52 Mary-Kate Olsen
The NYU freshman's sudden absence from classes fuels speculation about her post-rehab pressures
56 Bill O'Reilly
The pugnacious pundit faces some lurid sex-harassment charges from a female producer
58 Breast Cancer
Melissa Etheridge and others inspire hope with their determined battles against the disease
67 Crime
The late Dapper Don John Gotti is still making headlines as the FBI unearths a Mafia burial ground
72 Verdict
After four years of wrangling, Sandra Bullock wins a $7.8 million judgment against the Austin contractor she claims made her mansion unlivable
75 Tube
The Apprentice has made a star of Donald Trump's longtime Executive V.P. Carolyn Kepcher, but the job that means the most to her is raising two kids
80 Update
Reality programming note: Trista pulls for hunky hubby Ryan Sutter as he finishes a grueling Ironman triathlon in Hawaii
82 Trends
Worries over mandatory testing have made parents like Vivian Fling turn to the new private-tutoring craze to ensure that their kids don't fall behind
89 Trouble
College student Gordie Bailey dies after a night of binge drinking at the University of Colorado—could his fraternity brothers have saved his life?
93 Jocks
NBA star Grant Hill and his wife, Tamia, the R&B singer, talk about his comeback, her MS and the tour of his art collection
96 Song
With their band Good Charlotte, twins Joel and Benji Madden triumph over rocky teen memories
107 Body
Overweight dieters battle temptation and self-doubt as they vie for a $250,000 prize on NBC's new reality show: The Biggest Loser
110 Controversy
Claiming her van Gogh is Nazi loot that belongs to them, a family sues Elizabeth Taylor
112 Politics
In a wild and woolly election, supporters of Kerry and Bush take campaigning to wacky extremes (meet GOP mascots Flipper, Flopper and Flapper)
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