Monday: The day in photos
Snow accumulates on road signs in Gorman. Snow showers in the Tejon Pass area hamper driving but the California Highway Patrol has not closed that stretch of the Interstate 5. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich departs his home in Chicago, saying he was headed to work. The speaker of the Illinois House today announced the appointment of a special panel to study whether Blagojevich should be impeached on charges of corruption. Blagojevich was charged Dec. 9 with trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. (Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press)
Evander Holyfield, right, warms up with the help of trainer Thomas Brook in Zurich, Switzerland. The U.S. boxer will challenge World Boxing Assn. heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev of Russia for his title on Saturday in Zurich. (Fabrice Coffrini / AFP/Getty Images)
A currency exchange worker holds a handful of euro notes in London. The European Union’s single currency hit an eight-week peak against the U.S. dollar today, the eve of a widely expected interest rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, dealers said. (Leon Neal / AFP/Getty Images)
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A man makes his way at the Keleti railway station in Budapest, Hungary. A nationwide strike by rail employees have halted local and international rail traffic in Hungary. The workers are demanding a wage increase and a share of the money earned from the privatization of Hungarian Railway’s cargo division. (Bela Szandels / Associated Press)
Moscow’s Poklonnaya Hill memorial and amusement park is decorated for the new year and Eastern Orthodox Christmas, which is on Jan. 7. New Year’s Day and Orthodox Christmas are the biggest holidays in Russia. (Misha Japaridze / Associated Press)
