Gabe in the operating room on the day of surgery. He is sedated and covered with disinfectant. A small pool of disinfectant collects in the depression in his chest. The conventional surgical procedure involves a large incision in the rib cage and the removal of a fair amount of cartilage and ribs–but Gabe isn't getting the conventional procedure.
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, 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)
