The 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee
The final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C., and broadcast live on ABC. More than 5 million viewers across the country watched the annual event. (J. Alex Cooney for USN&WR)
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Columbine: 10 Years Later
Ten years after the attacks on Columbine High School that killed 15 people and injured 23, U.S. News photographer Jim Lo Scalzo visited the memorial and campus.
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Jessica Polmann, 18, pictured at the Daytop Village Rehab Center in Mendham, NJ.
Addicted to Heroin at the Age of 13
Jessica Polmann, now 18, has been clean for five months. (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)
