Diane Smith

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Russian beauty Irina Shayk strips down to a pink and yellow bikini for the cover of Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit edition, which has heightened the profiles of models from Brooklyn Decker to Christie Brinkley.

Monster Northeast storm frustrates post-Christmas travelers, canceling hundreds of flights. A winter storm made travel torturous in the Northeast on Sunday, dropping a thick layer of snow that stranded thousands of airline, train and bus passengers and made motorists think twice about hitting after-Christmas sales.

Monster Northeast storm frustrates post-Christmas travelers, canceling hundreds of flights. A winter storm made travel torturous in the Northeast on Sunday, dumping a thick layer of snow that stranded thousands of airline, train and bus passengers and made motorists think twice about hitting after-Christmas sales.