by Kevin Horan for USN&WR

Dan Marcus, 51, from Pass Christian, Miss. "I went to sleep Sunday night; at 8 in the morning, my lab woke me up; I looked out and saw the surge coming, had five minutes before it was inside. I grabbed my Bible, rosary, wallet, dog, and cigarettes. It chased us up to the second floor. Neighbors up there chopped a hole in the ceiling, then into the attic. The water was up to my chest. I tied an Igloo cooler to the dog. I had made my piece with God."

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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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