COVER
John F. Kennedy's Assassination and the Conspiracy Industry (Features / John F. Kennedy)
Fifty years later, doubts endure. Here's why the case will never be closed
EDITOR'S DESK
The Turning Point (Cover)
FEATURES
The 25 Best Inventions of the Year (The 25 Best Inventions of the Year)
Suicide in America: The People who Answer the Phone (Society)
Suicide rates are rising across the country. Can the voice on the other end of this line help?
The Spark of Invention (Time Invention Poll)
A TIME/Qualcomm poll reveals a world of opinions about who inventors are, how they do their work and which countries used to be--and will be--the most inventive
Stephen Wilkes Captures More Than a Moment (Photo Essay)
A lot can happen between sunrise and sunset, especially when the "Day to Night" creator is behind the camera
Typhoon Strikes with Nature's Hammer (World)
The most powerful storm on record pulverizes the Philippines, killing thousands. Now survivors struggle to pick up the pieces
Debunker Among the Buffs (John F. Kennedy)
One man fights the skeptics
BRIEFING
All Over But the Recounting (Nation)
Democrats Romp GOP in Money Race (Washington Memo)
How liberals learned to stop worrying and love Citizens United
1 World Trade Center (Milestones)
Milestones (Milestones)
Cholesterol Shake-Up (Health)
World
Amy Robach (Milestones)
Making the case for mammograms
Briefing
Separate-but-Equal Marriage Benefits? (Nation)
Bringing Home the Bacon (Milestones)
Coal Miner's Totter (Business)
What Kentucky's effort to break its mining addiction can teach other states
Trans Fat Ban Could Change Junk Food for the Better (Health)
A new FDA effort could alter everything from doughnuts to frozen pizza — here's why that's good news
Broadband Boost (Nation)
Cities are seeking out higher Internet speeds
BUSINESS
When It Pays to Go Green (Ask the Expert)
A brief guide to sizing up socially responsible spending
Food Waste Is Ripe for Profit (Small Business / Food)
Every year Americans discard $165 billion worth of things they could eat. These startups are working to fix that
A Solar Power Success Story (Technology)
Solarcity's innovative way of selling power could disrupt the utility industry
THE CULTURE
Old Man Discovered in Nebraska
After a lifetime of playing patricians and villains, Bruce Dern has his star turn
Joel Stein: Why I'm Investing in a 23-Year-Old (The Awesome Column)
Corporations are impersonal. I'm betting on the future salary of an aspiring videogame designer
Pop Chart
The Hunger Gamemakers: Interview with Author Suzanne Collins and Director Francis Lawrence
A rare conversation with the writer of The Hunger Games and the filmmaker responsible for Catching Fire
August: Osage County
The prestige-packed Christmas Day drama is the latest to turn top talent into feral families*
Ear Candy, Coen-Style
Listening to Inside Llewyn Davis reveals an earnest side of the siblings that often goes unheard
Idris Elba: My Mandela Is My Dad
To play the South African revolutionary, the British actor turned to his factory-worker father
Behind The Most Famously Fun Word in Movies
Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson star in the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Saving Mr. Banks
From Boys to Femme in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Christina Applegate rocks Ron Burgundy all over again
A Tragic Fight With the Taliban Inspires Lone Survivor
Friday Night Lights director Peter Berg turns to the true story of four Navy SEALS trapped in a fire fight
10 Questions with Sinéad O'Connor (10 Questions)
The singer on the power of music, mental illness and why she told Miley Cyrus to not let herself be pimped
Black Nativity Is Reborn
Langston Hughes' gospelized tale gets a modern update
COMMENTARY
Zakaria: No Nuke Deal? Don't Just Blame Tehran (Worldview)
Right now, the main hurdles to an agreement come from other quarters
Ads Hide Obamacare Truth: It's Generational Theft
Get a clue, bro. New spots targeting millenials disguise the health insurance plan's real impact