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The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio of San Francisco is showcasing works by lowbrow artist Camille Rose Garcia and her Alice in Wonderland inspired pieces.

Going 'down the rabbit hole' at the Disney Museum

The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio of San Francisco is showcasing works by lowbrow artist Camille Rose Garcia and her Alice in Wonderland inspired pieces.

  • 2:54 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A mushroom of volcanic ash shoots up to the sky as Mayon volcano, one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes, spewed huge rocks and ash after daybreak, viewed from Legazpi city Tuesday, May 7, 2013. At least five climbers were killed and more than a dozen others are trapped near the crater in its first eruption in three years, officials said. Rescue teams and helicopters were sent to Mayon volcano in the central Philippines to bring out the dead. (AP Photo/Alex Sallan)

Philippine volcano rocks kill 5 climbers

  • 11:03 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013
This combination of Associated Press File photos, show from left, Sanford I. Weill, of Travelers, and John S. Reed of Citicorp shaking hands in New York, Monday, April 6, 1998, and right, former White House intern Monica Lewinsky in Philadelphia, also on Monday, April 6, 1998. On April 6, 1998, the Dow first closed above 9,000, after Citicorp announced combining with insurer Travelers Group, igniting the megabank era now blamed in part for the financial crisis. On the same day, Monica Lewinsky's lawyer said special prosecutor Kenneth Starr should wrap up his investigation of President Bill Clinton and "get a life". (AP Photo/File)

A look at key moments in Dow history

The Associated Press juxtaposes photos representing the history of the Dow with photos of noteworthy cultural moments.

  • 6:42 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013
This undated photo released by the Cleveland Police Department shows Ariel Castro. Three women who disappeared in Cleveland a decade ago were found safe Monday, and police arrested three brothers, including Castro, accused of holding the victims against their will.

3 missing women found

Photos: 3 missing women found

  • 2:41 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013
These undated handout photos provided by the FBI show Amanda Berry, left, and Georgina "Gina" Dejesus. Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath said he thinks Berry, DeJesus and Michelle Knight were tied up at the house and held there since they were in their teens or early 20s. Berry and the two other women who went missing a decade ago were found on Monday, May 6, 2013 elating family members and friends who'd longed to see them again. (AP Photo/FBI)

Photos: Frantic 911 call leads to 3 missing women in Ohio

The woman's voice was frantic and breathless, and she was choking back tears. "Help me. I'm Amanda Berry," she told a 911 dispatcher. "I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for 10 years and I'm, I'm here, I'm free now."

  • 1:01 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Joel Rosario rides Orb to victory during the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. Long shot Golden Soul was second with Revolutionary third. Normandy Invasion faded to fourth. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Orb wins 139th Kentucky Derby

Photos from the 139th run for the roses at the Kentucky Derby.

  • Updated: 2:35 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013
The 139th Kentucky Derby Saturday will feature the world's fastest horses and biggest hats. The race, set to begin at about 6:20 p.m., is an all-day celebration of the "Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports." Heavy rains are expected to slow the Churchill Downs track in Louisville. The favorites this year are Orb and Verrazano. Black Onyx, in the first post, was scratched due to injury, so only 19 horses will compete. Odds cited are those posted by oddsshark.com on May 1.

Kentucky Derby post positions and odds

  • 2:33 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2013
A firefighter stands watch as the smoke rises from the burnt area in Hidden Valley, Calif., Saturday, May 4, 2013. High winds and withering hot, dry air was replaced by the normal flow of damp air off the Pacific, significantly reducing fire activity. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Wildfires rage in California

Wildfires rage in California

  • 7:57 a.m. Friday, May 3, 2013
A child covers her nose as she walks away from a line of dead bodies where people go to identify their missing relatives in a make-shift morgue, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Rescuers found more bodies in the concrete debris of a collapsed garment factory building Thursday and authorities said it may take another five days to clear the rubble. In addition to the 430 confirmed dead, police report another 149 people are still missing in what has become the worst disaster for Bangladesh's $20 billion-a-year garment industry that supplies global retailers.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Week in photos - May 2, 2013

Look at some of the memorable images from the past week.

  • 10:40 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2013
NASHVILLE, TN - MAY 02: Pallbearers load the casket at the funeral service for George Jones at The Grand Ole Opry on May 2, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. Jones passed away on April 26, 2013 at the age of 81. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images)

Stars, fans pay tribute to George Jones

The Grand Ole Opry hosted a star-studded memorial to country music legend George Jones.

  • 11:58 a.m. Thursday, May 2, 2013

SLIDESHOW: The People of May Day

Thousands took to the streets of downtown Seattle for the 2013 May Day demonstration.

  • 10:03 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2013
FILE – In this Jan. 28, 2013, file photo Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., center, speaks at a Capitol Hill news conference on immigration legislation with a members of a bipartisan group of leading senators, including, from left, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. and Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., in Washington. Tens of thousands are expected to rally in dozens of cities from New York to Bozeman, Mont., on Wednesday in what has become an annual cry for easing the nation's immigration laws. The rallies carry a special sense of urgency this year, two weeks after a bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill that would bring many of the estimated 11 million living in the U.S. illegally out of the shadows. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Workers, immigrants rally on May Day 2013

The immigration debate breathes new life into annual May Day rallies in the United States.

  • 8:21 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Ashley Chance pets a three-month-old western lowland gorilla named Gladys as she sleeps in her lap Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the outdoor gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati. The baby gorilla was born Jan. 29 at a Texas zoo to a first-time mother who wouldn't care for her. Zoo workers and volunteers are acting as surrogate mothers to prepare the baby to be introduced to two female gorillas at the Cincinnati Zoo who might accept her. Humans acting as surrogate mothers wear vests and materials to make them appear more like a gorilla. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

Cincinnati's baby gorilla makes public debut

A baby gorilla from Texas made her debut at the Cincinnati Zoo Tuesday with some of the people who have served as its surrogate mothers.

  • 5:11 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A photo-realistic rendering shows just how bizarre a life-sized Barbie would actually look and uncovers the impossible physical proportions of the doll idolized as perfection by so many. This project was created by Rehabs.com, as part of a larger report on body hatred among young women. http://bit.ly/16iK14M

A look at life-sized Barbie's bizarre body

A photo-realistic rendering shows just how bizarre a life-sized Barbie would actually look and uncovers the impossible physical proportions of the doll idolized as perfection by so many.

  • 12:58 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Weather Channel tornado expert Dr. Greg Forbes made a list of the most tornado-prone cities based on data from 1962-2011 from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. In this photo, a Nissan in Gallatin, northwest of Nashville, is seen a tornado in April 2006. (Photo by Alan Poizner/Getty Images)

Top 10 tornado-prone U.S. cities

Weather Channel tornado expert Dr. Greg Forbes made a list of the most tornado-prone cities based on data from 1962-2011 from the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center.

  • 7:25 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2013
Watched by one of the bridesmaids, Prince William and his wife Kate Duchess of Cambridge, kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London,Friday April 29, 2011, following their wedding at Westminster Abbey.

William and Kate: Remembering the Royal Wedding

On their anniversary, take a look back at the unforgettable Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

  • 10:14 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2013
Flags decorate a fence Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Brick, N.J., around the burned remains of more than 60 small bungalows at Camp Osborn which were destroyed last October during Superstorm Sandy. Six months after Sandy devastated the Jersey shore and New York City and pounded coastal areas of New England, the region is dealing with a slow and frustrating, yet often hopeful, recovery. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Superstorm Sandy homes still damaged, 6 months later

Six months after Superstorm Sandy devastated the Jersey shore and New York City and pounded coastal areas of New England, the region is dealing with a slow and frustrating, yet often hopeful, recovery.

  • 3:22 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2013
Late-night television host and comedian Conan O'Brien gestures as he speaks during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Washington. Seated right is Steven Thomma, White House Reporter for McClatchy Newspapers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Politics, press and stars mix at dinner

The president and headliner Conan O'Brien traded barbs about each other and many of those attending the annual star-studded White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Here are some images from the evening's festivities:

  • 7:31 a.m. Sunday, April 28, 2013
A steady stream of Native American and indigenous dancers file past a drumming group at the 30th annual Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, April 26, 2013. The powwow draws hundreds of competitive dancers and tens of thousands of spectators each year. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Thousands turn out for nation's largest powwow

The three-day Gathering of Nations, North America's largest powwow, drew dancers and spectators from across the U.S. and parts of Canada and Mexico.

  • 10:40 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2013
FILE - This undated file picture shows the German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler and his mistress Eva Braun while dining. A German woman named Margot Woelk was one of 15 young women who sampled Hitler's food to make sure it wasn’t poisoned before it was served to the Nazi leader in his "Wolf's Lair," the heavily guarded command center in what is now Poland, where he spent much of his time in the final years of World War II. Margot Woelk kept her secret hidden from the world, even from her husband then, a few months after her 95th birthday, she revealed the truth about her wartime role. (AP Photo/US Army Signal Corps from Eva Braun's album, File)

Hitler's food taster reveals her past

One of 15 women who sampled Hitler's food to make sure it wasn’t poisoned, didn't even tell her husband about that part of her past until she turned 95.

  • 6:41 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2013
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