Joy and sorrow in 2008
Photo essay: News photographs from Tribune photojournalists.

Liberia: The impact of civil war
Multimedia gallery: Tribune photographer Kuni Takahashi reports.

Straight time
Audio slideshow: James Morrison is finding a new life free of drugs.

Threat of winter
Audio slideshow: 800 families displaced by fighting in Afghanistan face a desperate situation.

Waging peace
Audio slideshow: Fighting the roots of terrorism in the Horn of Africa.

Rebuilding the ghetto?
Audio slideshow: CHA's Plan for Transformation.

For the love of the game
Audio slideshow: Tribune photographer Chris Walker reports on Cubs fans and the art of eternal hope.

Summer in the city
Audio slideshow: Tribune photographer E. Jason Wambsgans explores Chicago's block party tradition.

Jesus in China
Audio slideshow: Tribune correspondent Evan Osnos and photographer Jose M. Osorio find underground and official churches flourishing.

Cowboy Christianity
Audio slideshow: Visit a tiny church where Western dress, cowboy memorabilia and country music make for a unique worship experience.

Another country
Photos: Harlow Cagwin and his farm are gone, but the newcomers' lives can seem eerily familiar.

The Season
Photo column: Tribune photographer Scott Strazzante follows the ups and downs of one team throughout an entire season.

Kenya in crisis
Audio slideshow: Post election fighting between rival ethnic groups has killed nearly 700 people and displaced 250,000.

Our hidden poor
Audio slideshow: More and more Illinois families are falling beneath the federal poverty level, facing an almost invisible struggle for survival and dignity.

Inside the surge: On Baghdad's frontline
Videos, photos and graphics: A grunt's-eye view of America's last-ditch efforts to save Iraq.