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Davis School for Independent Study students Gabriel Dionisi 10, center, and Julia Rea 10 react after giving a correct answer in a "Jeopardy"-style quiz game during the Nature Bowl at Sacramento State University in Sacramento on Saturday. The annual Nature Bowl is a test of student knowledge of all things ecological. Activities included a "Jeopardy"-styled knowledge game, and presentations on local issues: Students identify an environmental issue in their region and present it in one minute, including causes, effects and solutions. Their research may lead to actions in their school, neighborhood or community. View a photo gallery. -
Franklin girls celebrate after their 4-3 win in the D1 Girls Soccer match against Davis High School, played at Cosumnes Oaks High School, Saturday May 18, 2013. Franklin won the game 4-3 on penalty kicks after two over time quarters failed to produce a score. Brian Baer/ Special to the Bee -
Atletico de Madrid's Gabi Fernandez holds the trophy in Neptuno Square in Madrid, Spain, Saturday. Atletico de Madrid defeated Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final soccer match on Friday. -
Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with faithful on the occasion of a Pentecostal vigil St. Peter Square at the Vatican, Saturday. -
Sri Lankan government soldiers march in a war victory parade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday. The military parade is being held to commemorate the 4th year anniversary of the government's victory over Tamil Tiger rebels. In 2009, the Tamil Tigers admitted defeat in their 25-year war with the Sri Lankan government that left more than 70,000 people dead. -
Russian riot police officers clash with CSKA Moscow soccer fans celebrating their team's Russian Premier League Championship title, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday. -
A man rides a wakeboard as while out on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday. Temperatures in Cairo reached 97 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday. -
Switzerland's Ryan Gardner collides with United States Ryan Carter during a semifinal game Saturday, at the world hockey championships in Stockholm, Sweden. Switzerland won 3-0. -
Participants of the the gothic music festival Wave Gothic Festival kiss each others in Leipzig, central Germany, Saturday. About 20,000 members of the scene from all over the world are expected to attend the gothic and 'dark' culture festival until May 20, 2013. -
Actress Paz Vega poses for photographers as she arrives for the screening of the film Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday. -
First lady Michelle Obama hugs Jenika Headley-Greene as Obama hands out diplomas during the graduation ceremony for Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School, Saturday, in Nashville, Tenn. -
Opposition activists carry the Ukrainian national flag during an action of protest against the current regime in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday. -
Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. -
A Palestinian refugee holds her baby as she stands in front of her house at Gezirat al-Fadel village, Sharqiya, Egypt. As Palestinians around the world recently marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel's 1948 creation, the refugees in Gezirat al-Fadel say they have it worse than others who fled to Jordan, Syria or Lebanon. Unlike the millions who live in refugee camps in those countries the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) does not have offices in Egypt and so does not offer Palestinian refugees in Egypt assistance. -
Spain's Rafael Nadal serves the ball to Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych during their semi final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday. Nadal won 6-2, 6-4. -
MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa of Spain powers his Honda in a curve during a free practice session of the French Grand Prix in Le Mans, western France, Saturday. -
Trainer Shug McGaughey leads Kentucky Derby winner Orb, with exercise rider Jennifer Patterson aboard, out of a barn at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Saturday, for a workout on the morning of the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race. -
Willis Mucelroy, 20, came to the Laverne Adolfo center from Fresno, Calif. over a month ago. "I thought I'd be in a GED program by now," said Mucelroy, who is still waiting to get a replacement ID and Social Security card. For now the youth has no money and although he has two new suits he has no way of applying for a job or his GED without identification. The former foster youth said he was told it could take several months to get the ID. In foster care since the age of six he hopes someday to become a ranger at Yosemite National Park. The Laverne Adolfo program provides housing in 50 apartments on the former Mather Air Force Base, along with classes and counseling to help participants with education, employment and mental health. The two year program is run by Volunteers of America. Photo taken April 25, 2013 in Sacramento, California. -
Tajuana Martin, 41, contemplates the proper way to trim some overgrown vines at Women's Empowerment in Sacramento. A half-dozen women are going through a 10-week landscape maintenance training program through Women's Empowerment, a job readiness and training center for formerly homeless women. Bernie Lenau, owner of Lawnman, Inc., and his head supervisor are helping train the women on everything from pruning and fertilizing to running the essential power tools. -
An artist dressed as Charles Chaplin performs in front of Municipal Theater as part of the annual art event Virada Cultural in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday. The Virada Cultural or Cultural Turn, is an annual event organized, since 2005, to promote the city of Sao Paulo with 24 hours of uninterrupted artistic attractions that include music concerts, dance, cooking and theater. -
Oxbow, ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, in Baltimore. -
Winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Emmelie de Forest of Denmark who sang "Only Teardrops," celebrates with the trophy after the final at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012. -
Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout is hit by a pitch in the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, in Anaheim, Calif. -
Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, Va., Saturday. Witnesses said the car drove into a crowd at the parade and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known.
