50 Up Front
How celebs like Kate Hudson, Kim Cattrall and Gisele Bündchen look hot—and stay cool in the summer

54 Michael Jackson's bizarre feud with Tommy Mottola, the head of his record label, has the music world buzzing: Is the Gloved One moonwalking toward a meltdown?

58 With a lot of hard work—and a little bit of luck—Orange County sheriffs nab a California man, Alejandro Avila, 27, for the kidnap-murder of 5-year-old Samantha Runnion

63 Split
After two years of marriage, Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Billy Bob Thornton

67 In the Spotlight
Away from her role as a doctor on Lifetime's Strong Medicine, Rosa Blasi knows how to administer a dose of fun

71 Update
Robert Downey Jr. was in court again, but this time the news is good: After a year in rehab, the actor's probation is lifted—and he vows to start afresh

73 Politics
Facing expulsion from Congress, flamboyant nine-term Rep. James Traficant, Democrat of Ohio, doesn't go quietly

78 Cover
They survived a 12,000-volt shock, a fall from a plane and medical crises with infinitesimal odds of recovery. Seven stories of luck, pluck and triumph

87 Spirit
Bishop C. Vernie Russell Jr. is pushing the members of his congregation to pay off their credit-card bills

90 Angels
California nurse Sonia Valdez works overtime to fund her weekend missions to help Tijuana's poor

93 Tube
Dominic West, in younger days a hardy adventurer, slows down just enough to play a hard-boiled detective on HBO's The Wire

105 In His Own Words
Alzheimer's expert Dr. George Grossberg has good news about the memory-robbing disease

108 Crusaders
They call Gary Letteron Tree Man—a green guerrilla on a mission to beautify Baltimore

110 Style
Oh, baby! Even pregnancy can't keep celebs like Sarah Jessica Parker from showing off their chic style

4 Mailbag
6 Online
10 Star Tracks
19 Scoop
27 Picks & Pans
49 Insider
77 Passages
97 Style Watch
102 Puzzler
112 Chatter