November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 The three major American carmakers agreed Friday to warn customers that air bags, which have become standard safety equipment on almost every car and truck, also can be dangerous, especially …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 A man who admitted beating his girlfriend’s 20-month-old son to death was charged Friday with first-degree murder. Kootenai County prosecutors say Ralph J. Reyes inflicted “extreme and prolonged acts of …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Initiatives aimed at banning bearbaiting and overturning Gov. Phil Batt’s nuclear waste agreement both appear headed for defeat, according to a new poll. The poll, conducted for The Idaho Spokesman-Review …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Because Sabina does not have a life-threatening illness, volunteers are unable to bring her back to the United States. But because of the team’s efforts on her behalf, a 6-year-old …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Gary Locke helps out at a Habitat for Humanity home in Spokane this week. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Big money flowing into races for the White House and Congress has sunk the process so deeply into sleaze and suspicion that even the biggest beneficiaries are calling for repairs. …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Mount Merapi in Central Java is spewing hot gases and lava, two years after an eruption killed 69 people. Hundreds of people have moved out of their homes near the …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Friday’s Washington Triple Choice: 467. Friday’s Washington Keno: 4-7-13-26-27-34-41-50-51-52- 56-57-58-60-61-65-67-71-72-79. Friday’s Idaho Hot Lotto: 2-16-17-20-24.

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Republican governors from nine Western states urged the television networks Friday to refrain from declaring a winner in the presidential race until after polls close in the West. Network officials …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Clinton administration furnished an explanation Friday why it couldn’t account for the visits of John Huang, the Democratic fund-raiser, to the White House: two John Huangs. The fund-raiser is …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 The candidates Bill Clinton said his campaign and the Democratic Party “have played by the rules” of campaign finance, then proposed changes including banning contributions from non-citizens. “The parties are …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Democratic Party filed its tardy financial report Friday, showing it refunded an improper $10,000 contribution from a South Korean businessman. It was raised by John Huang, the fundraiser at …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Two national tracking polls released Friday found President Clinton maintaining a bare majority among likely voters as the 1996 campaign nears an end. The surveys differed on how badly Republican …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 House Republicans asked Friday for the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate an immigrant naturalization program that they claim the Clinton administration corrupted in a “reckless drive for political …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 For Halloween, the vice president dressed up as - Al Gore. He donned a rubber mask of himself and a makeshift white cape over his suit. And, he lived up …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Zairian nationalists drive around the capital with mock weapons Friday calling for a tougher stance in the crisis with Tutsi rebels in eastern Zaire. Photo by Associated Press

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Heavy fighting, punctuated by mortar blasts, raged today after Tutsi rebels and Rwandan forces stormed Goma and engaged Zairian troops in a battle for control of the city and its …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 A hotel room here. Dozens of excessive cab fares there. A government-discount plane ticket for the wife. For five years, Food and Drug Administration chief David Kessler submitted expense accounts …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering emergency inspections of all Boeing 737 airliners after safety tests revealed that their backup rudder control system can fail under extreme conditions. The order, …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 O.J. Simpson’s lawyer proposed a new evidence-planting theory Friday, suggesting police placed a glove and cap under a bush inches from the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 The CIA held a rare on-the-record news conference Friday to denounce as untrue two former employees’ allegations that the agency covered up Iraqi poison gas attacks and other cases where …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 A free-lance photographer was convicted of murder Friday in the sex slaying of model and former Los Angeles Raiders cheerleader Linda Sobek, and will be sentenced to life without parole. …

November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 Assistant FBI Director James Kallstrom expressed frustration Friday with persistent rumors of a conspiracy to cover up the truth about TWA Flight 800 until after the election. “This is certainly …