Rare Photos for Willie Nelson's 80th
Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2013Willie Nelson, who turns 80 today (born April 30, 1933), is one of those musicians who manages to comfortably straddle very different worlds.
Never Mind Icarus: The Solar-Powered Plane is Here
Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2013At the Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in California, the Solar Impulse company has engineered the HB-S1A solar-powered airplane.
Dutch Abdication: Willem-Alexander Becomes Europe's Youngest Monarch
Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2013King Willem-Alexander is the first Dutch king for 123 years and, at 46, the youngest in Europe
Scenes From Syria's Battle-Scarred City of Aleppo
Friday, Apr. 26, 2013Italian photographer Alessio Romenzi has been chronicling the Syrian civil war for months. The following pictures of his are from a few days in mid-April spent in the battle-scarred city of Aleppo.
Manhattan Fantasy: The Woolworth Building at 100
Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2013Opened 100 years ago today (April 24, 1913) when President Woodrow Wilson pushed a button that lit up every floor at once, the steel-frame Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan had a spectacular birth.
Flooding Swamps the Midwest
Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2013Torrential rains across the central United States forced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close about a dozen locks on the Illinois River and the Mississippi Rivers north of St. Louis late last week
Deadly Earthquake Strikes China's Sichuan Province
Monday, Apr. 22, 2013A strong quake rocked China's southwestern Sichuan province, killing more than 150 and injuring thousands.
Joy and Relief in Boston After Bombing Suspect's Arrest
Friday, Apr. 19, 2013Less than 24 hours after a police officer was shot dead at MIT and a massive manhunt that shut down a major American city, one Boston Marathon bombing suspect was captured and one killed.
Now Hear This: In Praise of Record Store Day
Friday, Apr. 19, 2013In celebration of Record Store Day on April 20, TIME presents vintage photos of the music meccas.
In Caracas, Tensions Simmer over Venezuelan Election
Thursday, Apr. 18, 2013In the immediate aftermath of Venezuela's tightly contested presidential election on April 14, 2013, supporters of opposition leader Henrique Capriles demanded a recount after a slim electoral defeat to Nicolas Maduro.
Margaret Thatcher's Funeral
Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2013The Queen, British Prime Minister David Cameron and more than 2,000 dignitaries pay their last respects to Baroness Thatcher at St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday
Aftermath of the Boston Marathon Explosions
Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2013With at least three killed and 140 injured, locals in Boston are struggling to come to terms with the devastation following Monday's explosions.
Marathon Carnage: Explosions in Boston
Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2013Two explosions shook the Boston Marathon, April 15, 2013, killing three and injuring more than 100.
North Korea Ratchets Up Tension on the Peninsula
Friday, Mar. 15, 2013North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to bombard a South Korean island with 5,000 residents, further raising alarms in Seoul and the U.S., which is beefing up its own missile defenses against possible attack from Pyongyang.
Burma Punks: The Colorful Youth of Rangoon
Monday, Apr. 15, 2013Punk is alive and well on the once isolated land
The Chavistas Hang On to Venezuela's Presidency
Monday, Apr. 15, 2013The final count was closer than most people expected but Chavez's anointed successor takes the election.
North Korea Propaganda
Friday, Apr. 12, 2013No nation does propaganda like the Hermit Kingdom. On a daily basis, North Korea's leadership and official news agency trade in jargon and slogans that few elsewhere in the world would ever echo.
Crazy and Colorful Coachella
Sunday, Apr. 14, 2013Every April, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes over the town of Indio, California, for three days of performances on several stages. Fans from around the world come to see their favorite artists - and to party.
On Patrol Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
Thursday, Apr. 11, 2013TIME looks at U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents at work along the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego in California.
Mega Snow: James Whitlow Delano's Buried Japan
Tuesday, Apr. 09, 2013Japan's Aomori Prefecture might be at the same latitude as New York, but its climate can seem a lot more harsh. Nestled at the northernmost part of the country's Honshu Island, the average yearly snowfall there is around 34 ft.
North Dakota, a Portrait of an Oil Boom
Tuesday, Apr. 09, 2013North Dakota's oil boom has been called everything from the region's equivalent of a gold rush, to its version of Silicon Valley.
Egyptian Copts Mourn and Riot in Cairo
Monday, Apr. 08, 2013The grim specter of sectarian violence hovers once more over Egypt after a weekend of deadly riots involving Egyptian Copts in Cairo.
Through Don Draper's Eyes: A Tour of the Time-Life Building of the Sixties
Friday, Apr. 05, 2013In anticipation of the Mad Men season 6 premiere on AMC this Sunday night, TIME brings to you a rare insider's tour of the Time-Life Building in the 1960s—the setting of everyone's favorite mid-century ad agency
75 Years of the NCAA Final Four
Friday, Apr. 05, 2013A look back at the great players, and games, that have made the Final Four one of the most popular events in all of sports
Window on Infinity: Pictures from Space
Thursday, Apr. 04, 2013Stunning images of the sun, Earth and far-away locales in our roundup of cosmic views from March 2013.