Modern Day Gold Prospectors
Friday, Jun. 05, 2009160 years after the original California gold rush, gold fever still grips the men of Nugget Alley
Photographs by Sarina Finkelstein
Multimedia: Faces of D-Day
Friday, Jun. 05, 2009Photographer David Burnett revisits the Normandy invasion with the help of World War II veterans
Tiananmen at 20: Photographing 'Tank Man'
Tuesday, Jun. 02, 2009Photographer Stuart Franklin recounts the 1989 uprising and the extraordinary events that led to the making of his iconic photograph
Cow-Pooling
Tuesday, Jun. 02, 2009Friends and families band together to buy inexpensive, grass-fed meat directly from farmers.
Photographs by Asia Kepka for TIME
Counting Surgical Sponges
Thursday, May. 28, 2009A Pittsburgh company develops a simple technology to ensure that no surgical sponges get left behind
Microsoft's Project Natal in Action
Tuesday, Jun. 02, 2009The company unveils its new motion-control game console at E3 in Los Angeles
Hello Kitty Is 35 Years Old!
Monday, Jun. 01, 2009The cute character from Japan celebrates her big year with fashion shows and product launches
Burma's Slowly Shifting Landscape
Tuesday, Jun. 02, 2009Foreign investment in Burma's abundant natural resources is picking up around the isolated nation, but there is little hope that its benefits will reach anyone but members of the country's ruling military junta
The Belarusian Army's Tough-Guy Games
Friday, May. 29, 2009The small republic likes to show off its military muscle in friendly competitions
Kim Jong Il: Doctored Photos?
Friday, Nov. 07, 2008North Korea experts pore over new photos of the Dear Leader for signs of ill health
Mumbai Picking Up the Pieces
Monday, Dec. 08, 2008After watching the last hours of Mumbai's three days of terror unfold, residents got back to their lives in a city that would never feel quite the same
Photographs for TIME by Adam Ferguson
The Life and Times of Jay Leno
Thursday, May. 28, 2009His run on The Tonight Show is coming to a close, but the curtain has yet to fall on America's favorite late-night companion
Richard Avedon: Master Photographer
Wednesday, May. 27, 2009A new retrospective, "Avedon Fashion: 1944-2000," running through Sept. 6 at the International Center of Photography in New York City, celebrates one of the 20th century's greatest photographers
General Motors Factory-scapes
Wednesday, May. 27, 2009Photographer David Bowman's images explore GM's Fairfax Assembly Plant in exquisite detail
Do-It-Yourself Waterboarding
Tuesday, May. 26, 2009Demonstrators protest the use of water torture by creating frighteningly realistic simulations
North Korea Goes to the Polls
Monday, Mar. 09, 2009On Sunday, March 8, North Koreans went to the polls to elect their rubber-stamp Parliament, leading the way for another five years in office for leader Kim Jong Il
Sonia Sotomayor: The Making of a Judge
Tuesday, May. 26, 2009A Latino woman judge is Obama's choice to become the next Associate Justice of the high court
Cyberdyne's Real Robot
Thursday, May. 21, 2009A Japanese company has developed a wearable Hybrid Assistive Limb "suit"
A Brief History of the Indianapolis 500
Thursday, May. 21, 2009The roar of engines will again fill the 100-year-old Indianapolis Motor Speedway this Memorial Day weekend, as the world's top drivers vie for racing glory. A closer look at one of the country's most historic sporting events.
Behind the Scenes with Michelle Obama
Wednesday, May. 20, 2009TIME photographer Callie Shell shows why the First Lady is such a big hit
China Rebuilds
Wednesday, May. 20, 2009To cushion itself against the recession, the Asian giant is investing in one of the most ambitious public-works programs the world has ever seen
Naples' Volcano Vigilance
Thursday, May. 21, 2009The Naples Emergency Responders are tasked with protecting the
city from the omnipresent volcanic activity of Mount
Vesuvius.
Photographs by Emiliano Mancuso / Grazia Neri
Michelle Obama's Style Evolution
Tuesday, May. 19, 2009She cruised the campaign trail in casual looks, but ever since she entered the White House, the First Lady has streamlined her style
Cannabis Culture
Tuesday, May. 19, 2009Photographer David Walter Banks explores the legally hazy world of marijuana and its users
The Evolution of Christian Bale
Tuesday, May. 19, 2009The Terminator Salvation star rises from child actor to action hero
American Idol's Past Winners
Friday, May. 15, 2009Where they came from, how they won and what they're doing now
International Contemporary Furniture Fair
Monday, May. 18, 2009At this week's ICFF in New York City, color, plastic and practicality were the design stars
On the Red Carpet at Cannes '09
Thursday, May. 14, 2009Glitter and glamour from the French film festival
Famously Unmarried
Friday, May. 15, 2009A gallery of couples who committed to a lack of legal commitment
Pakistan Beneath the Surface
Wednesday, May. 13, 2009The nation of 170 million is torn by many religious outlooks, class divisions and ethnic rivalries.
Photographs by Alixandra Fazzina for TIME
Viewers Having Fun at The Office
Thursday, May. 14, 2009The hit NBC comedy The Office invites viewers to submit photos of the high jinks in their own work spaces. Here's a gallery of the best submissions
The Pope Visits the Holy Land
Monday, May. 11, 2009Pope Benedict XVI is on a week long tour in the Middle East — his first to the region as pontiff — that includes Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories.
Refugees Flee Fighting in the Swat Valley
Monday, May. 11, 2009Hundreds of thousands are displaced by fighting between the Taliban and the Pakistani army
Our World at War
Wednesday, May. 13, 2009The International Committee of the Red Cross asks five great photojournalists to document eight conflicts where the group's work remains vital
Photography by the photographers of VII
Photos by Blind Photographers
Friday, May. 08, 2009A spectacular new exhibit at the University of California, Riverside raises extraordinary questions about the nature of sight
A Brief History of the Hubble Space Telescope
Friday, May. 08, 2009The space shuttle Atlantis made a final maintenance trip to the Hubble Telescope, which has offered Earthlings a closer look at the cosmos since 1990. A look back at the telescope's remarkable life and achievements.
Celebrating 50 Years of the Mini
Friday, May. 08, 2009Looking back over the past half century of a British design icon.
Star Trek's Most Notorious Villains
Friday, May. 08, 2009In boldly going where no man has gone before, the crew of the Enterprise (and its successors) have battled evil in many forms
Republican Memorabilia
Thursday, May. 07, 2009A gallery of items on display at the party's national headquarters
Photographs by Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME
Judd Apatow's War on Jay Leno
Friday, May. 08, 2009The director takes aim at the comedian — and TIME 100 no-show — and recruits other celebrities to his cause
The Vatican and the Jews
Wednesday, May. 06, 2009A look back at the Holy See's efforts to find rapprochement with the world's Jews
Confrontation in the Swat Valley
Wednesday, May. 06, 2009Pakistani forces prepare to take on the Taliban in the volatile northern districts
Obama and Biden Go Out for Burgers
Tuesday, May. 05, 2009The President and his Veep move their weekly lunch to Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia
"Smart Sponges" Purify Stormwater
Thursday, Apr. 30, 2009A Scottsdale, Arizona company finds a market for its "Smart Sponges", chemically-engineered filters that effectively — and cheaply — purify storm-water runoff
Soccer in the Time of Swine Flu
Monday, May. 04, 2009Fear of the illness leads Mexican authorities to close the country's football matches to fans.
Inside Mexico's Drug Tunnels
Friday, May. 01, 2009Mexico's cartels employ increasingly sophisticated technology to burrow under the border
Thermal Scanners Hunt for Swine Flu
Friday, May. 01, 2009The body temperature scanners installed at airports around the world help control the spread of the illness — and generate haunting, otherworldly imagery
Kentucky Derby 2011: A Brief History of the Race in Photos
Friday, May. 06, 2011The 137th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place — as always — on the first Saturday in May. TIME takes a look back at the "most exciting two minutes in sports."
Michigan: The Hollywood of the Midwest
Friday, Apr. 24, 2009Lured by a generous tax rebate, many studios are moving their productions to The Wolverine State
A Brief History of Cinco de Mayo
Monday, May. 04, 2009TIME takes a look back at a Mexican holiday with an anti-imperialist message that's nonetheless become a reason for Americans to overdose on beer and tequila every spring.