The Valley of Shadows

A perfect storm creates the nation's economic ground zero in California's San Joaquin Valley

LOL Photo Blogs
PHOTOS
LOL Photo Blogs

America's favorite funny pictures

Weapons Porn
PHOTOS
Weapons Porn

Weirdest, Coolest Weapons in the U.S. Arsenal

Outburst!
PHOTOS
Outburst!

Joe Wilson, Kanye West, a chicken, and other inappropriate blurtings

In Revolutionary Color
PHOTOS
In Revolutionary Color

 Prokudin-Gorskii's Color Photos of Russia, 1907-1915

Rise and Stall
PHOTOS
Rise and Stall

The World Trade Center soars; Ground Zero stumbles

Fat and Fit Photos
PHOTOS
Fat and Fit Photos

Defying Stereotypes about Obesity

Town Hall Face
PHOTOS
Town Hall Face

Anger, frustration at meetings on health care

While the Hippies Partied
PHOTOS
While the Hippies Partied

Woodstock Wasn't the Only News That Weekend 

More Ways Than Two
PHOTOS
More Ways Than Two

A History of Multiple-Partner Relationships

Kim Jong Il and His Family
PHOTOS
Kim Jong Il and His Family

Inside the elusive dictator's private world

Sexual Predator Shantytown
PHOTOS
Sexual Predator Shantytown

Offenders Banished Under Bridge

Artists on Polaroid
PHOTOS
Artists on Polaroid

What the famous film has meant to their work

Gone, But Not Forgotten
PHOTOS
Gone, But Not Forgotten

Will Michael Jackson's tomb be like these celebrity resting places?

Fallen From Grace
PHOTOS
Fallen From Grace

Religious leaders who didn't practice what they preached

A Thriller's Life
PHOTOS
A Thriller's Life

Michael Jackson, 1958-2009

A Joyful Tribute
PHOTOS
A Joyful Tribute

Costumed, dancing fans flock to services in Los Angeles and beyond

Wed and Bare It
PHOTOS
Wed and Bare It

Modern Brides Go for a Slightly Slutty Look

The Felons of Finance
PHOTOS
The Felons of Finance

Madoff and other white-collar criminals

The Day After in Iraq
PHOTOS
The Day After in Iraq

Soldiers ready for the transition

Steve Jobs' Jobs
Steve Jobs' Jobs

The creator of Apple, the iphone and Pixar

Election Madness
PHOTOS
Election Madness

Iran not the only nation to descend into chaos after votes are tallied

Iran's Protests
PHOTOS
Iran's Protests

Anger in the streets remains after election

Two Masters?
PHOTOS
Two Masters?

Attorneys General must serve the law and President

Old Enough to Know Better
PHOTOS
Old Enough to Know Better

Criminals who are violent in their golden years

Judging a Book Cover
IMAGES
Judging a Book Cover

Designer Chip Kidd picks the best-looking tomes

The High Line Challenge
PHOTOS
The High Line Challenge

New York project plays catch-up to other green cities

Supreme Court Firsts
PHOTOS
Supreme Court Firsts

Barrier-breakers on the high court

Nuke Nations
PHOTOS
Nuke Nations

Countries that have the bomb

All the World's a Sesame Street
PHOTOS
All the World's a Sesame Street

The show that changed the planet

Iran's Changing Face
PHOTOS:
Iran's Changing Face

Portraits contradict stereotypes

Where Trekkies Were Born
PHOTOS WITH AUDIO
Where Trekkies Were Born

Rare snapshots of early 'Star Trek' conventions

A Young Woman's Tragic Death
PHOTOS
A Young Woman's Tragic Death

Photos her family wants you to see

Italy Earthquake
PHOTOS
Italy Earthquake

Churches and their treasures decimated

Children Born of Rape
PHOTOS
Children Born of Rape

Misery of ostracism, poverty follows horror of Rwandan attacks

The Country Continuum
PHOTOS
The Country Continuum

Music superstars, from diamonds to zircons

Animal Wrongs
PHOTOS
Animal Wrongs

Inside America's puppy mills

A Tale of Two Kiddies
PHOTOS
A Tale of Two Kiddies

Child stars who burned out, and those who still shine

Altars of Alteration
PHOTOS
Altars of Alteration

An artist looks at cosmetic surgery offices

For Appearance's Sake
PHOTOS
For Appearance's Sake

Crazy beauty-enhancing treatments

Super Sonics
PHOTOS
Super Sonics

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Class of 2009

She Captured the City
PHOTOS
She Captured the City

Helen Levitt's photographic legacy of urban life

La Femme Funny
PHOTOS
La Femme Funny

The Women of 'Saturday Night Live'

Realm of Reform
PHOTOS
Realm of Reform

Life in Saudi Arabia under King Abdullah

Grunge Gone By
PHOTOS
Grunge Gone By

Take a trip back to the 90s to revisit Nirvana, Soundgarden and other founders of the Seattle sound

Bloodsuckers, Rated
PHOTOS
Bloodsuckers, Rated

The hottest (and not-est) vampires ever

Peerless Vision
PHOTOS
Peerless Vision

Berenice Abbott's photographs a study in being spot-on

Food Fright
PHOTOS
Food Fright

The worst food scares in American history

Kicked Out
PHOTOS
Kicked Out

Evictions an ugly end game in the housing crisis

Ice, Ice Hammer
PHOTOS
Ice, Ice Hammer

MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice reunite for a night

Lost and Found
PHOTOS
Lost and Found

Newly discovered photos of the Beatles, Stones

The New Boomtowns
PHOTOS
The New Boomtowns

Places that thrive despite the world's economic turmoil

Dunce Capitalists
PHOTOS
Dunce Capitalists

The financial meltown's biggest blunderers

Oddball Barbie
PHOTOS
Oddball Barbie

The coolest, strangest versions of a very popular doll

The Bare Market
PHOTOS
The Bare Market

Scenes of economic desolation

Transplant Timeline
PHOTOS
Transplant Timeline

A century of miraculous operations

A Moment of Zen
PHOTOS WITH AUDIO
A Moment of Zen

Our de-stress gallery of images that calm

Magnitogorsk's Malaise
PHOTOS
Magnitogorsk's Malaise

A Russian steel city in decline

Wanting Out
PHOTOS
Wanting Out

Two men try to escape L.A. gang life

Of God and Politics
PHOTOS WITH AUDIO
Of God and Politics

The Christian college that grooms home-schooled students to lead the nation

Transplant Timeline
PHOTOS
Transplant Timeline

A century of miraculous organ surgery

Greatest Oscars Snubs
PHOTOS
Greatest Oscars Snubs

The stars and the films we wished had won

The Human Toll
PHOTOS
The Human Toll

The war on terror in Afghanistan

America, Rebuilt
PHOTOS
America, Rebuilt

The projects begun by the New Deal

Even Hitler Had a Puppy
PHOTOS
Even Hitler Had a Puppy

Notorious criminals and their pets

Obama, Offstage
PHOTOS
Obama, Offstage

Behind-the-scenes images from the inauguration

Jump Start
PHOTOS
Jump Start

Enthusiastic kick-off to Obama presidency

How Charisma Changed the World
How Charisma Changed the World

Leaders who broke barriers, altered the course of history

Dirty Jobs
IMAGES
Dirty Jobs

Readers draw new careers for Bush and Cheney

Miracle in Manhattan
PHOTOS
Miracle in Manhattan

Images of the crash in Manhattan's Hudson River

Falls From Grace
PHOTOS
Falls From Grace

Religious leaders who didn't practice what they preached

History of the PDA
PHOTOS
History of the PDA

The personal digital assistant has come a long way in a short time

Gaza's History of Violence
PHOTOS
Gaza's History of Violence

A tiny strip of land's epic history of conflict

SPECIAL ISSUE
Obama's American Dream

Preview and order NEWSWEEK's 2008 special commemorative election issue

How They Lived
PHOTOS
How They Lived

Remembering those who passed in 2008

Life in Lock-Up
PHOTO GALLERY WITH AUDIO
Life in Lock-Up

Women inmates, jail staff reveal what it's like on the inside

State of Scandal
PHOTOS
State of Scandal

Illinois's Long History of Political Corruption

Celebrity Custody Battles
PHOTOS
Celebrity Custody Battles

From amicable endings to Hollywood horrors

Better, Stronger, Faster
PHOTOS
Better, Stronger, Faster

Bionic science's leaps and bounds

Eye Spy
Eye Spy

William Eggleston's magnificent photographs of mundane things

The Arrrt of Piracy
PHOTOS
The Arrrt of Piracy

Buccanneers through the ages

Michelle Obama's Life
PHOTOS
Michelle Obama's Life

Her early start on the road to success

Recession's Silver Lining: Bargains
PHOTOS
Recession's Silver Lining: Bargains

Is it time to start shopping again?

Congo Chaos
PHOTOS
Congo Chaos

Violence, fear take hold of a nation

A History of the Flu
PHOTOS
A History of the Flu

Going viral through the ages

Mall World
PHOTOS
Mall World

Window shop at some of the planet's biggest and best malls

Perfect Presents
PHOTOS
Perfect Presents

Our annual guide of holiday gifts

Sexing Up the Bible
PHOTOS
Sexing Up the Bible

New book gives good book the glossy-magazine treatment

PHOTOS
Presidential Election Galleries

Newsweek's most memorable sights, quotes and historic tidbits from the 2008 presidential election season

Little Big Car
Little Big Car

Vintage and valuable toys from Hot Wheels, the tiny-car maker whose value rivals General Motors'

Crossing Over
PHOTOS
Crossing Over

Patients draw their near-death experiences

Be Blue to Your Team
PHOTOS
Be Blue to Your Team

The finest face- and body-paintings in sports fandom

Faces of Economic Fear
Faces of Economic Fear

Traders around the world strained by market turmoil

Wailing Wall Street
Wailing Wall Street

Financial district now a magnet for protesters, performers

Gross Game-Day Grub
PHOTOS
Gross Game-Day Grub

The eight worst sports-watching snacks

Shocking Treatment
PHOTOS
Shocking Treatment

Photographer exposes some of worst asylums for mentally ill

Women and Leadership
PHOTOS
Women and Leadership

The activists, celebrities and entrepreneurs remaking the world

What About Us?
What About Us?

Already-hurting Americans will be squeezed even more under bailout measure

Economic Crisis Goes Global
Economic Crisis Goes Global

Repercussions around the world from America's fiscal mess

Cool Hand, Warm Heart
PHOTOS
Cool Hand, Warm Heart

Paul Newman's lifetime of giving, on and off the big screen

What They Got Away With
What They Got Away With

CEOs' golden parachutes from failing firms

Hard Times
PHOTOS
Hard Times

A history of economic downturns

Crisis in Ike's Wake
PHOTOS
Crisis in Ike's Wake

The Texas coast copes with enormous damage after the hurricane

Sacred Steel
PHOTOS
Sacred Steel

The World Trade Center's beams become a Sept. 11 symbol in memorials across the nation

Return of the Supermodel
PHOTOS
Return of the Supermodel

Runway divas of the 90s make a comeback

Floods and Fears, Again
PHOTOS
Floods and Fears, Again

Hurricane Gustav whips up old dread in New Orleans, and nearby

Classic Car Hood Ornaments
PHOTOS
Classic Car Hood Ornaments

Are they becoming extinct?

Superdorms
PHOTOS
Superdorms

Which colleges and universities let you live largest?

Dope on the Playing Field
PHOTOS
Dope on the Playing Field

Infamous sports scandals

Russia-Georgia Conflict
PHOTOS
Russia-Georgia Conflict

A timeline of tensions

Of Moas and Monsters
IMAGES
Of Moas and Monsters

Beasts, real and imagined, that fascinate us

Gimme (Green) Shelter
IMAGES
Gimme (Green) Shelter

Architecture for a sustaintable world

The Unsettled South
GALLERY
The Unsettled South

Sherman's March revisited, reconsidered

'Message Graffiti'
PHOTOS
'Message Graffiti'

Artists worldwide making their marks with a mission

Eaten to Extinction
PHOTOS
Eaten to Extinction

Some of the most endangered primates

Extreme Pet Gadgets
IMAGES
Extreme Pet Gadgets

Products for animals and their over-the-top humans

Presidential Pads
PHOTOS
Presidential Pads

Where our leaders go when they leave the White House

Superstar Athlete Moms
PHOTOS
Superstar Athlete Moms

Childbirth didn't stand in these champions' way

Olympic Upsets
PHOTOS
Olympic Upsets

Politics, tragedies mishaps and scandals have left their mark on the games

Obama, With the World Watching
PHOTOS
Obama, With the World Watching

The candidate as overseas statesman

Murder in the Eighth Grade
PHOTOS
Murder in the Eighth Grade

A gay teen's death becomes a school's tragedy

Care Tactics
PHOTOS
Care Tactics

The strong-armed beauty of historic public-health posters

Slavery's Long Shadow
PHOTOS WITH AUDIO
Slavery's Long Shadow

Men, boys, enslaved in Southern labor camps many decades after Civil War, book reveals

Whisker Wars
PHOTOS
Whisker Wars

Mustache, beard club hold facial-hair face-off

World Parties
PHOTOS
World Parties

Enormous, strange and beautiful festivals from around the globe

Mexico's Secret Drug Museum
PHOTOS
Mexico's Secret Drug Museum

No tourists are allowed inside this private facility

Sculptor As Sleuth
PHOTOS
Sculptor As Sleuth

Forensic artist Frank Bender puts faces on murder victims

Gamer's Delight
IMAGES
Gamer's Delight

The best selling video games of all time, from football to felons

Jack the Ripper: A Cold Case Reopened
PHOTOS
Jack the Ripper: A Cold Case Reopened

A new exhibit explores the infamous killer's trail

RFK: What If?
PHOTOS
RFK: What If?

Revisiting the senator on the campaign trail, and mourning his tragic end

Portraits of Freedom Riders
PHOTOS
Portraits of Freedom Riders

A new book presents mugshots of 'Freedom Riders', along with their contemporary portraits

Exclusive Photos: Protecting the Pandas
PHOTOS
Exclusive Photos: Protecting the Pandas

A preservation success amid earthquake tragedy

Robert Frank's 'The Americans'
PHOTOS
Robert Frank's 'The Americans'

At 50, Robert Frank's masterpiece still packs a punch

Recession-proof Businesses
PHOTOS
Recession-proof Businesses

Enterprises that flourish when the economy frowns

China Grieves
PHOTOS
China Grieves

The country mourns its earthquake victims

Burma's Cyclone Horror
PHOTOS
Burma's Cyclone Horror

Death toll spikes as rulers delay aid

Earthquake Anguish
PHOTOS
Earthquake Anguish

China reels as disaster crushes cities, kills thousands

Front Lens
PHOTOS
Front Lens

Combat photographers capture conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan

Lost Vegas
PHOTOS
Lost Vegas

Sin City's history of risk may have caught up to it

Hanging On
PHOTOS
Hanging On

A wave of poverty sweeps families in an Ohio town

Mom's New Look
IMAGES
Mom's New Look

Excerpts from a plastic surgeon's book for children

Roll, Good Times
PHOTOS
Roll, Good Times

New Orleans artists work to bring the Big Easy back

Got Pope?
PHOTOS
Got Pope?

Benedict souvenirs snapped up during pontiff's visit

Our Sole Survivor
PHOTOS
Our Sole Survivor

A tribute to sneakers: The shoes on everyone's feet

World of Want
PHOTOS
World of Want

Global food crisis spreads growing unrest

History of Solar Energy
PHOTOS
History of Solar Energy

Sun power's amazing rises and falls over the past 100 years

Environmental Leaders
PHOTOS
Environmental Leaders

The most influential advocates for a sustainable world

Troubled Torch
PHOTOS
Troubled Torch

Tibet protests shake China's Olympics plans

From Barry to Barack
PHOTOS
From Barry to Barack

A photographic timeline of the presidential candidate

Capturing Combat
PHOTOS
Capturing Combat

Philip Jones Griffiths' astonishing images, from Vietnam to Wales

Famous Johns Exposed
PHOTOS
Famous Johns Exposed

Eliot Spitzer joins the ranks of notable men who paid for prostitutes, then paid the price

Cambodia's Ghosts
PHOTOS
Cambodia's Ghosts
The Global Traffic in Exotic Animals
PHOTOS
The Global Traffic in Exotic Animals

How smuggling is pushing wildlife to the brink of extinction

Ireland's Catholic Orders
PHOTOS
Ireland's Catholic Orders

A look at the cloistered lives of the faithful

Home, Green Home
PHOTOS
Home, Green Home

Pads that leave less of a carbon footprint

About Face
PHOTOS
About Face

The Web blows Prince Harry's cover and ends his service in Afghanistan. A look at the mission, and his life

Out of Uniform
PHOTOS
Out of Uniform

When politicians wear clothes from different cultures

Shock Ads
PHOTOS
Shock Ads

Controversial images from public service campaigns

Losing Our Lakes
PHOTOS
Losing Our Lakes

Climate change and other factors are lessening the world's greatest lakes

Honey, I Shrunk the Kia
PHOTOS
Honey, I Shrunk the Kia

The world's tiniest cars

Moments Before Birth
PHOTOS
Moments Before Birth

Kosovo, on the cusp of nationhood

Campaign Surprises
PHOTOS
Campaign Surprises

Scandals and shockers that reshaped political contests

Temper, Temper
PHOTOS
Temper, Temper

Shades of Bill Clinton's intensity

Hail to the Beasts
PHOTOS
Hail to the Beasts
The Way We Lived
PHOTOS
The Way We Lived

Flickr and the Library of Congress want you to shed light on old photographs

Election Emotion
PHOTOS
Election Emotion

The Super Tuesday story, as seen in the faces of voters and supporters

Alaskan Sorrow
PHOTOS
Alaskan Sorrow

Childhood abuse that shattered trust, and lives, in a remote village

Love, French Style
PHOTOS
Love, French Style

A president's and an ex-supermodel's liaison goes public

 
Black Velvet, If You Please
GALLERIES WITH AUDIO
Black Velvet, If You Please

Are these paintings art or kitsch? Museum fuzzes the line

Badges of Secrecy
Badges of Secrecy

Military patches from the world of Black Ops

Dirty, Sexy Campaign Collectibles
Dirty, Sexy Campaign Collectibles

You think today's attack ads are bad? Wait until you see this collection of political memorabilia

Dress For Distress
Dress For Distress

The strange and shiny history of the hazmat suit

One Nation, Under Gun
One Nation, Under Gun

Americans explain why they choose to bear arms

Fiercing the Veil
Fiercing the Veil

North Korea's Kim Jong Il gets a makeover from five fashion gurus

'The Other Side of War'
'The Other Side of War'

Author Alice Walker narrates women's stories of survival and hope

MOVING PICTURES
What We Left Behind

Items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

Legacy of Horror

Photographer Justin Mott documents the lives of orphans alleged to be third-generation Agent Orange victims

Fleeing the Fires

A frightening exodus in San Diego