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Muslims pack a mosque in Islamabad. (Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images)
Two scholars, despite their differences, say that defining 'sharia' is crucial to finding a healthy place for religion in Muslim nations.
The lives of even the best known figures contain little-known details.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath of office at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 1961. Kennedy said, "We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty." Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States. (AP)
An inside look at how John F. Kennedy’s most illustrious speeches were constructed.
Breach triggers severe migraines and near-siezures in some vulnerable site users.
In her new book, Right Is Wrong, Arianna Huffington is critical of McCain and the Republican Party.
Clinton performed better than Obama among Republican voters.
A new reports says it's racial disparities, not counterterrorism.
At $1,000 a fill-up, independent drivers suffer, and costs to consumers rise.
Two leading experts share their diverging views on Obama's controversial former pastor.
Both Clinton and Obama are fighting for support from this key group.
An inside look at who the superdelegates are and which Democratic candidate they are supporting.
The U.S. praises the program, although in other areas a Saudi counterterrorism effort falls short.
Studio headshot portrait of British author Ian Fleming (1908-1964), the creator of James Bond, smoking a cigarette in a holder. (Horst Tappe/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ian Fleming, the British author who created the dashing spy in a series of novels is memorialized in a museum.
Over two decades after the disaster, radiation-poisoned former workers say the Russian government adds to their suffering.
Portrait of Bill McKibben (Lexie Moreland for USN&WR)
An Q&A with environmentalist Bill MicKibben, editor of a new anthology of nature advocacy.
Over two decades after the disaster, radiation-poisoned former workers say the Russian government adds to their suffering.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt sits with his mother Sara and his wife Eleanor in 1920. (Corbis Bettman)
How Roosevelt's lifelong affair might have changed the course of a century.
Few now doubt global warming, though they disagree on the severity of the danger.
TO GO WITH AFP STORY US-EMPLOYMENT by Fanny Carrier Lilly Ledbetter is shown 25 January 2008 in front of the US Capitol in Washington,DC. Ten years ago, someone slipped an anonymous note into Lilly Ledbetter's locker and the tire factory worker learned that she was being paid less than her male counterparts who were doing the same work. Ledbetter took her case all the way to the US Supreme Court, but never received compensation. Today, she is leading the charge to change the laws that allow men to be paid more than women who do the same work. In 1979, Ledbetter was hired as a shift supervisor in a Goodyear tire factory in Gadsen, Alabama. She worked the night shift for nearly 20 years. Her strong work ethic gained her the respect of her subordinates. (Fanny Carrier/AFP/Getty Images)
At 70, Lilly Ledbetter is a powerful symbol in the fight against pay discrimination.
Amid economic woes, his flashy lifestyle and new celebrity wife add to his political troubles.
Men who were caught crossing the U.S. border with Mexico illegally wait in a holding cell on June 21, 2006 at the U.S. Border Patrol processing center in Nogales, Arizona (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Immigrants are now prosecuted instead of just sent home.
The nation's top military adviser has garnered respect for his quiet candor and his vocal concern for American troops.
Dairyman and raw milk producer Mark McAfee looks at one of his many free range, milk producing cows Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, at his dairy in Fresno, Calif. McAfee, owner of Organic Pasture, the largest producer of raw milk, may be hit with a new state law which essentially outlaws the sale of raw milk in Calif. (Gary Kazanjian/AP)
Supporters, citing the health benefits, challenge state bans on the sale of raw milk.
The U.N.'s António Guterres appeals to nations to help ward off hunger and political turmoil.
This is the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1976 photograph showing an anti-busing demonstrator attacking Ted Landsmark with an American flag at city hall plaza in downtown Boston, during the anti-busing dispute that struck the city in the 1970s. (Stanley J. Forman)
Louis Masur talks about the legacy of The Soiling of Old Glory, a picture that shocked the nation.
Like the individuals involved, the numbers can lie when it comes to sex.
Papal mass at nationals stadium. (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)
Pleased with the pontiff's response, victims now want the church to follow through.
A Q&A with South African Bishop and AIDS activist Kevin Dowling.
Workers bagging ears of corn from a giant stack of corn at a farmers' market in downtown Dubuque, Iowa. (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)
With crop prices at record highs, an important farmland conservation program is being threatened.
Much of the developed world envelops itself in nonstop illumination, blocking out stars and natural darkness.
A photograph of Lt. Cmdr. John S. McCain III taken during an interview with U.S.News & World Report after his release from captivity in Vietnam. (Thomas J. O'Halloran for USN&WR/Courtesy Library of Congress)
In this first-person account originally published in U.S. News in 1973, the eventual senator describes five harrowing years spent in captivity.
1897 --- A Puzzle. How Can McKinley Satisfy Ohio, And Still Have A Little Patronage Milk Left For Other Patriots Of The Country? (Corbis Bettmann)
Throughout history cartoonists' influence has varied, but the enduring trade lives on.
Washington Whispers by Paul Bedard (Joe Ciardiello for USN&WR)
Washington’s political and business community is going gaga over ABC correspondent Bianna Golodryga.
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Supporters listen to Sen. Hillary Clinton during a campaign event at Fire Station No. 2 in Merrillville, Ind. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
Indiana and North Carolina were the latest battlegrounds for Clinton and Obama.
Gen. David Petraeus testifies during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Petraeus called for an open-ended suspension of U.S. troop withdrawals this summer, asserting that an overly rapid withdrawal would jeopardize recent security gains. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
The Army general was named to be the next head of Central Command.
Papal mass at nationals stadium. (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)
The Catholic leader met with U.S. officials and conducted ceremonies in D.C. and New York.
Michael Barone
Douglas Feith's new book, War and Decision, is a step forward in understanding the Iraq conflict.
Marianne Lavelle. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
The price run-up was predicted months ago.
Mortimer Zuckerman
The sad outcome of this is it undermines the strong support Obama gained from so many voters.
50 Ways to Improve Your Life in 2008 (Travis Foster for USN&WR)
Here are some ideas to streamline, get in shape, organize your finances, and have a richer life experience.
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