Javiel Ventura, 7, gets crushed by the bigger boys while they all wait to receive Xmas presents for less fortunate children at a Bario mission. They had been in line for almost an hour, and the crunch just got to Javiel.
Victor Harvey, the adult, got a little more than he bargained for when he consented to slide the giant slide with his nephew, Mark Davis at the Unity Day celebration in Philadelphia.
Sister Regina McDevitt, right of Sister Immaculate Heart of Mary High School, gets directions to a lecture at the Catholic teachers seminar from fellow teacher Janice Portland.
Billy Bach, a midget in elf's clothing, tries his best to serenade Adrienne Chambond, with a rendition of Jingle Bells during a Shriners hospital Christmas Party.
Kim Simmons, left, and Daniele Williams, wait on the back of their Philadelphia school bus to be treated by emergency medical personel after their bus was involved in a multiple vehicle accident.
Philadelphia police officer Mike Dufner radios in that he has found the body of Adam Smith, a 9 year-old boy that had gone swimming in the Schuykill River.