By Ed Kashi for USN&WR

While these women shop for shoes in an upscale San Francisco store, other consumers in the country grew more cautious in the second quarter of 2002. According to the Commerce Department, consumer spending grew at an annual rate of 1.9 percent in the second quarter, down from 3.1 percent the previous quarter, and 6 percent the quarter before that.

Immigration Rally 2006 View this essay

With an overhaul of immigration law stalled in Congress, demonstrators gathered April 10 in rallies nationwide to denounce the legislation. (4/12/06)

A Line in the Sand View this essay

This winter, U.S. News & World Report photographer Jim Lo Scalzo drove the length of the U.S.-Mexican border from El Paso, Texas, to San Diego, Calif. (3/10/06)

Yemen View this essay

Yemen, an impoverished Muslim nation on the Arabian Peninsula, became a surprising U.S. ally in the wake of September 11. A look at the country and its people (3/3/06)

Fixing Your Brain View this essay

Welcome to the new science of brain repair. Mickey Lawson, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, underwent surgery to ease his symptoms. (2/20/06)

New Orleans 2006 View this essay

U.S. News photographer Jim Lo Scalzo captured images of those to whom the real challenge of rebuilding will fall. Here's what he saw (2/18/06)

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