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Read about inspiring people and their extraordinary true stories. Delve into our special reports and discover bright ideas from the U.S. and the world.

Dustin Hoffman's Secret A movie star who shuns Hollywood in favor of the wife and kids? How…normal. The 70-year-old actor talks about family and Kung Fu Panda, his new film.

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Best of America Join us as we celebrate a few of the big hearts, bright ideas and real heroes that best express who we are. Plus, test your America IQ and enter to win $30,000 toward a dream vacation!

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Quick Study: Will Your Vote Count? RD investigates whether America’s voting machines will be ready for action in November.

Special Report: The FDA in Crisis Is America’s consumer watchdog understaffed, overburdened, ethically challenged or merely misunderstood?

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Harrison Ford in Focus For the legendary actor, there are bigger heroes than Indiana Jones—and the greatest adventures are found close to home.

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Funny and Fearless Tina Fey The star talks about 30 Rock, her new movie Baby Mama and the fine line between mean and mellow.

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Giving Girls Wings Devastated by the loss of her son on 9/11, Sally Goodrich found new life helping the children of Afghanistan.

Remembering Barbaro A jockey recalls the fight to the finish of America's favorite horse.

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Learning to Love
Seven years in a Romanian orphanage left Daniel Solomon broken and full of rage. How his new American family healed him—and themselves.

Our Hero of the Year
By a wide margin, readers chose Moezeldin Elmostafa of Durham, North Carolina as RD’s Hero of the Year. Find out why.

Katherine Heigl on Loss and Love
She’s one of Hollywood’s newest stars but the actress remembers when her life was much darker than “Grey’s”

Let's Talk About Teen Sex
Teen pregnancy is making headlines. It’s a good time for parents to get their heads out of the sand.

The Fortune Cookie Chronicles
Why is Chinese food so all-American? One woman’s delicious discoveries.

This Pilot’s Plane Crazy
After three near-death experiences, Sean Tucker is still flying high.

Special Report: How Safe Is Your Bottled Water?
Chemicals, contaminants, pollution and price are all new reasons to rethink what you drink.

Illegal Immigrant Turned Brain Surgeon
How Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa went from picking tomatoes in the fields to saving lives as a brain surgeon.

Outrageous: Politicians Kissing Up for Cash
When politicians and big donors get cozy, the rest of us end up paying for their sweetheart deals.

The Race towards Fuel Efficiency
How far can a gallon of gas go? How does 150 miles sound?

Adrift in Antarctica
After her cruise ship sank in the Antarctic, one world traveler found herself on the ultimate adventure.

Dance to Life
Their families devastated by AIDS and warfare, a group of Ugandan orphans turns tragedy into triumph.

Sheryl Crow’s Journey to Joy
A battle with cancer behind her, the star concentrates on her music, her activism—and her new son.

Is Your College Student Safe at School?
An RD special report ranks the safest (and least secure) college campuses.

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Your America

Read about inspiring people and their extraordinary true stories. Delve into our special reports and discover bright ideas from the U.S. and the world.

Also In This Package:

Listen to more of the interview

Take our Dustin Hoffman quiz

See a clip from the new movie

Also In This Package:

Play American Pseudoku

Send Us Your Ideas

Also In This Package:

How to Ensure Safe Prescriptions

One Drug, Many Tragedies

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Take our Harrison Ford quiz

Watch a clip from the new Indiana Jones movie

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Take our Tina Fey quiz

Watch a clip from the movie

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