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Is the Case Against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Strong Enough?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:25:00 EST

There are hard legal cases, and there are high-profile ones, but the prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed may turn out to be one of the hardest high-profile cases ever

Black Friday Shopping: Discounting but No Panic

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

As Black Friday draws closer, retailers are lean but shoppers remain tight-fisted. There will be price wars, but not the panic discounting of last year

NASA's LCROSS Mission Confirms Water on the Moon

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:25:00 EST

A month after a lunar mission smashed into the surface of the moon, analysis of the impact shows the presence of water on the moon, NASA scientists say

The Meaning and Mythos of Manny Pacquiao

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:10:00 EST

His power and smarts have helped revive a sport and made him a hero in the Philippines. But as he thinks about politics, can Manny Pacquiao be more than the best boxer in the world?

'2012' Review: Doomsday Porn with Cusack, Harrelson

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

'2012' director and co-writer Roland Emmerich, the king of end-of-world, disaster porn, wreaks kinetically irresistible havoc on the globe

Do Sex Workers in Mexico City Need Their Own District?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

As more sex workers hit the city's streets, the government wants to corral them into a special circuit. But Catholics, lawmakers and many prostitutes don't approve of the plan

'Scroogenomics' Author on Why Christmas Gifts Are Bad

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

'Scroogenomics' author Joel Waldfogel explains to TIME why holiday gift-giving is bad economic policy

Large Hadron Collider: Damaged by a Time-Traveling Bird?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST

The Large Hadron Collider, outside Geneva, has been beset with delays and problems since 2006, when it was originally scheduled to launch. Are they portents from the future?

Iraq's Unspeakable Crime: Mothers Pimping Daughters

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:50:00 EST

Baghdad refuses to recognize sex-trafficking as a problem, but a huge underworld network run by women exists

How a Bank Robber Became an Antihero in France

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

Last week, Tony Musulin, the driver of an armored bank van, made off with more than $17 million. Instead of being outraged, however, many in France are urging him on

It's Twilight in America

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:15:00 EST

On the eve of New Moon, the second film in the Twilight series, TIME's Lev Grossman reveals how a Mormon housewife's vampire saga became a universal obsession

Malaria Drugs: Artemisinin-Resistant Strain Appears

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

A dangerous new malaria strain has taken hold on the Thai-Cambodia border. Can an ambitious new plan to bring cheaper, better drugs to malarial countries like Cambodia stamp out the world's third deadliest disease before it's too late?

Obama in Southeast Asia: Mending Fences in a Key Region

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

The future president spent part of his childhood in Indonesia, the largest country in the region. But the U.S. has been an absentee friend for a while

H1N1 Death Totals: New Flu-Fatality Numbers

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST

In the span of a week, the CDC's official tally of U.S. deaths from swine flu has tripled. But does that say anything about the severity of the disease?

Five Things the U.S. Can Learn from China

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

While the U.S. remains mired in an economic funk, the Asian giant drives ceaselessly forward. On the eve of Obama's first visit there, a look at what the world's rising power can teach the U.S. now

In Asia, Obama Makes Promises of Change

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

President Obama's popular and rhetorical success on the global stage has not yet been matched by resolution of the United States' foreign policy challenges.

Will the Housing Agency Need a Bailout?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

The Federal Housing Administration backs nearly a third of all new mortgages. But its cash is dwindling, and its losses are mounting fast. Is another bailout in the cards?

Clearing House: London Museum Asks Public What to Pitch

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

The University College London is preparing to purge its 250,000-item museum collection. But instead of doing it behind closed doors, the university is asking the public to weigh in

Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter: Lone-Wolf Terrorism?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:25:00 EST

When an Army major turns mass murderer on America's largest military base, it fuels the worst fear of terrorism experts: Are lone wolves who don't need an al-Qaeda training camp the new threat to homeland security?

China Says 2 Dead After Swine Flu Vaccine

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

China's health ministry says two people who received vaccinations for swine flu have died though at least one of the death appears to be unrelated

Bacteria in Gut Linked to Obesity; Western Diet a Factor

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST

Diet, exercise and genes aren't the only factors responsible for body weight, say researchers, who are discovering evidence of another component: the bacteria in your gut

Why Obama Will Meet with a Leader of Burma's Junta

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

Engagement is now the watchword for Washington's policy toward Burma and so the U.S. President will have a photo-op in Singapore with a general from the much despised regime

What Gets Lost When Our Finances Go Paperless

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:15:00 EST

Companies are pushing to send only online statements — and what we lose in the process

Fort Hood: How the Military Will Try Nidal Malik Hasan

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:25:00 EST

U.S. military code prescribes a rigid but open trial process — and includes a code of behavior all the way up to the Commander in Chief

Amsterdam Dims the Red Lights

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:10:00 EST

The city is committing millions to transforming its historic marketplace of sex and drugs into a more family-friendly neighborhood