Burned Out

On October 6, 1976, at approximately 2 a.m., Adolph Lyons, a twenty-four-year-old African-American man, was stopped by four Los Angeles police officers for driving with a burned-out tail-light. ❋ Erwin Chemerinsky (2010)

Syrian government TV showed images of burned-out cars and buildings in Jisr al-Shughour Monday, claiming that army troops captured the town from “armed gangs” and were welcomed by residents with open arms. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Anti-Gaddafi graffiti had been painted over, a colossal image of the pre-Gaddafi Libyan flag, which has become the symbol of the revolt, was whitewashed, and a mountain of burned-out vehicles was out of sight behind the mosque. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And drop it did when we saw that burned-out, post-nuclear planet that us sci-fi geeks call home. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ten days later, the corpse of the state's top intelligence official was found in a burned-out car, one of more than a dozen police officers slain this year. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Bungalows would give way to mansions, mansions to burned-out lots, and at every gas station, panhandlers waited in search of change. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In Ras Lanuf, which fell to government forces Friday night, there were signs everywhere of the rebels' hasty retreat, including burned-out pickup trucks mounted with antiaircraft guns and ammunition boxes scattered along the road leading into the city. ❋ Unknown (2011)

A burned-out black Mazda Miata sat next to the famous singer's former house, a brown wooden structure behind a stone fence on a winding canyon road. ❋ Michelle Kung (2011)

We are adrift in a boat without a captain and with everyone fighting for control of the wheel, said Captain Abdul Aziz inside a burned-out police station in the city's west. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Why did you decide to shy away from the burned-out, tormented cop and create soccer dad type guys? ❋ Unknown (2009)

To make their case, Messrs. Gerzema and D 'Antonio draw on social-science data and their own reporting, relating anecdotes from burned-out Detroit, hardscrabble Texas, rural New England and hip Los Angeles. ❋ Ted Malloch (2010)

A woman who parked her car and began walking began sobbing when she got her first look at the burned-out skeleton of the temple. ❋ Gil Asakawa (2011)