19 SCOOP
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline try out new styles...
Mario Vazquez quits American Idol...
Rosie O'Donnell says Kirstie Alley lied about her weight...
Martha Stewart, starts a poncho craze

54 COVER ASHLEY SMITH
With courage and cool, Ashley Smith helped capture alleged Atlanta courthouse killer Brian Nichols

60 Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher
The still-hot couple mark nearly two years together

62 The Sheens
Cordial in public, Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen are still on the divorce track

64 Scott Peterson
PEOPLE takes a tour of the convicted murderer's new home: San Quentin

70 Update
Onassis billion-heiress Athina Roussel is betrothed

73 Pregnant
Heidi Klum and Seal prepare to give their tot Leni a sibling

74 Rod Stewart
The singer pops the question to longtime girlfriend Penny Lancaster

77 Adventure
Eric LeMarque and three other miracle survivors share their incredible stories

84 Style
On trial for perjury, Lil' Kim is sporting an innocent look

89 Jackson Trial
Both sides scored victories as Michael Jackson's young accuser took the stand

94 Screen
Serena Scott Thomas, Kristin's sis, joins the Willises (Rumer and dad Bruce) in Hostage

97 Tragedy
Actress Nicole DeHuff of Meet the Parents meets an untimely death at 30

IN EVERY ISSUE

MAILBAG 6
PEOPLE.COM 8
STAR TRACKS 10
SCOOP 19
PICKS & PANS 29
INSIDER 53
PASSAGES 107
STYLE WATCH 141
PUZZLER 149
CHATTER 158

99 Coping
Model Emme and husband Phil Aronson tell how they survived his depression

108 Picture This
The Heart Gallery of New Jersey shows foster children in a whole new light

115 Success
Meet five moms who struck it rich as parental experts

123 Gallery
A peek inside the childhood photo albums of the American Idol finalists

129 Bio
At 91, legendary Oleg Cassini recalls his Camelot days

135 On the Move
In-your-face TV legal reporter Nancy Grace brings righteous indignation—and personal pain—to the job

147 Animals
Screenwriter Kimi Peck finds her true calling in rescuing abandoned and abused Chihuahuas

151 Medics
After a career dedicated to fighting ALS, Dr. Richard Olney wages his own brave battle with the fatal disease

156 Nicole Kidman
An item or not? The actress spends a weekend in Sydney with Stephen Bing