Thursday, August 21, 2008

Photo

(Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)

American 'Veep History'

Illustrated by Jeffrey MacMillan's photos of VP busts on Capitol Hill and narrated by Kenneth Walsh

Featured Gallery

(Oded Balilty/AP)

Ping-Pong in China

In China, Ping-Pong, also known as table tennis, is more than a sport: It's a part of daily life and an element of national identity. (Oded Balilty/AP)

David Butow

(David Butow/Redux for USN&WR)

A sick child is comforted by her mother at a field hospital for refugees of the Indonesian tsunami that killed ten of thousands of people.

Video

Military Naturalization (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)

Military Naturalization

Service members from 15 countries take oath of citizenship. (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)

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JIM LO SCALZO'S MULTIMEDIA

Habitat for Humanity rebuilds a house in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans. (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)

Twilight in New Orleans

Streetlights illuminate what remains after Katrina.

Big Cypress National Preserve in the Florida Everglades. (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)

Everglades Encroached

Endangered Places: Farming and development to blame

A polar bear. (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)

At America's Edge

A visit to Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

In the News

(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Tom Van Hoe is rescued from his Iowa home June 12 by Justin Jensen (left) of the Cedar Rapids Fire Department and Jake Siggins of the Lisbon Fire Department. Residents of Cedar Rapids were evacuated after rain had swollen the Cedar River over its banks.

Midwest Floods

A torn election poster of President Robert Mugabe hangs on a wall in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai beat Mugabe in general elections held in March but did not win the majority necessary to avoid a runoff. That vote is scheduled for June 27. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Zimbabwe Elections

Supporters listen to Sen. Hillary Clinton during a campaign event at Yankton High School in Yankton, S.D. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

Final Primaries

Special Report

Best High Schools 2008

Boston Latin is the country's oldest high school; ranked 19th on our list of Gold Medal Schools.

Special Report

(Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)

Remembering 9/11

A collection of stories and photos from September 11 coverage.

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