Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group's last surviving member, was found dead in his hotel room early on Nov. 13. He was 61. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Celebrity shots
Singer Hilary Duff attends MTV's TRL Total Finale Live on Nov. 16 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
Sports at a Glance
Boston Red Sox Dustin Pedroia wins the American League MVP Award on Nov. 18 becoming the first second baseman to earn the honor in nearly a half-century. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Wild, wacky and weird photos
Competitors participate in the Wookey Hole Big Eat 2008, the annual mince pie eating contest, at the Wookey Hole Show Caves on Nov. 18. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Mug shots of the rich and infamous
Golfer John Daly was taken into custody on Oct. 26 by Winston-Salem police after he was found drunk outside an area Hooters restaurant. (Photo/Forsyth County Sheriff's Office)
Countdown to Inauguration:
Victoria Secret Fashion Show at Miami's Fontainebleau Hotel
Victoria's Secret fashion show at the Fontainbleau Miami Beach. (Robert Duyos, Sun Sentinel)
Greek American Obama supporters watch the early elections results while attending the US elections night by the Democrats Abroad in Athens. (Photo by LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Michelle Obama: Politics of fashion
The Obama brand sells
The name Obama and the president-elect's face can be found on all sorts of merchandise. It's a brand with cache. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
First Pets
Nancy Reagan cradles their King Charles spaniel named Rex, as she and President Ronald Reagan stroll along the White House South lawn in 1986. (White House photo)
New members of the 111th Congress pose for a group photo on the House East Front Steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 17. The freshman congressional members began their orientation program on Monday. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
California Wildfires: Aftermath and Destruction
Large flames are blown from a burning mobile homes by strong wind as most of the homes in the Oakridge mobile home park, which reportedly has 600-800 homes, lie in ruins after burning in the Sylmar Fire. The fire was fueled to more than 2,600 acres by strong erratic winds in excess of 70 miles per hour which kept firefighting aircraft grounded. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Life as president-elect
President George W. Bush and president-elect Barack Obama meet in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Obama, gearing up for his historic January 20 swearing-in, held his first face-to-face talk with Bush. (White House photo by Eric Draper)
Police arrest protesters during a West Hollywood rally against Proposition 8. (Brett Ziegler / For The Times)
Gun enthusiasts rush to buy firearms
Manager David Hancock holds a Smith & Wesson 500 handgun as he fills out paperwork for the purchase of the gun at the Bob Moates sport shop in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Nov. 6. (Steve Helber / Associated Press)
Mysterious Deaths
Hip Hop star and actor Tupac Shakur was killed in Los Angeles during a drive-by shooting in 1996. The investigation has been going on for years with little progress. (Photo by Ke.Mazur/WireImage)
Las Vegas party pools
Burning Man 2008: Art in the desert
Dancers cheer as the sun sets at Deep End Dance Camp, near Gerlach, Nev., on Wednesday. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)