44 Up Front
For couples struggling with infertility, embryo adoption offers new hope
50 The kindly face of Wendy's hamburgers, Dave Thomas, dies at 69
52 Fifteen-year-old Charles Bishop rattles America's nerves by flying into a Florida building—and leaving behind a suicide note sympathetic to Osama bin Laden
57 Split
Michael Jordan gets called for a foul by wife Juanita, who files for divorce after 12 years of marriage
61 Tube
Comedian Maya Rudolph—daughter of singer Minnie Riperton—gets plenty of laughs on Saturday Night Live
64 Tragedy
When Bill Clinton was in need, First Dog Buddy was his friend indeed
66 On the Move
West Virginia University alumnus Larry Schwab, 61, is back in school, just to march with the band
71 Teachers
Hollywood knitting guru Edith Eig keeps clients like Debra Messing in stitches
73 Coping
When former Texas governor Ann Richards was diagnosed with life-threatening osteoporosis, she fought back—and won
79 Where Are They Now?
Ex-90210er Douglas Emerson zips to success in Europe and the Middle East as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force
84 Cover
In the wake of a tragedy, First Lady Laura Bush guides her husband—and an appreciative nation—with quiet strength and grace
93 Olympics 2002
Glamorous skier Caroline Lalive is a multiple threat on the slopes
96 Introducing
Evan Rachel Wood finds her mark as Once and Again's troubled Jessie
99 Controversy
Should students grade each other's work? Mom Kristja Falvo takes the issue all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court
121 Sequel
Since Columbine, teacher Dave Sanders's widow, Linda, and daughter Angela struggle to cope
127 In Her Own Words
Etiquette expert Charlotte Ford updates the dos and don'ts with a guide to 21st-century manners
131 Jocks
Star rusher Jerome Bettis leads the Pittsburgh Steelers into the NFL playoffs—despite his ongoing battle with asthma
134 Happy
Rocker Eric Clapton weds Melia McEnery, the 25-year-old mother of his daughter Julie Rose, in a ceremony near London
136 Angels
Artist Eric Waugh's mammoth painting sets a world record—and could raise heaps of cash for sick kids
139 Farewell
Her tell-all memoir left Hollywood fuming, but producer Julia Phillips was unrepentant to the end
142 Au Revoir
After 44 years of dressing the world's chicest women, Yves Saint Laurent retires
4 Mailbag
6 Online
8 Star Tracks
15 Scoop
23 Picks & Pans
43 Insider
83 Passages
115 Style Watch
124 Puzzler
146 Chatter
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