Best Hospitals: Walk in the Shoes of an ER Nurse
A busy shift at Montefiore Medical Center's Weiler Division in the Bronx, N.Y., highlights the pressures on a triage nurse Anisa Mertiri. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
Cement foundations and empty streets are all that remains in parts of the once bustling Lower Ninth Ward.
The Long Road Home
Throughout much of New Orleans, recovery from Katrina has been hindered by the city's many prestorm weaknesses and delayed by false starts.
Journey to a Dark Past Japanese-Americans rally to preserve wartime internment camps
Journey to a Dark Past
Manzanar National Historic Site was established to preserve the stories of the internment of nearly 120,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II.
The Madivala street market in the southern part of Bangalore offers a near-limitless variety of produce along a major commuter route. Cud-chewing cows stand placidly among parked cars.
Medical Travel
India is becoming a prime destination for medical travelers looking to cut the cost of major surgery, typically heart surgery and joint replacements.
Gen. David Petraeus testifies during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Petraeus called for an open-ended suspension of U.S. troop withdrawals this summer, asserting that an overly rapid withdrawal would jeopardize recent security gains. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
Petraeus On the Hill
Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker testified before Congress on Capitol Hill April 8, 2008 in Washington, DC.
D.C. Gun Recovery Unit
U.S. News photographer Charlie Archambault rode along with members of the Gun Recovery Unit in some of the District's roughest neighborhoods.
Demonstrators converged on cities across the country March 19, 2008, to mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. U.S. News photographer Charlie Archambault covered protests in Washington, D.C. Here, participants in the March of the Dead pause near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall.
D.C. Anti-War Protest
Demonstrators converged on cities across the country March 19, 2008, to mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Hillary rally Univer. Toledo on March 3, 2008
March 4 Primaries
The March 4 primaries in Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Texas failed to clarify the Democratic race.
John McCain greets supporters at a campaign rally at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, while his wife, Cindy, looks on.
Campaign 2008: Super Tuesday
With thousands of delegates at stake, rival campaigns crisscross the country in a race to secure the vote.
Hartford, Conn. (David Butow/Redux for USN&WR)
Front Row: Faces in the Crowd
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has extended his winning streak. Recent polls suggest that a more diverse coalition of voters are backing his movement.
Hillary Clinton greets a crowd at GFW Aeroservices Inc. in Nashua, N.H.
Campaign Trail: Moments in Time
The crowd presses in; cameras fire. With each flash, a singular moment is exposed as a small portion of the larger scene is suddenly frozen.
A Hillary Clinton supporter braves the cold outside a campaign event in Nashua, New Hampshire.
New Hampshire: The Democrats
Campaigns crisscross New Hampshire before the primary.
Huckabee supporters gather to celebrate the former Arkansas governor's victory at the Iowa caucuses. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
Iowa: The Republican Sprint
The final week before the Iowa caucuses.
Construction continuing down the street from Randy and Lacy Sullivan's home, in the Reunion development northeast of downtown Denver, serves as a constant reminder of the competition the father and daughter face as they try to sell their three-bedroom house before the bank forecloses on it.
Mortgage Crisis: Denver
A look at the effects of the national mortgage crisis on the Denver area.
Mitt Romney participates in a discussion about enforcement of immigration laws at the Carroll Country Club in Carroll, Iowa. Romney has a powerful organization, lots of money, a conservative philosophy, and an engaging personality, so he can't be counted out. Yet the talk lately has focused on two names--Mike Huckabee and Sen. John McCain.
Iowa: The Final Days
U.S. News photographer Jim Lo Scalzo traveled across Iowa as several candidates made late-December campaign swings through the Hawkeye State.
A life-size cut out of Sen. Barack Obama is carried outside Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa after the Jefferson Jackson dinner.
The Jefferson Jackson Dinner
Thousands of Iowa Democrats gathered in Des Moines to hear from the party's top six presidential candidates.
Veterans Day 2007 marks the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The slabs of polished black granite that make up "the wall" are engraved with the names of more than 58,000 Americans killed or missing in that conflict. Each name was read aloud at the commemoration, a feat that took about 65 hours. Thousands of veterans came to Washington to bear witness, to reminisce, and to heal.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Veterans Day 2007 marks the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
October 22, 2007-Santa Clarita Valley, CA-Firefighters work against fast moving wild fires in the hills of this community an hour's drive north-east of Los Angeles. (David Butow/Redux for USN&WR)
The California Wildfires
When the Santa Ana winds propelled as many as 16 major wildfires across California, they summoned a veritable hurricane of embers and ash that swept from the Mexican border to north of Los Angeles.
Hillary Clinton stands by the presidential limousine in the driveway of the White House in 1998.
The Education of Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton was no ordinary first lady. Her aggressive entry to Washington in 1993 put her at the center of many heated battles and helped shape how she would govern as president.
People pick through a pile of corn at a farmers market in downtown Dubuque August 12, 2007. (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)
Political Battlegrounds
A look at life in two bellwether congressional districts: Dubuque, Iowa and Orlando, Florida.
4-year-old Makenna Franks was born with a condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. On Day 5 of her life, she had her first of three planned heart procedures, the first two to keep her alive until she was robust enough for the final one. Six months after having her first surgery, she had her second one. Now it's time for the third.
Fixing Makenna's Heart
4-year-old Makenna Franks was born with a condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Russell Sherman aboard the Lady Jane in Glouchester MA. Inside the pilothouse,at the wheel...photos of his mom (the boat is her namesake) and dad and a four leaf clover that his mother found. Scenes around the Glouchester Fishermans Memorial on the waterfront.
New England Fishing
A new approach to ocean conservation tries to save the sea's bounty and those whose jobs depend on it.
John Edwards greets a crowd gathered at Hill House to hear him speak.
Road to One America
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards traveled to eight states in mid-July on his "Road to One America" tour aimed at energizing Americans in the fight against poverty.
Elizabeth Edwards has a chat at the farmers' market in the historic Court Avenue district of Des Moines. Edwards toured the popular market greeting shoppers and vendors.
Elizabeth Edwards
Elizabeth Edwards, the down-to-earth wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, has emerged as her husband's most potent campaign weapon.
The briefing room at the White House
The Brady Press Briefing Room
A retrospective look, with audio, at one of the most visible rooms in the White House which was recently reopened following extensive renovations.
Patient hugs a "heart" pillow the day after open-heart surgery. The pillow helps ease the discomfort of coughing, which is vital to keep mucus and fluids from collecting in the lungs, and possibly cause pneumonia.
Sentara Heart Hospital
Inside the operating room at Sentara Heart Hospital in Norfolk, Va.
Less than two months after his knee replacement surgery, Christian Kuerner is in the Hospital for Special Surgery's Leon Root, M.D. Motion Analysis Laboratory so that the movements of his restored knee can be analyzed.
Knee Replacement Surgery
Patients undergo and recover from knee replacement surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
Pfc. Justin Pinna, 19 (left) and Spc. Jordan Brown, 22, listen as Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba USA (Ret.) delivers opening remarks during a ceremony to award the Purple Heart to 20 soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., June 29. Walter Reed held its first ceremony for Purple Hearts awarded in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in February 2005. Since then, approximately a dozen such ceremonies have been held there.
Purple Hearts
Wounded soldiers are awarded in a ceremony at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Senator Obama holds a rally in the town square of Fairfield, Iowa. (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)
The Race for Iowa
A small army of presidential candidates converges on the first-in-the-nation caucus state to celebrate the Fourth of July--and compete for votes.
Bill and Hillary Clinton march along Main Street during a Fourth of July parade in Clear Lake. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney also took part in the town's festivities. (Kenneth Jarecke/Contact for USN&WR)
The Clintons Campaign in Iowa
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton makes a joint appearance in Iowa with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, drawing saturation coverage.
Border Battles
Homeland security initiative aimed at gaining operational control brings vast changes and debate.
Scenes from presidential announcement rallies held around SC by Republican presidential hopeful John McCain. (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)
McCain's Second Run
On the road with Sen. John McCain as he announces his bid for the presidency.
A driver wrestles with slow moving evening traffic on a Los Angeles freeway.
Gridlock
In car-centric Los Angeles, the volume of traffic is quickly maxing out what the roads can handle.
Students embrace as they gather to enter the convocation ceremony at Cassell Coliseum on the campus of Virginia Tech one day after a gunman shot and killed 32 people before turning the gun on himself.
Tragedy at Virginia Tech
Students embrace at Cassell Coliseum on the campus of Virginia Tech one day after a gunman shot and killed 32 people before turning the gun on himself.
In a remote village in the Kabuye area of southern Rwanda, a coffee farmer stands outside her home. Coffee is Rwanda’s largest export, but it is only in recent years that the country has entered the gourmet coffee market.
Rwanda Reborn
From the horrors of genocide, this tiny nation is emerging as a surprise success story in Africa. But can it truly overcome its past?
Espresso drips into a demitasse cup at Victrola Coffee Roasters. Victrola Coffee Roasters on Capitol Hill, Seattle, prides itself on beautiful lattes and great coffee.
Seattle's Coffee Scene
For adults, caffeine has much to recommend it. As the world's most popular habit-forming drug, it fights fatigue, brightens mood, and eases pain.
Attendees walk the floor of the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Orlando. The event networks thousands of Christian communicators, from program producers to authors, pastors to engineers, directors to vendors, emphasizing strategy and innovation to tap the power of new media ministry models. (Scott Goldsmith/Aurora for USN&WR)
Keeping The Faith
The National Religious Broadcasters convention in Orlando networks thousands of Christian communicators.
The perjury trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby transfixed the nation's capital, especially those in the media and the White House. The close friend and aide to the vice president now faces prison time after a lengthy court case. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
Libby Trial
The perjury trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby transfixed the nation's capital, especially those in the media and the White House.
Moving On
An Amish community steeped in tradition, the people of Bart Township hold their Annual Auction & Mud Sale.
PHOTO ESSAY: Democrats' Gamble. Nevada's caucus is in the pole position. It is an unusual place to entrust the candidacy: with legal gambling and prostitution, and desolate hinterlands. (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR) JIM LO SCALZO FOR USN&WR
Nevada
Nevada's caucus is in the pole position. It is an unusual place to entrust the candidacy: with legal gambling and prostitution, and desolate hinterlands.
PHOTO ESSAY: Vermont's War. The state of Vermont, where nearly three quarters of residents oppose the Iraq war, has the nation's highest per capita death rate in the conflict. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR) (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
Vermont's War
Known for its liberal politics, the Green Mountain State pays a heavy price in Iraq.
Workers at the Little Sioux Corn plant in Marcus, Iowa stand by a mound of dried distillers grain, a byproduct of ethanol that can be used as cattle feed. (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)
The Ethanol Debate
Is ethanol the answer? Politically it's a winner, but experts aren't sure ethanol can deliver on its promise.
Protesters walk along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during an immigration rally, one of dozens of rallies held nationwide, April 10, 2006. Protestors called for comprehensive immigration reform that does not criminalize undocumented immigrants. CHARLIE ARCHAMBAULT FOR USN&WR
The Year in Photos
Looking back at 2006, it's time to reflect. Turmoil and suffering continued in Iraq, Afganistan and Darfur. In November, voters cast a ballot for change.
Alzheimer's has devastating effects on midlife patients. As better diagnostic tests lead to earlier detection, researchers are recognizing that dementia is an equal-opportunity destroyer. (12/1/06) Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR
The New Face of Alzheimer's
From meeting friends in support groups to constant list-making to get through the day, the midlife victims of Alzheimers are finding their lives altered.
The Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan commission led by co-chairs James Baker and Lee Hamilton, issued a blunt and bleak assessment, warning that the situation is "grave and deteriorating." (12/6/06) Charlie Archambault for USN&WR
Iraq Study Group
Charlie Archambault's black-and-white photography captures The Iraq Study Group's dismal report at a Capitol Hill press conference.
Robert Gates, President Bush's choice to replace Donald Rumsfeld as defense secretary, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, telling senators the United States is not winning the war. (12/5/06) Charlie Archambault for USN&WR
Gates Confirmation Hearing
A candid look at defense secretary nominee Robert Gates and his grueling five-hour open testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Before the 2006 midterm elections, Sen. John McCain of Arizona spent time in Michigan, New Hampshire, and Tennessee campaigning for fellow Republicans. He told a crowd in Lancaster, N.H. he was "spending every waking moment" helping Republicans get elected. (11/13/2006) SCOTT GOLDSMITH--AURORA FOR USN&WR
Sen. John McCain
A look as Sen. John McCain campaigns for fellow Republicans preceding the 2006 midterm elections.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, who has had to overcome being called a carpetbagger and political opportunist, campaigns in the Hudson Valley in New York. (11/13/2006) CHARLIE ARCHAMBAULT FOR USN&WR
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
Sen. Hillary Clinton campaigns across New York, making appearances in front of enthusiastic small crowds.
Dissatisfaction with Bush administration policy in Iraq and scandals that have plagued the Republican Party drove voters to the polls on Election Day 2006, and some venerable Republicans out of office. (11/7/06) (Scott Goldsmith/Aurora for USN&WR)
Election 2006
At election parties across the country, candidates wait for results and, at night's end, make concession speeches or celebrate victory.
A behind the scenes look at a president during a controversial war. (11/06/2006) VARIOUS
Lyndon B. Johnson in Vietnam
From the Oval Office to Air Force One, this essay captures the President during emotionally intense moments of a controversial war.
On a sparkling morning five years ago, America and the world changed. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 altered the country's political landscape, immediately changing the nation's attitude about just how safe we are within our own borders. (9/11/06) David Butow--Redux for USN&WR
9/11: Five Years Later
From NYSE traders to new Marine Corps recruits at boot camp, David Butow takes a cross-sectional look at the country five years after 9/11.
Go behind the scenes of a real-life kidney exchange between strangers. (09/18/2006) JEFFREY MACMILLAN FOR USN&WR
A Kidney Exchange
Four strangers become forever linked in a kidney transplant circle. Here, a look at the pre, during and post-op preparations of the swap.
With wide-open presidential fields on both the Democratic and Republican sides for the first time in decades, and the caucuses less than 18 months off, this year's Iowa State Fair took on renewed importance. (8/18/06) (Kenneth Jarecke/Contact for USN&WR)
Iowa State Fair
Eleven presidential hopefuls partake in 4-H competitions and cook-offs in a display of old-fashioned retail politics.
Downtown New Orleans serves as a backdrop to Freret Street at dusk. JIM LO SCALZO FOR USN&WR
Freret Street, New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina survivors rebuild on Freret Street, a 3.8-mile stretch of road running from the Pontchartrain Expressway to the Mississippi River.
People join hands along a levee near Claiborne Avenue in eastern New Orleans to mark the first anniversary of Katrina.
Katrinaland
One year after Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the Gulf Coast, Kevin Horan returned to photograph the recovery effort.
A flock of snow geese numbering 150,000 takes off from the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Kleinfeltersville, Pa. They are migrating north to the Arctic tundra where they spend the spring and summer--and where they could come in contact with infected waterfowl from other continents. JIM LO SCALZO FOR USN&WR
Avian Flu
Scientists worry that migratory birds could bring the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu into the USA.
The pro-life movements in Mississippi and South Dakota share a common goal: the closing of their state's last remaining abortion clinic. And yet their approaches couldn't appear more different. In Mississippi, pro-lifers have gathered on the streets of Jackson, waving placards and holding a mock funeral procession. In South Dakota, a state short on people but not on roads, the movement relies instead on an extensive collection of billboards. This picture was taken near Agar, S.D. JIM LO SCALZO FOR USN&WR
Abortion: South Dakota
In South Dakota, a state short on people but not on roads, the movement relies instead on an extensive collection of billboards.
Antiabortion protesters, many of them members of the religious organization Operation Save America, gathered in Jackson, Miss., in mid-July to call for the closing of that state’s last remaining abortion clinic. (7/21/06) (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)
Abortion: Mississippi
In Mississippi, pro-lifers have gathered on the streets of Jackson, waving placards and holding a mock funeral procession.
A dressing is crafted for a patient with hand burns. A thin piece of pigskin (peeking from the end of the finger being wrapped) has been laid over the burn as a temporary graft. Such a graft relieves pain by keeping the raw tissue away from the bandaging; it also helps prevent infection by presenting a barrier to bacteria. JEFFREY MACMILLAN FOR USN&WR
Grace Under Fire
Jeffrey MacMillan follows the burn teams at two Boston hospitals including Shriners, where kids are treated for free.
Patient Mickey Lawson points his finger while being prepared for brain surgery at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. JEFFREY MACMILLAN FOR USN&WR
Fixing Your Brain
The story of Mickey Lawson, a Parkinson's sufferer whose surgery highlights the emerging science of brain repair.
Chuppies (the young generation of Chinese yuppies) are poised to become the world's most powerful consumer force within the next 20 years. This generation has known only stability and economic prosperity. (4/25/06) David Butow--Redux for USN&WR
China's Youth Culture
To get a preview of the world's most powerful consumers, meet the Chuppies: China's yuppies.
Yemen, an impoverished Muslim nation on the Arabian Peninsula, became a surprising U.S. ally in the wake of September 11. Photographer David Butow traveled to the country to photograph the land and its people.
Yemen
A look at Yemen, an impoverished Muslim nation that became a surprising U.S. ally in the wake of September 11.
Short-track speed skating competitions are fast and spectacular as athletes fight gravity and one another. KENNETH JARECKE–CONTACT FOR USN&WR
Winter Olympics 2006
Kenneth Jarecke captures the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
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. He exposed 35mm film in a modified, medium-format camera, which allowed the scenes to spread across the full width of the film. (3/10/06)
A Line in the Sand
Driving from El Paso to San Diego, Jim Lo Scalzo documents his time travelling the length of the U.S.-Mexican border.
