A pair of prelates face off over pro-choice politicians in an unusually public dispute that threatens to split American Catholics
Cities are increasingly investing in programs that teach parents how to help their children at home
The long struggle to write a legislation to rebuild and renovate a crucial waterway is over. But will it be enough to keep California growing?
As an army psychiatrist treating soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, Major Nidal Malik Hasan had a front row seat on the brutal toll of war
President Barack Obama says it's now up to the Senate to take the baton from the House and pass a bill aimed at overhauling the nation's health care system
Who gets to name the chief U.S. intelligence officer in U.S. missions abroad? The dispute is still roiling
The House of Representatives tonight passed 220-215 sweeping $1.2 trillion health care reform legislation.
A quiet revolution has changed the status of American women; so what's new now?
TIME is following U.S. Winter Olympic hopefuls in 9 sports as they train for Vancouver 2010. Stay tuned for the Web video series on TIME.com
The bodybuilding championship that launched Arnold Schwarzenegger marks its 61st year of competition on Oct. 24, 2009
With the parents of six-year-old "Balloon Boy" Falcon Henne facing criminal charges for concocting the story of his accidental flight in a bid for reality show fame, a look at more of history's most outrageous deceptions
The Rise of Manny Pacquiao
The Odd Popularity of Mafia Wars
Let's Bail Out the Pot Dealers!
The Must-Have Travel Gadgets of 2009
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10 Questions with Ewan McGregor
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