January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 America Online, the computer online network that has been staggering under the weight of its own popularity, moved Wednesday to head off a threatened wave of state consumer fraud lawsuits …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Attacking the federal government’s threat to crack down on California and Arizona doctors who recommend marijuana to sick patients, a leading medical journal said the policy is “foolish,” “hypocritical” and …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Copyright 1997, The Spokesman-Review A law school student agreed with her architect father Wednesday, saying she believes she saw a Spokane bombing suspect shortly before the deadly blast at last …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 “Spuddy Buddy” promotes Idaho potatoes in New York. File/Associated Press

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Gov. Phil Batt is preparing legislation to tighten up Idaho’s lottery law to make it clear that video gambling machines are illegal. The change is aimed squarely at Idaho tribes, …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Giao Kt returns to his jail cell after his sentencing Wednesday. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Wednesday’s Washington Triple Choice: 175. Wednesday’s Washington Lotto: 12-22-23-27-32-40.

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Jurors in the O.J. Simpson civil trial deliberated for six hours Wednesday, asking for a magnifying glass and a photo of a blood vial to help them as they review …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 The number of federally licensed gun dealers has been halved in the last four years, Treasury Department officials said Wednesday, reflecting new rules that make it harder to get a …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 1. Rather 2. Tager

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Stacks of Bernardin’s book sit on a counter at a Chicago book store. Photo by Associated Press

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 The growing number of African-American men incarcerated in state prisons is having a profound impact on the black community’s ability to participate in the nation’s political process, a new study …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 A spokesman for the militant Islamic group Hamas warned Wednesday that the extradition of one of the organization’s top leaders to Israel by the United States would “severely arouse” his …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Subway gunman Bernie Goetz changed his mind Wednesday and appealed a $43 million judgment in his 1984 shooting of a black teen. Goetz, 49, said after his civil trial in …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Maurice Papon, the former French official facing trial on charges of crimes against humanity in World War II, has broken a long silence and accused French Jews of helping to …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Responding to complaints that travelers lack basic airline safety information, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that its Internet site will provide some safety data by the end of February. …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 The federal judge hearing the Oklahoma City bombing case agreed Wednesday to allow the closed-circuit television broadcast of the trial to be moved to an auditorium of a Federal Aviation …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 A child from the Catholic Bogside area of Londonerry skips rope at the memorial for the 14 victims of Bloody Sunday. Photo by Associated Press

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Justice Department investigators reviewing reported sloppiness at the FBI’s vaunted crime laboratory here have turned up allegations of broader troubles: Lab officials say they were pressured by agents to lie …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 It’s the most secure encryption code the United States allows to be exported - and it took a graduate student only 3-1/2 hours to break it, industry officials said Wednesday. …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 American soldiers may have been exposed to Iraqi chemical weapons that Allied bombers destroyed near front-line positions during Operation Desert Storm, retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf said Wednesday. The former Gulf …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell was named as the other woman in the attempted-murder trial of a former FBI agent who says he became unhinged when his wife had a lesbian …

January 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A8 1. A billiards and pool section called the French Quarters is one of the highlights of the new Bayou Brewing Co. complex on East Trent. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review …