Multimedia: Fort Irwin's Theater of War
At a training facility in California, the army has created a hyper-realistic
replica of the conditions soldiers will face in Iraq and Afghanistan
Photographs and narration by Amy MacWilliamson
The Wide World of Weird Sports
Photographer Sol Neelman travels the globe in search of the world's strangest competitions
The Challenge of
Memorializing 9/11
Eight years after tragedy struck, only Washington — and a raft of smaller cities — possess fully realized tributes to the victims of that day
Canine Cognition
The dogs at Duke University's Center for Canine Cognition lab learn new tricks.
Photographs by D.L. Anderson for TIME
Cultivating South America's Favorite Drink
An American company finds success cultivating South America's popular caffeinated drink
A Photographer's Personal Journey Through War
In his brave, haunting new book 2nd Tour Hope I Don't Die, American photographer Peter van Agtmael bears witness to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Dawn of Kodachrome
An early government photo project was the first to take advantage of Kodak's revolutionary color film, which ceased production earlier this year
Michael Jackson Finally Laid to Rest
Family and friends attended Michael Jackson's private sunset funeral service in Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2009, where the 50-year-old megastar was finally interred after his death two months ago
Behind the Scenes with Jay Leno
Photographer Andrew Eccles gets a sneak peek of Jay's new NBC digs in Burbank
The Landscape of Cancer Treatment
As photographer Jeff Jacobson underwent his own rounds of chemotherapy, he began exploring the painfully beautiful scenes where the battle against cancer is fought
Wildfires Burn Across California
Firefighters battle increasingly intense blazes in several areas along the coast
Home Instead: The Business of Granny Care
As the population around the world ages, Home Instead finds that non-medical companionship and care giving can make good business
Mourning Ted Kennedy
Family and friends gather as the late Senator is brought to his final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery
Michelle Obama's Hair
For African-American women, hair commands great interest and carries a lot of cultural baggage
By Jenee Desmond-Harris
The Lion of the Senate, Edward Kennedy
Ted Kennedy died on Aug. 25 after battling a brain tumor. He was 77
Intimate Moments with the Kennedy Family
Life magazine photographer Paul Schutzer chronicled behind-the-scenes moments of Camelot's princes and princesses
Ted Kennedy: In His Own Words
TIME examines some of the late Senator's most memorable quotes
The Battle in Afghanistan's Kunar Province
Things are less than quiet on the eastern front, where coalition forces play a deadly game of cat and mouse with jihadists, smugglers and gangsters
Photographs by Eros Hoagland / Redux
The Obamas on Martha's Vineyard
The First Family escapes the capital to the island off Cape Cod for some rest and relaxation
Photographs for TIME by Brooks Kraft / Corbis
Ted Kennedy's First Senate Campaign
Eight terms later, a look back at how the American legislative giant got off and running on his momentous career in 1962
Caster Semenya's Triumph and Trials
Controversy over her gender has distracted from her world championship win in the 800 meters
Spies and Spooks: The (Mis)Adventures of the CIA
A photographic look into the top-secret world of the legendary intelligence agency, more than six decades in the making
Life's a Beach
As August heats up, people around the world head to the shore to cool off and have some fun
Athens Threatened by Wildfires
Thousands of residents of the Greek capital have been evacuated as wildfires destroy homes and wipe out one of Athens last forests.
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