23 SCOOP
Nick Lachey does a sports-casting stint on ESPN...
Matt Damon gets engaged...
Ashley Olsen has a new beau...
Sarah Jessica Parker launches a fragrance line...
Bo Bice donates his home

64 Katrina
Too young to speak, no mom in sight: A New Orleans toddler marooned by Hurricane Katrina

68 Jennifer Lopez
Still gracing multiplexes, she's just as happy cheering on husband Marc Anthony and introducing a new perfume

70 COVER Kirstie Alley
The formerly fat actress is down 50 lbs. and feeling absolutely fabulous. Now she's looking for love

76 Oh, Baby!
Heidi Klum and Seal celebrate the birth of their son Henry

79 Bill Clinton
What keeps him going—and going? PEOPLE catches the ex-President in China

85 Couples
Paula Abdul hooks up with model-actor Dante Spencer

86 Trouble
Lil' Kim raps about prison

89 Tyra Banks
She juggles a new talk show and the return of America's Next Top Model

93 Spirit
Claims of demonic possession are on the rise

97 Crime
Did a video game inspire cop-killer Devin Moore?

102 Gwyneth Paltrow
She revels in daughter Apple and her new film Proof

IN EVERY ISSUE

MAILBAG 10
PEOPLE.COM 12
STAR TRACKS 14
SCOOP 23
PICKS & PANS 35
INSIDER 63
PASSAGES 101
STYLE WATCH 113
PUZZLER 128
CHATTFR 152

104 Adult Illiteracy
Angela Wade-Law, 38, shares her hard road to reading

121 Destiny's Child
Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams bid a teary farewell to their girl group

125 Pages
Jennifer Weiner's new book hits the stands—as her novel In Her Shoes hits the screen

131 Danny Bonaduce
The troubled ex-child star says his new reality show helped save his life

134 Angels
Top gymnast Wendy Hilliard teaches inner-city kids her sport—and a whole lot more

137 Paul Reiser
The actor tells how his dad inspired his new film and taught him about life

141 Birthday
Prince Harry parties hard in Africa, then quietly turns 21

145 Fall TV Preview
Benjamin Bratt, Jennifer Love Hewitt and other familiar faces return to prime time