The 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America (Cover / The 25 Most Influential Hispanics In America)
From music to politics to business, Hispanics are remaking America. TIME presents 25 titans leading the Latino charge into the 21st century

Inside America's Largest Minority (Cover / The 25 Most Influential Hispanics In America)
TIME's poll of U.S. Hispanics


A Mother And the President
A woman lost her son in Iraq and won't leave George W. Bush alone until he sees her. Who is she, and why is she stirring such emotion?

United in Pain, Divided Over the War
What other grieving families are thinking


The Settlers' Lament
As Israel evacuates the Gaza Strip, TIME follows three American-Israeli families who face giving up the lives they have built there. Don't expect all of them to go quietly

Inside Iran's Secret War for Iraq
A TIME investigation reveals the Tehran regime's strategy to gain influence in Iraq--and why U.S. troops may now face greater dangers as a result


Roaring Back
Yellowstone's grizzlies may be taken off the threatened-species list. Are officials being too bullish?


Warren of Rwanda
The best-selling megapastor wants to turn the genocide site into the first "purpose-driven nation"


Macho Democrats?
The Democrats' new election strategy: men in uniform

Niger: Behind the Headlines
A guide to the facts on the ground behind the images of famine

Don't Try to Gas and Dash
With gas prices through the roof, stations are cracking down on gasoline theft

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Is Luxury the Ticket?
In the midst of a box-office slump, upscale cinemas are bucking the trend with cocktails and VIP seats


What Ever Happened to Ralph Fiennes? (Movies)
No, he hasn't been lost. But after thrilling turns in Schindler's List and The English Patient, he did seem to stray. Now his latest films put him back on track

Tearing Off the Togas (Television)
HBO's bloody, steamy epic Rome doesn't break new ground, but it slings some impressive-looking dirt

Less Than a Hero (Books)
Bret Easton Ellis, America's most notorious author, wrote a novel starring himself. How true is it?

Thrill of the Chaste (Movies)
Celibacy takes a hit in The 40 Year-Old Virgin, but innocence wins the day

5 TV Cult Classics on DVD (Cult Faves)
From aliens to Fraggles, these late, lamented series can be yours forever


Early Puberty and Excess Weight (Health)

Stolen Breath (Health)

Fishing With Flair (Sports)

Happy Farm (Food)

Doctor's Orders (Health)


The U.N. of Musical Genres
Far from Jamaica, reggae is gaining a slew of new ambassadors as artists from all over try to stir it up.

Q&A 50 Cent
50 Cent's new memoir, From Pieces to Weight, chronicles his evolution from a hustler growing up in Queens, N.Y., to a rap star mentored by Eminem.

An Idea So Old, It's Completely New

The Next Video Vixen?

10 Questions for Andrea Mitchell (Interview)


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Eyewitnesses to Hiroshima


Black Guy, White Music
How I stopped worrying about my hip-hop cred and fell in love with Bjork