NATION

WORLD

Acid Test

Wu Fang was horribly scarred by her irate husband. But China's corrupt courts haven't delivered justice

Coke Floats

Located midway between the U.S. and Colombia, Haiti has become a post office for coke dealers

SCIENCE

Hybrid Power (Environment)

Honda's Insight and Toyota's Prius are quiet, efficient and the first in a new green wave

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Downey's Downfall (Medicine)

The actor's latest arrest supports the idea that drugs rewire the brain

SPORT

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Checkout Time?

Christmas could kill some stand-alone e-tailers now that big retailers have their websites humming

Remaking Wu

The Diggs brothers are part of a famous rap group. But they'd rather run a profitable conglomerate

GE's Talent Agency

The company is deep in top execs, but not the rest of corporate America. Here come the Welch wannabes

EDUCATION

The Male Minority (Special Report)

As men slip to 44% of undergrads, some colleges actively recruit them

The New Case for Latin (Special Report)

Some schools find that kids learn more about English by studying the language of ancient Rome

LAW

After the Exoneration

DNA evidence is freeing more innocent people, but few are compensated for those years in prison

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cinema: A Softer Side of Mel (The Arts / Cinema)

He's been mad. He's been lethal. And he's had a helluva summer. Now, hoping for a holiday hit, he learns to get mushy in What Women Want

Music: Evoking the Golden Age (The Arts / Music)

At 85, Earl Wild is our last link to the Romantic tradition and a performer with true, lasting power

Art: A Flawed Ex-Paradise (The Arts / Art)

Promised land or hell of black insecurity? A vast exhibit evokes California's saga of innocence lost

Cinema: Free Fall (The Arts / Cinema)

Vertical Limit begins with a bang but drops off fast

YOUR TIME

Minding Manners (Personal Time / Your Family)

It's the holiday season. Time for a crash course in the use of many-pronged stabbing instruments

Bubble Trouble (Personal Time / Your Money)

Banking on a recovery in tech stocks? Get real. It will take years, but don't give up on equities

Sleuthing Fares (Personal Time / Your Technology)

Finding bargain airline tickets online is a breeze--once you learn the tricks of the trade

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