by Jim LoScalzo — for USN&WR

A Dancers sway to the sound of the Rebirth Brass Band, a Crescent City favorite since 1983, as it parades through Freret Street neighborhoods. The second-line parade is cathartic medicine for this damaged community.

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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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