Images of the Day

American citizens Kelly Kassab, left, and her husband Faouzi Kassab, from Boston, Ma., feed their twin eight months-old sons Nathan, left, and Liam on the deck of the Orient Queen cruise ship in the port of the capital Beirut in Lebanon Wednesday. Hundreds of Americans wiped tears, hugged relatives and grumbled about delays in evacuation efforts as well as confusing directions as they boarded a luxury cruise ship on Wednesday that was to evacuate them from war-torn Lebanon to Cyprus.

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This photo provided by The Culinary Institute of America shows Grilled Peaches served with Raspberry Sauce, vanilla ice cream and Citrus Crisps. A dessert as simple as this makes a sensational ending to a summer barbecue. The flavor combination may seem grown up, but this fresh rendition of the classic peach Melba will go down well with all ages.

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New overall leader Floyd Landis of the US waves from the podium after the 15th stage of the 93rd Tour de France cycling race between Gap, southeastern France, and L'Alpe d'Huez, French Alps, Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Frank Schleck of Luxembourg won the stage.

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Referee Gerald Boudreaux, left, looks on as Kentucky coach Tubby Smith argues a call against North Carolina at the Dean E. Smith Center on Dec. 7, 2002. Boudreaux is the new Southeastern Conference men's basketball supervisor of officials.

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University of Florida Jewish Student Union members Yosef Raskin, 21, at left, David Drescher, 20, at back, and Amy Mizrahi, 21 finish tabling for the day at Turlington Plaza on the UF campus Tuesday. The group said earlier in the day they were met with protest from members of the Arabic Cultural Association, the Lebanese American Society and NAKBA 48. NAKBA 48 supports the liberation of Palestine.

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From left, Brendan Bush, Paul Blank, Jeremy Bird, Buffy Wicks, and Chris Kofinis, of Wake Up Wal-Mart stand in their office July 19, 2005 in a Washington file photo. The gloves are coming off as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. battles back at union-funded campaigns maligning the world's largest retailer. The brawl is escalating as both sides launch political-style attack Web sites attacking the others' motives and political pasts.

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