Images of the Day

Soldiers of South Korea, foreground, and North Korea, background, stand guard at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas, 50 kilometers (32 miles) north of Seoul, Wednesday. The DMZ remains the most vivid symbol of the threat of war on the Korean peninsula, all the more pressing with international tension over the North Korea's nuclear programs.

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Florida Lt. Gov. Frank Brogan, right, waves to the crowd as he and his wife, Courtney, are introduced Jan. 5 in Miami. On Wednesday, Brogan said that he will apply to become president of Florida Atlantic University. Brogan, who earned a master's degree from FAU in 1981, will submit his application by the deadline next week, said the governor's spokeswoman, Jill Bratina.

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San Francisco 49ers head coach Steve Mariucci, left, talks to former 49ers coach Bill Walsh prior to the 49ers game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Divisional playoff last Sunday in Tampa, Fla. Mariucci was fired as coach of the San Francisco 49ers on Wednesday after six seasons without a trip to the Super Bowl.

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Simpson Garfinkel, a graduate student at the Massachussets Institute of Technology's Laboratory for Computer Science, holds a hard drive in his Belmont, Mass., home on Monday. The drive is one of more than 100 used hard drives he bought, most of which still held personal and financial data from their previous owner.

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Alabama guard Antoine Pettway (50) reacts after sinking a three-point basket during overtime of their game Mississippi State, Wednesday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Mississippi St guard Winsome Frazier (23) is shown at left. No. 9 Alabama defeated No. 14 Mississippi St 78-72 in overtime.

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Ricardo George, owner of George's Florida Style Barbecue on NW 6th Street, has been smoking meat and covering it in his homemade sauce for over 28 years. He began cooking for friends and family and now maintains a restaurant and catering business.

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Fairfax County Sheriff's deputies escort John Lee Malvo, out of Juvenille Court Wednesday, in Fairfax, Va. Prosecutors in the case against Malvo revealed new information Wednesday about messages to police during the October 2002 shooting spree. A judge ruled Wednesday that the 17-year-old sniper suspect can be tried as an adult, making him eligible for the death penalty.

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Florida's Brett Nelson wrestles with Tennessee's Derek Stribling for a loose ball during the second half Wednesday

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