Beijingers awakened Monday to yellow-orange skies, marking the second time in three days that the Chinese capital had been scoured by sandstorms
The 54-mile walk was a pivotal moment of the civil rights movement
On the 15th anniversary of the Waco conflagration, a catalog of the murderous and suicidal groups that stunned the world
Chefs around the nation are using trucks to bring high-end food to the masses at drive-through prices.
Danish-Norwegian artist Nina Maria Kleivan dressed her daughter as some of the past century's most infamous dictators to highlight the human potential for evil
The Runaways is but the latest cinematic effort to bring the story of a real life rock band to the big screen
Companies in Austin are on the hunt for talented workers to help them build their businesses
Photographs by Jeff Wilson For TIME
The former dictator's architectural excesses have been transformed into operations centers for the U.S. military.
Photographs by Richard Mosse / Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Performing and Visual Arts
A rare and beautiful creature is rescued, but then lost
Anger over Israel's plan to build an additional 1,600 Jewish homes in East Jerusalem draws hundreds to the streets in protest
The English soccer player's dream of appearing in a fourth World Cup is over after he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon. TIME looks back on the highs and lows of his colorful career
By Glen Levy
A gallery of TIME covers from World War II
A before-and-after look at this year's class
TIME looks back at some of TV's greatest real-life newlyweds. Because, as the ol' saying goes, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes an 8 p.m. time slot on network TV
Incumbent Arlen Specter faces challenges from both a Republican and a Democrat
Photographs by Mark Peterson / Redux for TIME
A look back at the political career of the former Soviet leader who was elected General Secretary of the Communist Party 25 years ago
In her book How to Never Look Fat Again, Charla Krupp reveals wardrobe secrets to make you look slimmer without hitting the gym
Tiger Woods says he will return from self-imposed golf exile to play in the Masters in April. A look at how he got here
A former teen star, the actor died suddenly at age 38 on March 10, 2010
A behind-the-scenes look at how cosplayers bring their favorite characters from Japanese anime, comic books and video games to life
Photographs and story by Joseph Chi Lin
Father Carl Subler travels Afghanistan, ministering to US troops in need of spiritual sustenance
TIME's Belinda Luscombe rates the best and worst of the gowns at the 2010 Academy Awards
You've won an Oscar! Now what? For these 10 Academy Award winners ... nothing. A look at the worst post-Oscar careers in movie history
As The Hurt Locker and Inglourious Basterds fight it out for Best Picture, TIME's Richard Corliss takes a look at cinema's 10 greatest war flicks
The United Nations estimates that more than half the planet's displaced people now live in cities
Photographs by Zalmaï / UNHCR