NATION

Abortion on Trial, Again

The Supreme Court will decide whether bans on some procedures threaten a woman's right to choose

BUSINESS

Flying Sybaritic Skies

After four years, an upstart airline takes off with affordable luxury (and frequent-flyer points too)

Battle Deluxe

Titans LVMH and Gucci vie for dominance in the fashion world

Box Score: Who's Rich Now?

The madcap markets of April trashed many stock options throughout the new economy. But those who managed to sell before the debacle captured eye-popping profits

SOCIETY & SCIENCE

Diamonds In The Ring (Sport)

Boosted by the daughters of Ali and Frazier, women's boxing is losing its novelty-act status and gaining real fans

Brave New Cells (Science)

Despite a federal ban, research on "cure-all" embryo tissue widens

Requiem for a Dauphin (Science)

DNA analysis reveals that the young heir to the French throne left to die in prison was no impostor

A Hard Heart (Science)

Warm-blooded dinos may have been quite common

THE ARTS

Save This Show! (The Arts/Television)

It was the year youth dramas flunked out. But three endangered standouts deserve promotion

Tuff (The Arts/Short Takes/Books)

By Paul Beatty

Frequency (The Arts/Short Takes/Cinema)

Directed by Gregory Hoblit

Cannibals of Nantucket (The Arts/Books)

In the Heart of the Sea recounts the real events that inspired Moby Dick

Searching for That Sting (The Arts/Books)

Anonymous, a.k.a. journalist Joe Klein, returns for a second campaign with a new political novel

The Friedan Mystique (The Arts/Books)

In a frank new memoir, the feminist pioneer reveals that her public life took a private toll

What's Going On? (The Arts/Books)

Joe Sacco's Safe Area Gorazde is a comic-book look at a horrible war

Getting Angry Over Erin (The Arts/Cinema)

Some Californians depicted in Erin Brockovich say the movie misrepresents their fight with PG&E

WORLD

Coming to America

The long, harsh odyssey of a Chinese illegal smuggled from Fujian province to New Jersey

TIME BONUS

A Generation of Gurus (Time Select/Nostalgia)

Their era may have faded in memory, but these two icons of enlightenment still persevere

Nice Places to Visit, Great Places to Live (Time Select/Travel)

Periodic searches for your ideal retirement spot offer a great excuse to travel the country. These six cities make wonderful vacation destinations--and even better hometowns

PERSONAL TIME

Worst Baby Gifts (Personal Time/Your Family)

From dangerous to merely dumb, many of today's nursery gadgets are best avoided

"Facts" on Fiber (Personal Time/Your Health)

Maybe they don't prevent colon cancer, but fruits, vegetables and bran are still good for you

Blue-Chip Kids (Personal Time/Your Money)

Two new websites can teach young investors the value of tucking away stock on a regular basis

Cordless Capers (Personal Time/Your Technology)

If you're taking your computer on the road, a new wireless standard--Wi-Fi--is worth a look

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Technology)