Kids dive off pilings into the bay along the historic waterfront of Annapolis, Maryland, following Hurricane Isabel, September 19, 2003. As much as four feet of water flooded the historic town.

Jordan Weisman, second from right, chief executive officer of the WizKids game company, plays 'Creepy Freaks' with his family, Lucas, 7, right; his wife Dawne, far left; Zach, 14, second from left; and Nate, 12, center; Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003, in Bellevue, Wash. Frosty the Snotman attacks with sneezes, Headley flings brains, Spitty Cat throws the contents of cat litter boxes and Swirly looks like a toilet. Silent But Deadly attacks with stealthy odorous emissions. The gross-out game for kids aged 5 to 11, complete with miniature figures for trading and a DVD with stories about characters, hits the national market Wednesday, Sept. 17,

A masked mother carries her masked boy as they leave the Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong where a rash of suspected new SARS cases has emerged in recent days. Sep. 19

Steven Mancini carries his son, Charlie, 3, after he disembarked the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in Bremerton, Wash., Friday, Sept. 19, 2003. The Vinson returned home following an extended eight-month deployment in the western Pacific Ocean. The Vinson and its strike group left Jan. 13 for what was to be a month long training mission near Hawaii. Sep 19

Michelle Wie, the 13-year-old golf prodigy who became the third woman this year to play in a men's pro event, hits out of the bunker on the 8th hole during the second round of the Nationwide Tour Albertsons Boise. She fared no better than Annika Sorenstam and Suzy Whaley, missing the cut at the Boise Open. Sep. 19

Women and children are particularly vulnerable to the food crisis gripping Ethiopia.

Cuban children gather around a bonfire during the yearly celebration of the Revolutionary Defense Committee, on Friday Sept. 19, 2003 in Havana, Cuba. The Revolutionary Defense Committee, 'CDR' acronym in Spanish, is a popular organization founded in the 1960's to safeguard the Cuban Revolution.

At Monfort Heights Elementary, Cecelia Williamson, 10 (left), Allison Steinbeck, 11, and Allayna Winkler join classmates in the school's "See You at the Pole" observance.