TABLE OF CONTENTS
After months of are-they-or-aren't-they, Rendition costars Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal finally go public with their romance during a trip to Rome

COVER
Queen Latifah: The singer-actress opens up about losing her brother, going under the knife and being a "bodylicious"

Firestorms engulf vast tracts of Southern California, spreading destruction and fear

The Bold and the Beautiful star Hunter Tylo's 19-year-old son Michael drowns in a pool after suffering an epileptic seizure

Ellen DeGeneres sparks a huge controversy by adopting – and then giving away – a rescued Brussels Griffon mix named Iggy

Singer John Mayer sits down with his dad, Richard, for a father-son chat

An antibiotic-resistant superbug called MRSA stalks schools across the country

Marcelle Shriver launched a campaign to send 100,000 cans of Silly String – to help detect bombs – to the troops

Why Did I Get Married? star Tasha Smith reveals her rough road to success

A jury convicts doctor's wife and PTA mother Mechele Linehanof masterminding a murder 11 years ago

France's First Lady Cécilia Sarkozy leaves the President for a new life

HEROES OF THE YEAR
Meet some inspiring people who defied the odds and overcame all obstacles to make a difference. Plus: Celebrities salute their personal heroes, and tales of amazing rescues

Gossip Girl's heartthrob Penn Badgley dishes on his dream girl – and how he'll win her heart

Long-lost family members are finding each other on social networking Web sites like MySpace

Dirty Sexy Money's Candis Cayne talks about her life as a transgender actress

Hanging out with tween rock stars the Naked Brothers Band
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JOSH & FERGIE: ROCKED BY SCANDAL

Did he cheat with a stripper?

Married less than a year, the couple denies an Atlanta woman’s claims that she and Josh had a fling
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