials and property.

In the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, enraged citizens have set fire to a power station and held power company employees hostage for several hours. Police said Thursday that at least 21 people have been arrested for the violence and for damaging government property.

Uttar Pradesh, home to 190 million people, is India's most populous state and one of the poorest. Its inadequate energy infrastructure has been unable to cope with the high demand for electricity as temperatures have peaked above 116 degrees Fahrenheit (47 degrees Celsius) in recent days.

The power shortages have left people without air conditioning or fans -- and in some cases without water, as electric pumps failed -- for hours each day.

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An Indian rickshaw driver sleeps on his rickshaw on a hot afternoon in New Delhi, India , Friday, May 24, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

An Indian woman carries firewood on her head on a hot afternoon in New Delhi, India , Friday, May 24, 2013. The capital city has been reeling under a heat wave with temperature crossing 45 degree Celsius (113 degree Fahrenheit) on Friday. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian children play in water to cool off, at a water theme park on a hot summer afternoon in Hyderabad, India, Friday, May 24, 2013. AP / Mahesh Kumar A

Camel handlers rest with their camels under a flyover in New Delhi, India , Friday, May 24, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

A homeless Indian man cools himself with a hose supplying water to a lawn on a hot afternoon in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 24, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian horse cart owners sleep inside a concrete pipe under a flyover, as their horses feed on a hot afternoon in New Delhi, India , Friday, May 24, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian drivers sleep in the shade of a truck on a hot afternoon in New Delhi, India , Friday, May 24, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian tourists take rest under shadow of a tree on a hot summer day in Jammu, India, Friday, May 24, 2013. AP / Channi Anand

A young Indian boy bathes under a leaking water supply pipeline on a hot summer day in Jammu, India, Friday, May 24, 2013. The region continues to battle extreme heat wave conditions with the mercury reaches 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit). AP / Channi Anand

An Indian man speaks on a mobile phone outside a building with several air-conditioning units, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, May 23, 2013. AP / Rajanish Kakade

Indian youth bath in a canal on a hot summer day in Jammu, India, Thursday, May 23, 2013. AP / Channi Anand

Indian laborers without safety equipment climb atop a pole to work on high tension power cables in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 23, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

An Indian vendor waits for customers in the shade of trees on a hot afternoon in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

An Indian woman takes a photograph of another woman as children cool off in a waterbody on a hot afternoon in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

A stray dog walks by as an Indian passenger sleeps on a bench at a train station platform on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. AP / Tsering Topgyal

A schoolgirl carries an umbrella to protect herself from the heat as she walks past a dried pond on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. AP / Channi Anand

Slum children play in water sprinkling out of a water supply pipeline to beat the heat in a hot afternoon in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, India, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. AP / Biswaranjan Rout

Stray dogs sleep in the premises of a railway station to escape the heat in Allahabad, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

An Indian commuter pours water over his head to cool off as young children watch from a window at a railway station in Allahabad, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

A couple rides pillion behind a woman with her face covered to protect herself from the heat, in Jammu, India, Saturday, May 18, 2013. AP / Channi Anand

An Indian village woman and her children rest beneath the shade of a wayside tree on a hot afternoon on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Biswaranjan Rout

A small girl drinks water from a steel glass as her parents construct a pavement in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. AP / Saurabh Das

MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb.

As the sun rose over the shattered community of Moore, the state medical examiner's office cut the estimated death toll by more than half but warned that the number was likely to climb again.

Spokeswoman Amy Elliott said she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm that struck Monday afternoon. Downed communication lines and problems sharing information with officers exacerbated the problem, she said.

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Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. The Oklahoman / Paul Hellstern

Moore police dig through the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Sue Ogrocki

Rescue workers dig through the rubble of a collapsed wall at the Plaza Tower Elementary School to free trapped students in Moore, Okla., following a tornado Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Sue Ogrocki

Left: A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. Right: A child calls to his father after being pulled from the rubble of the Tower Plaza Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Sue Ogrocki

A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Sue Ogrocki

A woman is pulled out from under tornado debris at the Plaza Towers School in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Sue Ogrocki

A woman is pulled out from under the rubble in Moore, Oklahoma, Monday, May 20, 2013 after a tornado with an initial classification of EF-4 struck the town. MCT / Gene Blevins

A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Sue Ogrocki

A woman carries an injured child to a triage center near the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Sue Ogrocki

Emergency workers pull out a woman that was trapped in a building that was destroyed off of 4th Street and Interstate 35 after a tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. The Transcript / Kyle Phillips

A tornado victim is wheels to an ambulance at 147th and Hudson , Monday, May 20, 2013. The Oklahoman / David McDaniel

A Moore Medical Center patient sits in the parking lot after a tornado damaged the hospital in Moore, Okla. on Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Alonzo Adams

Rachel Hilton holds stray kittens she found in the debris of her parents' home at SW 149th and Stone Meadows Dr. after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. The Oklahoman / Nate Billings

A woman carries a child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Sue Ogrocki

Cindy Wilson texts to friends after her home was destroyed in the afternoon tornado. Cindy and her husband, Staff Sgt. B. Wilson, took cover in their home's bathtub when the tornado hit. Cindy received a deep gash to her forehead and her wound was treated by first responders at the scene. The Oklahoman / Jim Beckel

Rebekah Stuck hugs her son, Aiden Stuck, 7, after she found him in front of the destroyed Briarwood Elementary after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. Aiden Stuck was inside the school when it was hit. The Oklahoman / NATE BILLINGS

Children wait for their parents to arrive at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Okla, Monday, May 20, 2013. Near SW 149th and Hudson. The Oklahoman / PAUL HELLSTERN

A man searches debris near Telephone Road and SW 4th after a tornado moves through Moore, Okla. on Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Alonzo Adams

Two men attempt to pry open a door on this car to check for victims in a business parking lot west of I-35 south of 4th Street in Moore, on Monday, May 20, 2013 The Oklahoman / Jim Beckel

Allen Anderson surveys the damage to his home, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla. The Oklahoman / Steve Sisney

Two men go through the damage surrounding the Moore Medical Center and damaged vehicles after a tornado moves through Moore, Okla. on Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Alonzo Adams

People go through the debris near Telephone Road and SW 4th Street after a tornado moves through Moore, Okla. on Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Alonzo Adams

Kay James holds her cat as she sits in her driveway after her home was destroyed by the tornado that hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Oklahoman / Chris Landsberger

Searchers rest outside the Briarwood Elementary School after the tornado destroyed the school , Monday, May 20, 2013. The Oklahoman / David McDaniel

Two men stand in front of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., after a tornado destroyed a tornado on Monday, May 20, 2013. The Oklahoman / BRYAN TERRY

People react in front of the Plaza Towers Elementary school in Moore following a deadly tornado, Monday, May 20, 2013. The Oklahoman / Sarah Phipps

Clark Gardner, at left, and another man place an American flag on debris in a neighborhood off of Telephone Road in Moore, Okla., after a tornado moved through the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. The Oklahoman / BRYAN TERRY

People walk through a neighborhood south of SW 149th between Western and Hudson after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. The Oklahoman / NATE BILLINGS

Mary Barnhill, left, sits next to her daughter-in-law Brenda Barnhill after a tornado destroyed the home of Brenda Barnhill and her husband Larry Barnhill, Mary's son, near SW 149th and Vicki Dr., when a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. The Oklahoman / NATE BILLINGS

Workers continue to dig through the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Sue Ogrocki

Glenn Rusk hugs his neighbor Sherie Loman outside her home north of Briarwood Elementary School after a tornado moved through the area, in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. The Oklahoman / David McDaniel

JoAnn Anderson sorts through the rubble of her home after a tornado on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla. The Oklahoman / Steve Sisney

A woman walks near a destroyed home, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla. The Oklahoman / Steve Sisney

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows the remains of houses in Moore, Okla., following a tornado Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows damage to Plaza Towers Elementary School after it was hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows damage to Plaza Towers Elementary School after it was hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows damage to the Plaza Towers Elementary School after massive tornado hit Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows damage to buildings hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows damage to Plaza Towers Elementary School after it was hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows damage to Moore Medical Center after it was hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows damage to Moore Medical Center after it was hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

This aerial photo shows the Moore Medical center in Moore, Okla., following a tornado Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Steve Gooch

At sunrise Tuesday May 21, 2013, an American flag blows in the wind atop the rubble of a destroyed home in Moore, Okla. AP / Brennan Linsley

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left.

Sunday's tornado that tore part of the roof from Carter's frame house -- one of few such homes in the Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park near Shawnee -- laid waste to many of her neighbors' places, and killed two people and injured several others.

"Trees were all gone. I walked further down and all those houses were gone," she said of her return home to the neighborhood.

The tornado was one of several that touched down Sunday in the nation's midsection, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan. Two people were killed in or near the mobile home park, which is outside of Shawnee, a community about 35 miles southeast of Oklahoma City. At least 39 people throughout Oklahoma were injured, according to the state's emergency management director, Albert Ashwood.

The National Weather Service was forecasting more of the same for the region -- including Oklahoma City and Tulsa -- Monday afternoon and evening, warning of the possibility of tornadoes and baseball-sized hail. Residents of Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri were also warned to watch for bad weather Monday.

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Jerry Dirks, at right, hugs her friend Earlene Langley after a tornado hit Driks' home just south of Carney Okla., on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Dirks was in her cellar at the time the tornado hit. The Oklahoman / Bryan Terry

Zach Champion walks through the rubble of his mobile home for his belongings, in the Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park, destroyed in Sunday's tornado, near Shawnee, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Sue Ogrocki

Lee Hoyle, of Chickasaw Nation search and rescue, digs through the debris of a mobile home in the Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park, destroyed by Sunday's tornado, near Shawnee, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Sue Ogrocki

Members of the Chickasaw Nation search and rescue group dig through debris, Monday, May 20, 2013, to locate a kitten buried in the rubble of a mobile home destroyed in Sunday's tornado, in the Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park, near Shawnee, Okla. AP / Sue Ogrocki

Maeghan Hadley, of One Day Ranch pet rescue, checks over a kitten pulled from under the rubble of a mobile home destroyed by Sunday's tornado in the Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park, near Shawnee, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. AP / Sue Ogrocki

Shawnee firefighters assist driver Marco Corr as he is taken from the cab of his overturned truck, in Shawnee, Okla., Sunday, May 19, 2013. Corr was taken out of the cab through the front windshield. The Oklahoman / Jim Beckel

Alli Christian, left, helps Jessica Wilkinson as she looks for her dog Bella after Wilkinson returned to find her home near 156th street and Franklin Road destroyed by a tornado, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Norman, Okla. The Oklahoman / Steve Sisney

Marlena Hodson walks out of her home as her grandsons, Campbell Miller, 10, and Dillon Miller, 13, at right, help her sort through belongings after a tornado damaged her home Carney Okla., on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Hodson and her family left the home to escape the tornado. The Oklahoman / Bryan Terry

Nancy and Jason Townsend sort through belongings after their home was hit by a tornado in Carney Okla., on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The Townsend's left their home to avoid the tornado. The Oklahoman / Bryan Terry

Damaged homes are seen in Carney, Okla., on Sunday, May 19, 2013, after a tornado moved through the area. The Oklahoman / Bryan Terry

Volunteers Brady Dean, left, and Sterling Offing scale the debris of a home in the Rancho Brazos subdivision Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Granbury, Texas. AP / G.J. McCarthy

A smashed car sits in a debris field in the Rancho Brazos subdivision Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Granbury, Texas. The Dallas Morning News / G.J. McCarthy

A woman's shoe lays in a field in the Rancho Brazos subdivision Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Granbury, Texas. The Dallas Morning News / G.J. McCarthy

Trystan Hulsey, center, 14, surveys his damaged room as 12-year-old brother Dylan Hulsey looks on in the Rancho Brazos subdivision Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Granbury, Texas. The Dallas Morning News / G.J. McCarthy

Don Hall, right, of North Carolina-based Samaritan's Purse hugs Linda Lou Wilson in the kitchen of her damaged home in the Rancho Brazos subdivision Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Granbury, Texas. The Dallas Morning News / G.J. McCarthy

Metal siding sits in stripped tree limbs in the Rancho Brazos subdivision Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Granbury, Texas. The Dallas Morning News / G.J. McCarthy

Bobi Parsons scales debris as she searches the remains of her home for valuables in the Rancho Brazos subdivision Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Granbury, Texas. The Dallas Morning News / G.J. McCarthy

From left, Kendell Arista, 6, looks up as her mother and father, Melissa and Rudy Arista, raise their hands in prayer during a morning service Sunday, May 19, 2013 at StoneWater Church in Granbury, Texas. The Dallas Morning News / G.J. McCarthy

A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The tornado was part of a line of storms that past through the central plains on Sunday. The Wichita Eagle / Travis Heying

A look and daily life around the world as photographed by photographers of the Associated Press and its member newspapers.

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A cow stands in a field behind a web early Tuesday, May 7, 2013., near Danville, Ky. The Advocate Messenger / Clay Jackson

An Afghan girl takes a short cut through a streaming river on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. AP / Anja Niedringhaus

An Afghan National Police officer mans a checkpoint on the outskirts of Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The National Police and Army are providing security unaided by international troops now in most of Afghanistan. AP / Anja Niedringhaus

Afghan refugee children collect water from a water point on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Pakistan hosts over 1.6 million registered Afghans, the largest and most protracted refugee population in the world, according to the U.N. refugee agency. AP / Muhammed Muheisen

A Pakistani youth runs after his horse along a field as the sun sets on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 17, 2013. AP / Muhammed Muheisen

Following their daily work at a wholesale fruit and vegetable market, Pakistani boys cool off in a polluted stream next to water buffaloes as the temperature rises on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 16, 2013. AP / Muhammed Muheisen

An Indian worker rests on mangoes at a wholesale fruit market in the outskirts of Jammu, India, Friday, May 17, 2013. India recognizes mangos as national fruit and is the world's largest mango producer with about 13 million tons each year, far exceeding all other countries. AP / Channi Anand

Monkeys drink water at a temple premise on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, May 16, 2013. AP / Channi Anand

Kashmiri boatmen row their Shikara on Dal Lake in the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Set in the Himalayas at 1,707 meters (5,600 feet) above sea level, Kashmir is a green, saucer-shaped valley full of fruit orchards and surrounded by snowy mountain ranges. About 100 lakes dot its highlands and plains. AP / Dar Yasin

Bilquis, a nomadic Indian girl, stands outside her tent at a temporary base on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Friday, May 17, 2013. The family makes their living by selling artificial flowers. AP / Dar Yasin

Somali fishermen carry their catch on their heads as they walk to the market in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday May, 17, 2013. AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh

A child lies next to a street musician performing for tips of money in an underground tunnel in Beijing Friday, May 10, 2013. AP / Andy Wong

A man sits inside Hong Kong's convention center Thursday, May 16, 2013. AP / Vincent Yu

A couple poses for their wedding pictures next to a tram in downtown Hong Kong Monday, May 13, 2013. AP / Vincent Yu

Lek Jaitam dyes batches of silk thread to be used to make handwoven items, in Bangkok Wednesday, May 15 , 2013. AP / Sakchai Lalit

A Cambodian farmer cleans vegetables in a pond as his prepares for selling to the main market in the coming day at Prey Mou village in the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. AP / Heng Sinith

Local workers wake up at a construction site in Koak Khleang village where they are currently sleeping, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Heng Sinith

A man walks down the winding staircase at a building in Tokyo, Friday, May 17, 2013. AP / Itsuo Inouye

People play on the beach along the Bay of Bengal in Sittwe, northwestern Rakhine State, Myanmar, Friday, May 17, 2013. AP / Tim Sullivan

An Indonesian boy plays with his toy car at a run-down apartment building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. AP / Dita Alangkara

A woman sits while waiting to be served in a food market in Madrid, Spain, Friday May 17, 2013. AP / Paul White

A street musician sleeps on a bench at a busy street in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki on Friday, May 17, 2013. AP / Nikolas Giakoumidis

A tourist enjoys a ride with a segway in Zappeio park with purple leaves on the ground as the Presidential Guard, background, practice a drill in Athens, on Thursday, May 16, 2013. AP / Thanassis Stavrakis

A cat rubs his head against a wall, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, May 17, 2013. AP / Vadim Ghirda

A woman walks under umbrella in the rain in an old quarter of Panama City, Thursday, May 16, 2013. AP / Arnulfo Franco

Randall Anderson, an Odessa Parks and Recreation Department employee, power-washes the slide at the Woodson Park Aquatic Center on Monday, May 13, 2013, in Odessa, Texas. Odessa American / Ryan Evon

A mated pair of Canada geese swim with their newborn gosling in a pond along the eighth-hole fairway of Qualchan Golf Course, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Spokane, Wash. The Spokesman-Review / Colin Mulvany

A mother duck walks her babies through back yards of SW Portland, Ore. to their secret nesting spot on May 14, 2013. The Oregonian / Kraig Scattarella

A US Airways jet flies over a rainbow as it descends to land Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Philadelphia, Penna. AP / Matt Rourke

Marshall Thompson rides around a curving S27th Street as he makes his way home from work Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Thompson, a nutritional health coach at the Natural Grocers, rides his bicycle 6.4 miles twice a day to work and back home, taking about twenty minutes each ride. In the two years he's been riding to work every day he has been hit by a car once, which totaled his bicycle and injured his knee. Abilene Reporter-News / Joy Lewis

A tree swallow arrives with pine needles while building a nest in a nesting box with its mate, Thursday, May 16, 2013, at the Scarborough Marsh in Scarborough, Maine. AP / Robert F. Bukaty

A fawn lays on the ground Wednesday morning, May 15, 2013, while city employees come to check and feed the deer at the Deer Park on Prairie Island in Winona, Minn. Two fawns were born over the weekend. Winona Daily News / Andrew Link

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Their classroom is a flattened patch of dirt and rocks under the elevated rail tracks. Their blackboards are rectangles painted on a chipped concrete wall. Their teacher is a shop owner with no formal training, but a conviction that education is their only hope.

For some of these dozens of children of poor migrant workers in India's capital, this makeshift, open-air school under the rumble of mass transit is the only school they have. Others who attend overcrowded and dismal government schools come here as well -- to actually learn.

India's Right To Education Act promising free, compulsory schooling to all children ages 6 to 14 was supposed to take full effect March 31, but millions of children still don't go to school and many who do are getting only the barest of educations.

So every morning, more than 50 children gather under the bridge for two hours of lessons at Rajesh Kumar's informal school. They sweep the dirt flat and roll out foam mats to sit on, just meters (yards) from the bushes were several men had been squatting and defecating minutes earlier.

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Rajesh Kumar Sharma, the founder of a free school for slum children, second right, and Laxmi Chandra, right, teach at a free school for impoverished children run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on April 4, 2013. Sharma, a shop owner with no formal training, says that education is their only hope. AP / Altaf Qadri

Rajesh Kumar, the founder of a free school for slum children, second from left, erects an awning for a makeshift toilet at a free school for impoverished children run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on April 5, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Underprivileged children attend a free school run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on Nov. 6, 2012. The students, ages 4 to 14, study everything from basic reading and writing to the Pythagorean Theorem. AP / Altaf Qadri

Rajesh Kumar, the founder of a free school for slum children, teaches a class at a free school for impoverished children under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on March 13, 2013. Kumar fears his project is precarious. He needs more volunteer teachers because of the mass of students, but doesn't know where to find them. And his unregistered school is squatting on railroad property. AP / Altaf Qadri

Before the start of classes, an impoverished boy drinks water donated by a non-resident Indian, as others wait at a free school run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on March 19, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Underprivileged boys take down notes from a blackboard painted on a concrete wall at a free school run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on Dec. 11, 2012. AP / Altaf Qadri

Before the start of class, an impoverished girl takes notes from a blackboard painted on a building wall at a free school run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on April 4, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Rajesh Kumar Sharma, the founder of a free school for slum children, checks the writings of a child at a free school for impoverished children run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on March 13, 2013. Kumar said, one day in 2008 he spotted children playing in the dirt as he walked to the train station and asked their parents why they weren't in school. They complained the school was too far and their children would have to cross a dangerous highway to get there. If he was concerned about their education, he should teach them, they said. AP / Altaf Qadri

An underprivileged girl stands barefoot with her anklet adorned with jewelry as her teacher checks her copy at a free school run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on Dec. 11, 2012. AP / Altaf Qadri

Before the start of class, impoverished boys look at their new school bags, donated by a non-resident Indian, at a free school run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on March 19, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Before the start of class, an impoverished boy receives a new pair of socks and shoes, donated by a non-resident Indian, as others wait at a free school run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on March 19, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Before the start of class, an impoverished girl tries on her new pair of shoes, donated by a non-resident Indian, at a free school run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on March 19, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Before the start of class, an impoverished girl helps her little brother put on a pair of donated shoes at a free school run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on April 4, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

A boy carries rolled-up flooring for storage until the next morning as class ends at a free school run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on March 13, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Impoverished children walk back home after attending a free school run under a mass transit bridge in New Delhi, India on April 4, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Mamta, center, and Sachin, left, watch as Deepak does his homework inside their family's shack in New Delhi, India on April 4, 2013. t AP / Altaf Qadri

Impoverished siblings, from left, Deepak, Suraj, Mamta, and, Sachin, do their homework inside their family's shack in New Delhi, India on April 4, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Every year on May 12 and 13, thousands of Catholic faithfuls pilgrimage to Fatima's Sanctuary where it is believed the Virgin Mary was witnessed by three shepherd children, Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco, on May 13, 1917.

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An old woman cries during a candle light vigil at the Fatima Sanctuary in Fatima, center Portugal, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

A worshiper holding a rosary walks on her knees to the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in Fatima, center Portugal, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

A woman, carrying a rosary and a candle, rests on the ground while walking on her belly to the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in Fatima, center Portugal, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

Worshipers walk on their knees to the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in Fatima, center Portugal, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

A woman receives communion during Mass at the Fatima Sanctuary, in Fatima, center Portugal, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

An elderly woman prays during a candle light vigil at the Fatima Sanctuary in Fatima, center Portugal, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

A man holds a statue of Our Lady of Fatima during a candle light vigil with others faithfuls at the Fatima Sanctuary, in Fatima, center Portugal, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

Worshipers pay their respects by burning candles at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in Fatima, center Portugal, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

Faithfuls hold candles during a candle light vigil at the Fatima Sanctuary, in Fatima, center Portugal, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

A statue of Our Lady of Fatima is carried during a candle light vigil at the Fatima Sanctuary in Fatima, center Portugal, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

Faithfuls gather at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine for a candle light vigil, in Fatima, center Portugal, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

Faithfuls gather at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine for a candle light vigil, in Fatima, center Portugal, Sunday, May 12, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

Hundreds of thousands of the faithful gather for a mass at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in Fatima, central Portugal, Monday, May 13, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

A photograph of the Pope Francis is seen at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in Fatima, central Portugal, Monday, May 13, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

An elderly woman prays during a mass at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in Fatima, central Portugal, Monday, May 13, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

A woman, carrying wax figures, walks on her knee to the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in Fatima, central Portugal, Monday, May 13, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

A woman walks on her knee to the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in Fatima, central Portugal, Monday, May 13, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

Faithful throw flowers to the statue of the Our Lady of Fatima as it is carried during a mass, at the Fatima Sanctuary, in Fatima, central Portugal, Monday, May 13, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

A group of faithful women shelter from the sun with umbrellas before a mass at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in Fatima, centtal Portugal, Monday, May 13, 2013. AP / Francisco Seco

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia will be a guarantor of world security, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday at the annual military parade on Red Square.

Putin made his short speech at the culmination of Victory Day, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany 68 years ago. It is Russia's most important secular holiday, honoring the huge military and civilian losses of World War II and showing off the country's modern arsenal.

Putin told 11,000 servicemen standing in tight formation on the square and the war veterans in the spectator stands that "we remember what the tragedy of war means and will do everything so that nobody will ever dare to unleash it anew, threaten our children, our homes and our land."

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Russian marines march through the Red Square, during the Victory Day Parade, which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko

Russian soldiers march along Red Square during a Victory Day parade Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Russian marines salute as they march along Red Square during a Victory Day parade Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Russian soldiers march along Red Square during a Victory Day parade Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Russian military cadets march along Red Square during a Victory Day parade Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Russian soldiers march along Red Square during a Victory Day parade Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Russian tanks move along Red Square during a Victory Day parade on Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

In a haze of exhaust fumes Russian self-propelled howitzers move along Red Square during a Victory Day parade Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Through a haze of exhaust fumes, Russian self-propelled howitzers move along Red Square during a Victory Day parade Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Russian military vehicles move along Red Square during a Victory Day parade on Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Spectators take photographs of a Russian military vehicle in Moscow on Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Raphael Satter

Russian intercontinental strategic missiles Topol-M move along Red Square during a Victory Day parade on Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, greets senior officers after the Victory Day Parade on the Red Square, which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, addresses troops and WWII veterans before the Victory Day Parade, which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2013, with the St. Basel Cathedral in the background. AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko

Russian air force fighters fly over Red Square during a Victory Day parade on Thursday, May 9, 2013. President Vladimir Putin's short speech Thursday came at the culmination of Victory Day, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany 68 years ago. It is Russia's most important secular holiday, honoring the huge military and civilian losses of World War II and showing off the country's modern arsenal. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Russian air force fighters fly over Red Square during a Victory Day parade on Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Russian military transport planes fly over the Kremlin during Victory Day Parade at the Moscow Red Square, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Misha Japaridze

Left: Russian army fighters release smoke in the colours of the national flag as they fly over Red Square, during the Victory Day Parade, which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2013. Right: Russian airforce jet planes fly over the Kremlin during Victory Day Parade at the Moscow Red Square, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Left: Alexander Zemlianichenko Right: Misha Japaridze

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, second left, walks to attend the Victory Day Parade on the Red Square, which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko

Russian WWII veterans walk after a Victory Day parade at Red Square on Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Russian WWII veterans walk after the Victory Day parade at Red Square on Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

WW II veterans speak to each other as they celebrate Victory day in Moscow's Gorky park, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Mikhail Metzel

Two young men speak with WW II veterans Aleksakin Nikolay 90, second left, and Anna Parukhova 90, second right, during Victory Day in Moscow's Gorky park, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2013. AP / Mikhail Metzel

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- The Man Nyon Pharmacy is lined with rows of colorful packages containing everything from dried bear bile and deer antler elixir to tiger bone paste and ginseng. But the ancient "Koryo" medicine provided at this popular dispensary isn't just for minor aches and pains.

It has been integrated into the health system from the smallest village clinic all the way up to the nicest showcase hospitals in the privileged capital of Pyongyang. Both modern and traditional styles of healing have long been uniquely intertwined nationwide with doctors from both schools working in tandem under one roof.

North Korean physicians say many patients prefer traditional medicine to the Western kind, but it's difficult to determine the true situation in this closed and impoverished society where access is limited. Defectors, foreign aid workers and North Koreans agree that many Western drugs are scarce and say villagers still forage for plants in some areas to make their own herbal concoctions.

With the U.N. Security Council imposing its toughest-ever sanctions following North Korea's third nuclear test in February, patients may become even more dependent on these home-grown remedies in a country of 24 million people where government health spending ranks among the world's lowest.

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A pharmacist at the Kaeson Clinic in the Moranbong District of Pyongyang, North Korea gathers traditional "Koryo" medicine for a patient waiting at the window on Feb. 21, 2013. Koryo medicine has been integrated into the health system from the smallest village clinic all the way up to the capital. AP / David Guttenfelder

A doctor warms a cold stethoscope before placing it onto the skin of a baby held by its mother at the Kaeson Clinic in the Moranbong District of Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 21, 2013. Both modern and traditional styles of healing have long been uniquely intertwined nationwide with doctors from both schools working in tandem under one roof. AP / David Guttenfelder

A sign asking for quiet hangs in the hallway of a village clinic in Ryongsan-ri, North Hwanghae province, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 22, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

A doctor visits a patient at a village clinic in Ryongsan-ri, North Hwanghae province, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 22, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

Cancer patients rest inside their hospital room in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 21, 2013, at a breast cancer institute which opened in 2012. AP / David Guttenfelder

A man with severe back pain waits in the hallway of Pyongyang Medical College in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 21, 2013 before he is treated with traditional acupuncture needles attached to an electric charge. AP / David Guttenfelder

A painting of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il hangs inside a medical facility in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 21, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

A patient lies on a bed wearing leggings, to help with circulation problems, and her winter coat at the Pyongyang Medical College in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 21, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

A frilly cover protects the monitor of a desktop computer in an office inside Pyongyang Maternity Hospital in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 21, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

A jar containing a fat-preserved ginseng root believed to be a century old is seen at the Pyongyang Medical College in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 21, 2013. Traditional medicine is used widely in many Asian countries, including China, Japan and South Korea, where there is no shortage of modern treatment and equipment. And while scientific research regarding the benefits of some age-old treatments is lacking, therapies such as massage and acupuncture - which can also serve as a local anesthetic - are now widely used in the West. AP / David Guttenfelder

A sachet of powdered bear bile sits in a display case at the Man Nyon Pharmacy, the nation's largest dispensary of traditional "Koryo" medicine, in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 21, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

A nurse stands near drawers containing small sachets of traditional "Koryo" medicine at the Pyongyang Medical College in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 21, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

A pharmacist waits for customers at the Man Nyon Pharmacy, the nation's largest dispensary of traditional "Koryo" medicine, in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 21, 2013. North Korea began marrying traditional medicine with modern practice in the 1950s after the Korean War. AP / David Guttenfelder

Bottles of deer antler elixir sit on a shelf at the Man Nyon Pharmacy, the nation's largest dispensary of traditional "Koryo" medicine, in Pyongyang, North Korea. AP / David Guttenfelder

People wait in a hallway at Pyongyang Maternity Hospital in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 20, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

Patients and medical staff walk on the ground floor of Pyongyang Medical College in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 20, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

A clinic staff member looks out of a window at the Kaeson Clinic in the Moranbong District of Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 21, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

Family members of a hospital patient bring a blanket and other items during a visit to Pyongyang Medical College in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 21, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

Women walk in the neighborhood surrounding, and served by the Kaeson Clinic in the Moranbong District of Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 21, 2013 . AP / David Guttenfelder

A woman walks through the parking lot of the Man Nyon Pharmacy, the nation's largest dispensary of traditional "Koryo" medicine, in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 20, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Orb has been made the early 7-2 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with undefeated Verrazano the second choice in a full field of 20 horses.

Trained by Shug McGaughey, Orb drew the No. 16 post on Wednesday. Four horses have won from there, most recently Animal Kingdom two years ago. McGaughey is in racing's Hall of Fame, but the 62-year-old trainer has yet to win the Derby in six previous tries.

Orb comes into Saturday's big race on a four-race winning streak. He won the Florida Derby in his last start.

Wood Memorial winner Verrazano drew the No. 14 post and is the 4-1 second choice. The colt is one of a record-tying five starters trained by Todd Pletcher. He won his first and only Derby in 2010 with Super Saver.

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Horses get ready for their morning workouts at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

Some jockeys watch as Kentucky Derby hopeful Oxbow walks to the track for a workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / David Goldman

Ray Amato Sr. works on putting a horse shoe on a horse named Herro at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / David Goldman

People watch as horses take to the track for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Garry Jones

Aileen Steinkemp of New Orleans holds a horse as it gets a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

Steam rises as horses are washed after their morning workouts at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

Offalia Mehia holds a horse while it is being bathed after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

Water falls off a horse named Beat the Blues after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / David Goldman

The shadow of a worker is seen as he gives a horse named Scammony a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / David Goldman

Exercise rider Emerson Chavez rides Kentucky Derby entrant Golden Soul for a workout at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. Saturday will be the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby. AP / Charlie Riedel

Kentucky Derby hopefuls take to the track for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Garry Jones

Kentucky Derby hopefuls Falling Sky, left to right, Charming Kitten and Black Onyx go for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

Orb with rider Jenn Patterson works out on Thursday May 2, 2013, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., in preparation for the Kentucky Derby. Lexington Herald-Leader / Mark Cornelison

Trainer Todd Pletcher watches one of his horses during a morning workout at Churchill Downs Monday, April 29, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Garry Jones

Abel Flores takes some pictures as the sun comes up at Churchill Downs Monday, April 29, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

Exercise rider Peter Shelton rides Kentucky Derby entrant Itsmyluckyday for a workout at Churchill Downs Monday, April 29, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Morry Gash

Horses make their way around the track before sunrise at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Garry Jones

A hot walker takes a horse out grazing at Churchill Downs Monday, April 29, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Morry Gash

A worker washes a horse named Stylish D'Oro after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / David Goldman

A horse makes it's way to the track for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

A horse makes it's way to the track for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

In May Day protests, parades, strikes and other demonstrations held in cities around the world, activists lashed out at political and business leaders they say have ignored workers' voices or enriched themselves at the expense of laborers. In some places, the demonstrations turned violent, with activists clashing with police.

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People hold a banner that reads in Spanish "Proud of our work" at the front of the May Day march to Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Ismael Francisco

Protesters carry the national flags and shout slogans during a May Day rally on Wednesday May 1, 2013 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP / Ismail Ferdous

Protesters shout slogans calling for better working conditions for garment workers during a May Day rally on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP / Wong Maye-E

Protesters chant slogans as they participate in a May Day march in central London, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Lefteris Pitarakis

A Cambodian garment factory worker is her face painted with letters which reads "Where is justice" as she joins a rally on May Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Heng Sinith

People walk through the spray of a police water cannon after clashes broke out between protesters and security forces at the annual May Day march in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Luis Hidalgo

Police use batons as they clash with protesters at the annual May Day march in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Luis Hidalgo

A girl holds a Qing Dynasty royal style headset while her mom drags her with a shopping stroller after the family toured the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, Monday, April 29, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

Children enjoy an afternoon at a park in Beijing Monday, April 29, 2013. Monday was the first day of a three-day public holiday celebrating the upcoming international workers' day on May 1. AP / Ng Han Guan

News photographers run from a police water canon as they cover clashes that broke out at the annual May Day march in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Fernando Vergara

Soldiers shout revolutionary slogans and carry Cuban flags during the annual May Day march in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Franklin Reyes

Students shout revolutionary slogans and wave Cuban flags during the May Day march in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Franklin Reyes

People fill a street during a May Day march to Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Ismael Francisco

Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, is met with strong protests during her May Day speech, Wednesday May 1 2013 at Tangkroen in Aarhus, Denmark. AP / Daniel Hjort

Workers demonstrate carrying union banners during May Day celebrations, in Marseille , southern france, Wednesday May 1, 2013. AP / Claude Paris

Left wing demonstrators light fire works to support the annual left wing demonstration at May Day in Berlin, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Markus Schreiber

German riot police controls a demonstration of far-right organizations during May Day in Erfurt, Germany, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. On Labor Day thousands of residents took part in various demonstrations organized by left wing, right wing and trade union groups in Germany. AP / Jens Meyer

Participators of far-right organizations demonstrate during a May Day rally in Erfurt, Germany, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Jens Meyer

Kashmiri Muslim women workers of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) attend a protest to mark May Day in Srinagar India, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Mukhtar Khan

Kashmiri activists of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) shout slogans during a protest to mark May Day in Srinagar India, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Mukhtar Khan

Laborers take a break at a metal workshop on May Day in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Rafiq Maqbool

Indian tailors sew clothes at a workshop on May Day in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Tsering Topgyal

An Indian laborer walks amid red chilies being sun dried on May Day in Hyderabad, India, May 1, 2013. AP / Mahesh Kumar A

Workers march during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Tatan Syuflana

The crowd is reflected on the sunglasses of a worker during May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Tatan Syuflana

Supporters of the Iraqi Communist Party wave communist flags during a rally to mark May Day in Firdous Square, central Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Communists were not allowed to march under the regime of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. AP / Khalid Mohammed

Supporters of the Lebanese Communist party, hold a banner with Arabic that reads, "our salaries are diminishing as a result of soaring prices and inflation, we want an end to waste and corruption and adopting progressive taxes," during a demonstration to mark Labor Day, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Bilal Hussein

Riot police stand guard outside Mexico's Central Bank as a protestor tries to intimidate them with a flagpole bearing an anarchist banner, during a May Day march in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Marco Ugarte

Protesters, mostly workers, dance around the burning effigies of U.S. President Barack Obama and Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during a rally near the Presidential Palace to mark May Day Wednesday, May 1, 201,3 in Manila, Philippines. AP / Bullit Marquez

Children wearing hats with slogans display a banner as they join other protesters, mostly workers, in a rally to mark International Labor Day Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. AP / Bullit Marquez

Protesters gesture and shout slogans during a May Day demonstration organized by far-right organizations in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Czarek Sokolowski

Protesters wait at a closed and vandalized store, to march down Porto's Aliados Avenue during a May Day workers demonstration in Porto, Portugal Wednesday May 1, 2013. In Portugal, with unemployment at 17.5 percent in March, the government is seeking to agree new austerity measures after its Constitutional Court rejected as discriminatory cuts to civil servant salaries and pensions decided in response to demands by EU-IMF lenders. AP / Paulo Duarte

A child with his bicycle decorated with red flags drives past protesters during a May Day workers demonstration in Porto, Portugal Wednesday May 1, 2013. AP / Paulo Duarte

A protester holds hammer and sickle, which used to be Soviet Union symbols, as he and others take to the streets to mark May Day in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Thousands of Communists, members of Russia's main political parties and opposition activists staged competing marches in Moscow and other cities Wednesday marking the traditional May Day holiday. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Gay rights activists clasp hands as they march during a tradition May Day rally in St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The poster reads, "We demand the abolition of the homophobic law!" AP / Dmitry Lovetsky

South Korean workers shout slogans during a May Day rally in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Thousands of workers rallied to demand better working conditions and urge companies to stop using temporary employees. AP / Ahn Young-joon

Members of the leftist People's Liberation Front play instruments during a rally to mark May Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Gemunu Amarasinghe

Taiwanese workers try to pull a road block down during a protest on May Day in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. More than 10,000 Taiwanese workers took to the streets in Taipei Wednesday to protest a government reform plan that will cut pension payouts to ease Taiwan's worsening fiscal problems. AP / Chiang Ying-ying

Tunisians wearing the Workers Party shirts, shout during a May Day rally in Tunis, Tunisia, Wednesday May 1, 2013. AP / Michel Euler

A riot police officer fires as clashes erupt between police and protesters during May Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday May 1, 2013. The government, citing security reasons, banned a rally on Istanbul's Taksim Square, which is undergoing major renovations. Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators trying to break through barricades to access the square. AP

Clashes erupt between police and protesters during May Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday May 1, 2013. AP

A demonstrator uses a slingshot as clashes erupt between police and protesters during May Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday May 1, 2013. AP

Communists and their supporters celebrate May Day in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. May Day, a holiday that was of great importance in the Soviet era is still marked with demonstrations in cities nationwide. AP / Sergei Chuzavkov

Opposition protesters holds up a poster of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro that reads in Spanish "I don't accept it, illegitimate," referring to his winning the presidential election, and bang pots during a the opposition May Day march in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Venezuelans filled the streets of the capital Wednesday in rival marches by the opposition and the government less than a day after a brawl on the floor of congress injured several opposition lawmakers. AP / Fernando Llano

A man is arrested by police during a May Day march in New York, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Activists in New York City are protesting working conditions, immigration reform and other issues. AP / Seth Wenig

Thousands of people march during a May Day rally in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. In celebration of May Day, people have gathered across the country to rally for various topics including immigration reform. AP / Damian Dovarganes

Members of the Whiskey Rebellion Morris and the Country Dance & Song Society perform a Maypole dance at sunrise, Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Pittsburgh, Penna. AP / Darrell Sapp

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) - An eight story building housing garment factories near the Bangladeshi capital collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 200 people. The disaster, just five months after a garment factory fire killed 112 people, has drawn renewed attention to the notoriously unsafe conditions in Bangladesh's $20 billion clothing industry that supplies retailers around the world. The disasters also highlight failings in the retail industry's system of factory audits that are meant to ensure unsafe factories are not used.

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A Bangladeshi woman survivor is lifted out of the rubble by rescuers on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the site of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP / Kevin Frayer

Bangladeshi rescuers work at the site of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A Bangladeshi rescue worker takes a break at the site of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A Bangladeshi relative of a victim cries at the site of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A Bangladeshi rescuer looking for survivors emerges from beneath a concrete slab of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Bangladeshi people watch as rescuers use a piece of fabric to lower the body of a woman after she was discovered inside a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A victim's body lies amid rubble at the site of a collapsed garment factory in Savar, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

People and rescuers gather after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Dozens were killed and many more are feared trapped in the rubble. AP / A.M. Ahad

Bangladeshi soldiers use an earthmover during a rescue operation at the site of a building that collapsed a building collapse in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescue workers and people look for survivors after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescue workers and people look for survivors after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A crowd gathers to watch rescue work at the site of a building that collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A man who was trapped in an collapsed eight-story building housing several garment factories is reccued in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescuers look for survivors in the debris of a building that collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescue workers use clothes to bring down survivors and bodies after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescue workers use pieces of clothes to bring down a survivor after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescuers carry a survivor out from the debris of a building that collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A woman, facing the camera on right, who was trapped in a collapsed eight-story building housing several garment factories, is recued in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescuers carry a survivor out from the debris of a building that collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescuers assist an injured woman after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A survivor reacts in pain as he is carried by a rescuer after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A Bangladeshi woman cries as she waits for news of relatives trapped in a building that collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Relatives mourn a victim at the site after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Relatives mourn a victim at the site after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Bangladeshis walk past bodies of victims to identify relatives who died in a building collapse in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Saturday's earthquake in China's Sichuan province, measured by China's earthquake administration at magnitude 7.0 and by the U.S. Geological Survey at 6.6, killed at least 192 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen missing, mostly in the rural communities around Ya'an city.

The temblor struck along the same fault line where a devastating quake to the north killed more than 90,000 people in Sichuan and neighboring areas five years ago in one of China's worst natural disasters. Relief teams flew in helicopters and dynamited through landslides to reach some of the most isolated communities, where rescuers in orange overalls led sniffer dogs through piles of brick, concrete and wood debris to search for survivors.

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Residents line up for packets of instant noodles in the earthquake struck county of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, April 22, 2013. Saturday's earthquake in Sichuan province killed at least 186 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen missing, mostly in the rural communities around Ya'an city, along the same seismic fault where a devastating quake to the north killed more than 90,000 people in Sichuan and neighboring areas five years ago in one of China's worst natural disasters. AP / Ng Han Guan

A man collects meal in the rain in the county seat of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. AP /

In this photo provided by China's official Xinhua News Agency, medical workers take care of a newborn boy in a tent functioned as temporary hospital in quake-hit Taiping Township of Lushan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. The boy's mother Yang Yan, a 20-year-old woman, and father Chen Wei arrived at the hospital in early Tuesday, after making the long journey for over three hours from their home in Xingmin village of Taiping Township, Xinhua reported. AP / Chen Cheng

An elderly Chinese man waits for food to be distributed with his dog at a makeshift tent in Lushan county in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

A man squats near the collapsed remains of a building destroyed by Saturday's earthquake in Lushan county in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

Villagers have dinner near their home, damaged by Saturday's earthquake, in Lushan county of southwest China's Sichuan province on Monday, April 22, 2013. AP /

Villagers gather for a meal outdoor in the quake struck Lushan county in southwestern China's Sichuan province Monday, April 22, 2013. AP /

A child gets treatment in a military field hospital in the county seat of Lushan in Sichuan province, China, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

Earthquake survivors rest in a military field hospital in the county seat of Lushan in Sichuan province, China, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

People charge their mobile phones at a relief center in the county seat of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

A child runs past residents waiting in line for packets of instant noodles in the earthquake hit county of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

A Chinese man uses the cell phone charging facilities loaded in a special truck to talk on his cell phone in the earthquake struck county seat of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

An elderly woman sleeps behind plastic covers along a roadside in the quake ravage county of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

An elderly woman rests on a makeshift bed setup outdoors near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

Villagers cry for their relatives who were killed in an earthquake during a funeral in Longmen village in Lushan county in southwest China's Sichuan province Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP /

An elderly woman eats a meal near rubbish piled up at a center for evacuees in the county seat of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

A woman looks over at her destroyed house in Gucheng village in Longmen county of southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

A woman walks past tiles shaken from roof tops by an earthquake near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

Zheng Xianlan, a 58-year-old corn farmer, awakens after spending the night sleeping on a sofa outside her house which was damaged by an earthquake near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

Ren Shuyong, 48, cries as she sits outside near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

Soldiers unload relief supplies from a helicopter at the quake ravaged Longmen township in Lushan county of southwest China's Sichuan province on Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP /

Chinese paramilitary policemen stand watch while rescuers operate backhoes to clear a damaged road due to a landslide triggered by a strong quake in Baosheng township of Lushan county in southwest China's Sichuan province Sunday April 21, 2013. AP /

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, people carrying their belongings walk in quake-damaged Gucheng Village, Longmen Township, Lushan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013. AP / Fei Maohua

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, residents of Yuxi Village in the quake hit Baosheng Township spend their night in temporary tents in Lushan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013. AP / Fei Maohua

A village woman reacts after her house was damaged by an earthquake in Lushan county, Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province on Saturday, April 20, 2013. AP /

BOSTON (AP) - By Wednesday, two days after the bombing, investigators in white jumpsuits had fanned out across the streets, rooftops and awnings around the blast site in search of clues. They combed through debris amid the toppled orange sports drink dispensers, trash cans and sleeves of plastic cups strewn across the street at the marathon's finish line.

President Barack Obama branded the attack an act of terrorism. Obama plans to attend an interfaith service Thursday in the victims' honor in Boston.

Scores of victims of the Boston bombing remained in hospitals, many with grievous injuries. Doctors who treated the wounded corroborated reports that the bombs were packed with shrapnel intended to cause mayhem. In addition to the 5-year-old child, a 9-year-old girl and 10-year-old boy were among 17 victims listed in critical condition.

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Mourners attend candlelight vigil for Martin Richard at Garvey Park, near Richard's home in the Dorchester section of Boston, on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Martin is the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombing. The New York Times / Josh Haner

Two men in hazardous materials suits put numbers on the shattered glass and debris as they investigate the scene at the first bombing on Boylston Street in Boston Tuesday, April 16, 2013 near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, a day after two blasts killed three and injured over 170 people. AP / Elise Amendola

One of the blast sites on Boylston Street near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon is investigated by two people in protective suits in the wake of two blasts in Boston Monday, April 15, 2013. AP / Elise Amendola

Emma MacDonald, 21, center, reacts while remembering the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions during a vigil at Boston Common, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, one day after bombs exploded at the finish line of the marathon. AP / Julio Cortez

Neighbors sit outside the house of Krystle Campbell's parents in Medford, Mass.,Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Campbell was killed in Monday's explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. AP / Michael Dwyer

Neighbors hug outside the home of the Richard family in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Martin Richard, 8, was killed in Monday's bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. AP / Michael Dwyer

Boston Marathon runner Vu Trang, of San Francisco, cries at a makeshift memorial on Boylston Street near the finish line of Monday's Boston Marathon explosions. AP / Charles Krupa

President Barack Obama turns to leave after speaking in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. AP / Charles Dharapak

Boston University student Joy Liu places a note at a memorial on the campus for Boston Marathon bombing victim Lu Lingzi in Boston Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Lu and two friends had been watching the Boston Marathon near the finish line. AP / Winslow Townson

Medical workers aid an injured man at the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday. The Boston Globe / David L. Ryan

Boston Firefighter James Plourde carries an injured girl away from the scene after a bombing near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston on Monday, April 15, 2013. MetroWest Daily News / Ken McGagh

Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. The Boston Globe / David L. Ryan

Medical workers aid an injured woman at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following two explosions there, Monday, April 15, 2013 in Boston. AP / Charles Krupa

An unidentified Boston Marathon runner is comforted as she cries in the aftermath of two blasts which exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP / Elise Amendola

Medical responders run an injured man past the finish line the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP / Charles Krupa

Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP / Charles Krupa

Injured people and debris lie on the sidewalk near the Boston Marathon finish line following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. MetroWest Daily News / Ken McGagh

Bill Iffrig, 78, lies on the ground as police officers react to a second explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Iffrig, of Lake Stevens, Wash., was running his third Boston Marathon and near the finish line when he was knocked down by one of two bomb blasts. The Boston Globe / John Tlumacki

People react as an explosion goes off near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Two explosions went off at the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts. The Boston Globe / David L. Ryan

Congratulations to Sacramento Bee photojournalist, Renée C. Byer, who learned today that she was named a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer prize. Byer, already a Pulitzer prize winner in 2007, was one of two finalists in the Feature Photography category.

Byer has more than 25 years experience in photojournalism and has been a staff photographer at The Bee since 2003.

Byer's entry, "A Grandfather's Sorrow and Love," is posted below.

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Don Hatfield, 64, snuggles with Alex Winkler, the youngest of the three children of his daughter Rachel on March 14, 2012. She was killed Feb. 27, 2012, in their Cameron Park, Calif. home; her husband, Todd Winkler, has been charged with her murder. Already suffering from the loss of his beloved wife Janey to cancer, Hatfield filed for custody of the children and had just spent his first night tending to 9-month-old Alex in a new rental home in Napa over the past weekend. "God has kept me strong, and this is my new life. This is what I must do," Hatfield said. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield takes a break while caring for his three grandchildren as his granddaughter, Ariel Winkler, 3, drapes herself over his shoulder in Hatfield's Napa, Calif., home. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield gives his grand daughter Eva, 4, a kiss before heading out to run errands. "I love your dainty dress, " he tells her. The house is filled with flowers in remembrance of the children's mother, Rachel. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield talks on the phone as he checks to make sure a fax has been received. He is checking on healthcare insurance for his three grandchildren. The insurance company is asking for a copy of the death certificate of the children's mother. He cautiously makes an effort not to show any angst or pain in front of his grandchildren. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield takes a moment to study the blank canvas on which he will begin his first painting since his daughter's death in February 2012. Since her death, the noted Impressionist painter has spent the time caring for his three grandchildren, Alex, Ariel and Eva in his Napa, Calif., home. Now, instead of retirement, he has to start painting to financially support his grandchildren. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield changes his grandson Alex's diaper in his Napa, Calif., home on May 3, 2012. By now, Hatfield has become more comfortable with the routine of caring for his three grandchildren. His two granddaughters are enrolled in preschool and ballet and are attending a children's ministry at Grace Church in St. Helena every Sunday. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Eva Winkler, 5, holds two new Hello Kitty lunch boxes as she waits for her grandfather, Don Hatfield, to finish loading her sister Ariel, 3, into the car on April 16, 2012. Hatfield prepared the snacks for his granddaughters' first day at school. "I'm so happy this school is only five minutes away so I can check on them," said Hatfield. He returned to the school at noon to make sure they were okay. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield escorts his two granddaughters Eva, 5, left, and Ariel, 3, center, to their first day at St. John's Lutheran School in Napa, Calif., on April 16, 2012. For the past two and a half months, Hatfield has worked to prove to authorities that he is capable, financially and otherwise, of raising the children. He enrolled them in school, takes them to dance class, medical appointments and reads to them before bed. They are also in therapy to help them handle the loss of their mother. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Ariel Winkler, 3, leans against her grandfather, Don Hatfield, after waking up from her afternoon nap at St. John's Lutheran School on May 3, 2012. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield becomes emotional as he thanks Neilann Martinez of Yountville, Calif., who suffers from polio, for delivering him a specially made meal along with his Yountville newspaper, stickers for his grandchildren and a gift certificate on March 30, 2012. Hatfield used to live in Yountville with his wife, Janey, before she died of cancer in January 2012. Hatfield now lives in Napa where he cares for his three grandchildren after his daughter, Rachel, was killed on Feb. 27, 2012. Napa and Yountville communities are supporting his transition from retirement back to work as an artist and full-time grandfather. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield shares a touching moment with his grandson, Alex. Hatfield was forced in February 2012 to quickly decide he could come out of retirement and care for his three grandchildren. He realized he was more than capable of protecting two confused little girls and a baby boy, who suddenly were without their parents after their mother was killed and their father arrested. He gets out of bed three times in the night to feed a bottle to baby Alex. He changes diapers, cleans up spills, picks up toys, cooks oatmeal and reads bedtime stories to Eva, 4, and Ariel, 3. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield, 64, of Napa, Calif., appears in El Dorado Superior Court in the first step to obtain formal guardianship of his grandchildren, Alex, Ariel and Eva. He has been caring for them since the murder of his daughter, Rachel Winkler, in Cameron Park, allegedly by her husband, Todd Winkler. On Hatfield's 65th birthday in May 2012, he was granted custody of the three children. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

As babysitter Brandy Stanley, 37, center, chats with Frankie Young, left, Eva Winkler, right, peeks in a bag after opening her gifts while celebrating her fifth birthday. Young, who was a good friend of Eva's mom, Rachel, was visiting from Austin, Texas. "I'm hoping we can relocate back to California so I can be closer to Rachel's children," said Young. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Eva Winkler tries to knock down a piñata as she celebrates her fifth birthday dressed as Wendy from "Peter Pan." In support of Winkler's grandfather, Don Hatfield, several fathers along with their daughters attended Eva's party. Hatfield's sons, Caleb and Matthew, also attended the party. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield opens a box of cereal for his granddaughters Eva, 5, right, and Ariel, 3, left, as he readies them for their first day of school before his grandson Alex's babysitter arrives. The day before, Eva celebrated her fifth birthday; her cake and balloons are still on the table. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Eva Winkler, 4, cheers her brother Alex, 10 months, as he learns how to crawl in the hallway of their new home in Napa, Calif. on March 21, 2012. Eva, the oldest of the three children, seems to take on the role of her mother, Rachel, with her younger siblings. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Eva Winkler, 5, gives her grandfather, Don Hatfield, a flower on Mother's Day after she attended a children's ministry program at Grace Church in St. Helena, Calif. Hatfield attends services there and lights a candle for his late wife, Janey, and late daughter, Rachel. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield plays with his grandchildren, Alex, 11 months, and Eva, 5, at their home in Napa, Calif., on March 22, 2012. In May 2012, a mediation session in El Dorado Superior Court granted Hatfield custody of the three children. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield reflects on the loss of his wife, Janey, and his only daughter, Rachel Winkler, in solitude at his home in Napa, Calif., on Sept. 26, 2012. Janey had given him the inspirational rocks that are scattered in his backyard. She died of cancer in January 2012, and a month later, his daughter Rachel was killed. Her husband, Todd Winkler, has been charged with her murder and remains in the El Dorado County Jail, awaiting trial. Hatfield has custody of his three grandchildren - Eva, 5, Ariel, 3, and Alex, 14 months. "It was quite a year," Hatfield said. "Losing Janey was enough, and then the loss of my daughter was and is horrific. But the intensity of my grief has quieted down a bit and these children have been a gift, " he said. "I wish Rachel could see how wonderful they are. Maybe she does in some mysterious way." The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- As the world watches to see what North Korea's next move will be in a high-stakes game of brinksmanship with the United States, residents of its capital aren't hunkering down in bunkers and preparing for the worst. Instead, they are out on the streets en masse getting ready for the birthday of national founder Kim Il Sung -- the biggest holiday of the year.

The festivities leading up to Kim's birthday come amid fears that North Korea may be planning to test launch a new missile in retaliation for what it claims are provocative war games by U.S. and South Korean troops just across the Korean border. Even at such a seemingly innocuous setting as a flower show in Kim's honor, North Korea's warning that it is prepared to strike back if pushed too far is on prominent display.

This year's exhibition of "Kimilsungia" flowers - which North Koreans claim their scientists have bred into the most beautiful orchids in the world - is built around mockups of red-tipped missiles, slogans hailing the military and reminders of the threats that North Koreans feel are all around them.

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Retired North Korean military members stand at attention during an induction ceremony for children into the Korean Children's Union, the first political organization for North Koreans, held at a stadium in Pyongyang on Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

Children's band members line up before a ceremony to induct children into the Korean Children's Union, the first political organization for North Koreans, at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

North Korean children stand waiting while officers tie red bandanas around their necks during a ceremony to induct children into the Korean Children's Union, the first political organization for North Koreans, at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

Members of the Korean Children's Union, bottom, chat while spectators take their seats at a stadium before a ceremony to induct children into the union, the first political organization for North Koreans, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

People visit a flower show featuring thousands of Kimilsungia flowers, named after the late leader Kim Il Sung, while models of a rocket and missiles are also displayed in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

People stand waiting before a ceremony to induct children into the Korean Children's Union, the first political organization for North Koreans, at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

A man cycles past a building construction site in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

Two men holding hands pose for photos in front of a photo showing the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, and his son Kim Jong Un at a flower show featuring thousands of Kimilsungia flowers, named after the late leader Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

People visit a flower show featuring thousands of Kimilsungia flowers, named after the late leader Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

A North Korean man carries a baby in his arms as they walk along a sidewalk in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

North Korean soldiers climb stairs on a street overpass in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

North Korean soldiers stand together along a street in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

Seen through a car window, a man cycles past as people wait at a bus stop in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

North Korean commuters ride on a trolley car in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, April 12, 2013. Reflected in the window is a roadside propaganda banner that reads: "Let's follow the example of the space conquerors,"referring to the country's rocket launch program. AP / David Guttenfelder

North Koreans dance together beneath a mosaic painting of the late leader Kim Il Sung during a mass folk dancing gathering in Pyongyang Thursday, April 11, 2013, to mark the anniversary of the first of many titles of power given to leader Kim Jong Un after the death of his father Kim Jong Il. AP / David Guttenfelder

In this April 11, 2013 photo, a North Korean girl rides a bicycle in Pyongyang, North Korea. AP /

This photo taken from the Chinese border city of Dandong shows North Koreans parachuting down from a helicopter in Sinuiju, North Korea Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP /

U.S. Army soldiers sit on an armored vehicle during annual military drills in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. This year's drills are unusual in the level of fury they've inspired from the North -- Pyongyang has threatened nuclear war -- and in the tougher than usual U.S. response that some call a case of Washington overplaying its hand. AP / Ahn Young-joon

U.S. Army soldiers conduct their annual military drills in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP / Ahn Young-joon

Journalists talk to a worker, third from left, who arrived back from North Korea's Kaesong at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP / Lee Jin-man

A South Korean man unload sacks full of his company's products to be picked up by colleagues upon arrival back from North Korea's Kaesong, at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP / Lee Jin-man

South Korean protesters from Korea Freedom Federation sing the national anthem during a rally denouncing North Korea's decision to pull workers from the Kaesong industrial park, as well as its threat of nuclear war and its alleged plan to launch a missile, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The letters read "Urge operation at the Kaesong Industrial Complex." AP / Lee Jin-man

South Korean army soldiers check a barbed-wire fence in Paju, near the demilitarized zone of Panmunjom, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP / Ahn Young-joon

A South Korean worker, left, who arrives with products from North Korea's Kaesong is helped by a South Korean man who greeted him at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP / Lee Jin-man

South Korean soldiers guard at Unification Bridge near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP / Lee Jin-man

A North Korean soldier, center top, looks at the southern side as South Korean soldiers stand guard at the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / Lee Jin-man

U.S. Army soldiers prepare for an exercise during their annual military drills with South Korea in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / Ahn Young-joon

U.S. Army armored vehicles are parked for an exercise during annual military drills with South Korea in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / Ahn Young-joon

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet prepares to land on the runway during a military exercise at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / Ahn Young-joon

South Korean soldiers look at North Korea through binoculars from Dora Observation Post near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / Lee Jin-man

South Korean vehicles carrying products from North Korea's Kaesong industrial complex arrive at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / Im Byung-shik

South Korean military vehicles carrying soldiers pass at barricaded Unification Bridge near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. A few hundred South Korean managers, some wandering among quiet assembly lines, were all that remained Tuesday at the massive industrial park run by the rival Koreas after North Korea pulled its more than 50,000 workers from the complex. Other managers stuffed their cars full of finished goods before heading south across the Demilitarized Zone that divides the nations. AP / Lee Jin-man

North Korean pedestrians walk on a sidewalk past a large nationalist painting in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

North Korean children carrying brooms walk on a sidewalk in Pyongyang on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, on their way to help tidy up the area around bronze statues of the late leaders as the capital city prepares to mark the April 15 birthday of its founder Kim Il Sung. AP / David Guttenfelder

North Korean women pass by roadside propaganda depicting a North Korean soldier killing a U.S. soldier in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The poster reads in Korean "Life or Death Battle. Merciless Punishment to U.S. Imperialists and Puppet Traitors." AP / David Guttenfelder