• A six-year-old boy plays in front of yellow ginkgo leaves at a park in Tokyo, Japan. Issei Kato / Reuters
    A six-year-old boy plays in front of yellow ginkgo leaves at a park in Tokyo, Japan. Issei Kato / Reuters
  • Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League Group H football match in Dortmund, western Germany. John MacDougall / AFP Photo
    Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League Group H football match in Dortmund, western Germany. John MacDougall / AFP Photo
  • A pedestrian walks through puddles reflecting a projected face displayed on a video sculpture at the Crown Fountain in Chicago's Millennium Park in Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo
    A pedestrian walks through puddles reflecting a projected face displayed on a video sculpture at the Crown Fountain in Chicago's Millennium Park in Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo
  • A villager hangs hand-made noodles up to dry in Linyi, Shandong province, China. Reuters
    A villager hangs hand-made noodles up to dry in Linyi, Shandong province, China. Reuters
  • Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic shows a thumb up, as he enters the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal for the verdict hearing in his genocide trial, in The Hague, Netherlands. Peter Dejong / EPA
    Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic shows a thumb up, as he enters the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal for the verdict hearing in his genocide trial, in The Hague, Netherlands. Peter Dejong / EPA
  • A man is reflected in a window while using a smartphone in Hong Kong, China. David Paul Morris / Bloomberg
    A man is reflected in a window while using a smartphone in Hong Kong, China. David Paul Morris / Bloomberg
  • Victorian MPs show emotion after the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 passed in the Victorian Legislative Council in Melbourne, Australia. David Crosling / EPA
    Victorian MPs show emotion after the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 passed in the Victorian Legislative Council in Melbourne, Australia. David Crosling / EPA
  • Tiera Reynolds of Canada is tackled during the Women's Rugby League World Cup match between the Canadian Ravens and the Australian Jillaroos at Southern Cross Group Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Mark Nolan / Getty Images
    Tiera Reynolds of Canada is tackled during the Women's Rugby League World Cup match between the Canadian Ravens and the Australian Jillaroos at Southern Cross Group Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Mark Nolan / Getty Images
  • A visitor uses his mobile phone at 'Flower Power' which is part of the exhibit 'Enchanted: Forest of Light' at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, California, US. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters
    A visitor uses his mobile phone at 'Flower Power' which is part of the exhibit 'Enchanted: Forest of Light' at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, California, US. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters
  • A citizen burns a shirt of the Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU PF, as hundreds celebrate the resignation of president Robert Mugabe in Johannesburg, South Africa. Wikus De Wet / AFP Photo
    A citizen burns a shirt of the Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU PF, as hundreds celebrate the resignation of president Robert Mugabe in Johannesburg, South Africa. Wikus De Wet / AFP Photo
  • Zimbabweans reach thank army soldiers, as they celebrate outside the parliament building immediately after hearing the news that President Robert Mugabe had resigned, in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe. Ben Curtis / AP Photo
    Zimbabweans reach thank army soldiers, as they celebrate outside the parliament building immediately after hearing the news that President Robert Mugabe had resigned, in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe. Ben Curtis / AP Photo

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David Cassidy, 70s teen idol actor and musician, dies at 67

  • This April 1972 file photo shows singer David Cassidy at 22. AP
    This April 1972 file photo shows singer David Cassidy at 22. AP
  • Cassidy, a 1970s teen idol, was best known for his role in musical-sitcom 'The Partridge Family'. Getty Images
    Cassidy, a 1970s teen idol, was best known for his role in musical-sitcom 'The Partridge Family'. Getty Images
  • Actress Shirley Jones and David Cassidy, stars of the television show 'The Partridge Family', perform during the opening number at the first annual TV Land Awards which were taped in Hollywood, California, U.S. March 2, 2003. Reuters
    Actress Shirley Jones and David Cassidy, stars of the television show 'The Partridge Family', perform during the opening number at the first annual TV Land Awards which were taped in Hollywood, California, U.S. March 2, 2003. Reuters
  • David Cassidy arrives at the ABC Disney Summer press tour party in Pasadena. AP
    David Cassidy arrives at the ABC Disney Summer press tour party in Pasadena. AP
  • David Cassidy reacts to the crowd after singing the national anthem before a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park in Boston. AP
    David Cassidy reacts to the crowd after singing the national anthem before a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park in Boston. AP
  • Former Partridge Family cast members David Cassidy, from left, Danny Bonaduce and Shirley Jones reunite on the Arsenio Hall Show. This was the first time the three had appeared together since the popular 1970s series left the air. Cassidy performed I Think I Love You, during the taping. AP
    Former Partridge Family cast members David Cassidy, from left, Danny Bonaduce and Shirley Jones reunite on the Arsenio Hall Show. This was the first time the three had appeared together since the popular 1970s series left the air. Cassidy performed I Think I Love You, during the taping. AP
  • David Cassidy, left, and brother Patrick sit on the stage of EFX at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. AP Photo/Jack Dempsey
    David Cassidy, left, and brother Patrick sit on the stage of EFX at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. AP Photo/Jack Dempsey
  • David Cassidy is shown in this Schodack Police Department photo after being arrested and charged with felony drunken driving in Schodack, New York, August 21, 2013. Cassidy, 63, was stopped shortly after midnight when he failed to turn off his car's high-beam headlights against oncoming traffic. Reuters
    David Cassidy is shown in this Schodack Police Department photo after being arrested and charged with felony drunken driving in Schodack, New York, August 21, 2013. Cassidy, 63, was stopped shortly after midnight when he failed to turn off his car's high-beam headlights against oncoming traffic. Reuters