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Woods Withdraws From Tournament After Car Crash

Dec. 1, 2009
The Chevron World Challenge golf tournament in Thousand Oaks, Calif., will go on this week without its famous host. Tiger Woods pulled out of the event that raises money for his foundation, citing injuries from a one-car crash outside his home last week. Curious fans, media and police want to...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler