Today in photos (Nov. 30)

Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, centre, plays hockey during her visit to St. Andrew’s School, where she attended school from 1986 till 1995, in Pangbourne, England, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. The Duchess of Cambridge has gone back to school. The royal, formerly known as Kate Middleton, played hockey and revealed her childhood nickname “Squeak” when she returned to her elementary school for a visit Friday. Kate told teachers and students at the private St. Andrew’s School in southern England that her 10 years there were “some of my happiest years.” She said that she enjoyed it so much that she had told her mother she wanted to return as a teacher. (Arthur Edwards / Pool The Sun)

Christof Innerhofer, of Italy, reacts after his run at the men’s World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (Alessandro Trovati / Associated Press)

A general view of Tahrir Square during a demonstration in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Liberal and secular parties held major protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers. (Nariman El-mofty / Associated Press)

Syrian children look through their car window as they cross into Lebanon with their families at the border crossing, in Masnaa, eastern Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (Hassan Ammar / Associated Press)

Mark and Cindy Hill hold a Powerball check with their three of their four children, Jarod, left, Cody and six-year-old Jaiden in Dearborn, Mo., Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (Orlin Wagner / Associated Press)

An official stands by derailed freight train tank cars in Paulsboro, N.J., Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. People in three southern New Jersey towns were told Friday to stay inside after a freight train derailed and several tanker cars carrying hazardous materials toppled from a bridge and into a creek. At least one tanker car may contain vinyl chloride, Gloucester County Emergency Management director J. Thomas Butts told WPVI-TV. (Mel Evans / Associated Press)