19 SCOOP
Suri Cruise prepares for her first birthday ... Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds hold hands and smooch ... Liz Hurley battles in-law problems ... Sheryl Crow hits the road

60 COVER
Desperate Housewives' Marcia Cross talks about her long journey to motherhood—and shows off her newborn twin girls, Savannah and Eden

54 DNA tests show that Larry Birkhead is the father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter Dannielynn. What happens now?

56 Martha Stewart watches close friend Charles Simonyi blast into orbit

69 Perfect Stranger star Halle Berry answers your questions about marriage, motherhood and movies

75 Mary Winkler, a mother of three who killed her husband, pastor Matthew Winkler, last year, goes to trial

78 Celebrity Fit Club diet expert Dr. Ian Smith challenges African-Americans nationwide to get healthy—by losing a collective 50 million lbs.

81 Found guilty of killing his girlfriend, American Eric Volz says a Nicaraguan judge discarded evidence that could have proven he's innocent

87 What began as an on-set flirtation has turned into romance for Rendition costars Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal

90 The world goes nuts for 4-month-old German polar bear cub Knut

93 Scrubs star John C. McGinley ties the knot with Nichole Kessler at his Malibu home

98 A father and his autistic son find common ground—at the zoo

107 Avril Lavigne chats about life as a young wife, partying hard and putting motherhood on hold

111 After her son was murdered, Clementina Chéry found her life's work: helping families of other victims

114 With fans like Jessica Alba and Molly Sims, Kate Somerville is Hollywood's secret skin-care weapon

125 Gym teacher Steven Sloan may be blind, but don't call it a disability

129 Country singer Gary Allan talks for the first time about picking up the pieces after his wife's suicide

133 Considered a health risk, TB patient Robert Daniels has been confined for eight months

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

MAILBAG 6
PEOPLE.COM 9
STAR TRACKS 10
SCOOP 19
PICKS & PANS 31
INSIDER 53
ROYAL WATCH 72
PASSAGES 97
PUZZLER 116
STYLE WATCH 119
CHATTER 136

ON THE COVER Photograph by Regine Mahaux/Exclusive by Getty Images. Hair: Jonathan Hanousek; Makeup: Tina Turnbow/Dior; Stylist: Jessica Paster; Baby Clothes: Bonpoint. Right Insets (from top): Patrick Rideaux/Picture Perfect (left); Francis Specker/Landov; Katja Plato/Action Press; Getty (Smith); Tony Baker (Allan)