Illustration by John Ritter for TIME

The Fort Hood Killer: Terrified ... or Terrorist?

When an Army major turns mass murderer on America's largest military base, it fuels the worst fear of terrorism experts: Are lone wolves who don't need an al-Qaeda training camp the new threat to homeland security?

Blogs

Swampland

China and U.S. Jockey Over Obama Speaking Plans

There is little doubt that both China and the United States will put on a big show of their close relationship during Obama's visit. Exactly how close the relationship actually is, however, will be shown in other ways.

Special Report

The State of the American Woman

A quiet revolution has changed the status of American women; so what's new now?

Photos

Detroit Fights Devil's Night

The city combats Halloween-time arson,
a deadly local custom

Video

How They Train for the Winter Games: A Sneak Peek

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

Photos

A Brief History of Mr. Universe

The bodybuilding championship that launched Arnold Schwarzenegger marks its 61st year of competition on Oct. 24, 2009

Special Report

Top 10 Shocking Hoaxes

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

Quotes of the Day »

Get & Share
SERGEANT JIM HOLCOMB, a Los Angeles Airport Police Officer, commenting on the former boxer Mike Tyson's arrest after an alleged assault with a celebrity photographer at Los Angeles International Airport
For use in rail of Articles page or Section Fronts pages. Duplicate and change name as necesssary to distinguish.