SCIENCE

Who Were the First Americans? (Archaeology)

They may have been a lot like Kennewick Man, whose hotly disputed bones are helping rewrite our earliest history. An exclusive inside look

WORLD

When Hate Lives Next Door

With Iraq on the edge of civil war, TIME looks at how the violence is putting families on the run

Dangers Up Ahead

How druglords and insurgents are making the war in Afghanistan deadlier than ever

SOCIETY

Freaking for Sneakers

Athletic-shoe lovers are bingeing on vintage kicks, one-of-a-kind designs and limited-edition pairs

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Utah's Toxic Opportunity (Time Bonus Section April 2006: Inside Business / Energy)

SOME GOSHUTE INDIANS WANT TO CREATE A NUCLEAR-FUEL DUMP ON THEIR LAND. CONTROVERSIAL? OF COURSE

Brave New TV Land (Time Bonus Section April 2006: Inside Business / Technology)

Step aside, BOOB TUBE. Networks are scrambling to make iPods, PCs and cell phones profitable new delivery devices

Small Business: The Next Toy Story (Time Bonus Section April 2006: Inside Business / Small Business)

KIDROBOT'S FIGURES CAPTURE A GENERATION ENTICED BY THE CUTE, THE BAD AND THE UNCUDDLY

Broadway's Vegas Push (Time Bonus Section April 2006: Inside Business)

AS AVENUE Q FLOPS, THEATER PRODUCERS AND CASINO OWNERS ARE RETHINKING THE ODDS

NATION

One Life Inside Gitmo (TIME Exclusive)

The U.S. government says Detainee 063 has provided invaluable intelligence. His lawyer says that the statements were coerced and that the interrogation log--published exclusively on TIME.com--proves it

Crime Rocks The Boats

As onboard rapes and suspicious deaths come to light, Congress has questions for the cruise industry

Growing Up (Not) Gotti

A courtroom revelation thrills Mob watchers: Did the most notorious godfather have a love child?

BUSINESS

Inside Dubai Inc.

The ambitious emirate, already a tourism giant, wants to run U.S. ports and be the Wall Street of the Persian Gulf. Isn't that the American way?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Mad Man In The Mask (Movies)

The directors of The Matrix make a movie where the hero is a faceless terrorist trying to blow up London. Yes, you read that right

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