September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Although Rathdrum Prairie grass growers have barely 10 percent of their fields left to burn, the last of the acreage is going to smoke quite slowly. Rathdrum Prairie farmers burned …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 In the weeks before he killed two students and his algebra teacher in a Moses Lake classroom, Barry Loukaitis was immersed in a dark world of violent movies and music …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 There’s a Spam recipe contest, a pickle-making demonstration and an Elvis impersonator, but the most exotic sight at the Spokane Interstate Fair is supposed to be someone wandering around with …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Despite having broken up more than 25 years ago, the Beatles still earned an estimated $98 million in the past year. Photo by Associated Press

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Northwest Indians have a thank-you of sorts for longtime adversary U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton. Normally independent tribes are being galvanized by Gorton’s proposal to peel back their sovereign immunity, said …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Monday’s Washington Triple Choice: 788. Monday’s Washington Keno: 6-7-11-14-17-19-21-22-29-37-38-39-49-50-55-56 58-64-65-67.

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s first trip to Mideast this week comes at a critical time in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. Photo by Associated Press

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Ten years ago: Appearing before President Reagan’s special commission on AIDS, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop denounced health workers who refused to treat AIDS patients, calling them a “fearful and …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 In 1776: The second Continental Congress made the term “United States” official, replacing “United Colonies.” In 1850: California became the 31st state of the union.

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Photo of supercar

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Scientists warned residents to stay in the northern tip of Montserrat on Monday, saying an “explosive event” from the island’s smoldering volcano seemed all but imminent. Rapid buildup of lava …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Incan ruins of Machu Picchu, South America’s leading archeological treasure, were threatened Monday by a large forest fire in Peru’s southern Andes mountains. Machu Picchu, located 300 miles southeast …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Family members cry as victims are pulled from waters off the Haitian coast. Photo by Associated Press

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Florida became the only state with a current ban on the fen-phen diet-pill combination Monday, heeding studies that linked the mixture to rare heart-valve defects. An emergency ban unanimously adopted …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A5 A former female Citadel cadet sued the school Monday, saying she was sexually harassed by male cadets who humiliated her with taunts, attacks and altered photos that were distributed on …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 1. A poster of Princess Diana sits outside Kensington Palace on Monday. Photo by Associated Press 2. Mourners’ flowers formed a heart outside Althorp Hall, the family home of Princess …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 The images from the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, watched by an enormous worldwide television audience, will be memorialized in a series of television projects to be released over …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 In making arrangements for Princess Diana’s funeral, the queen demanded that her body not be placed in any royal palace and insisted on a private service, sparking a fierce dispute …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A7 Even though Pope John Paul II often spoke of Mother Teresa as a saint, it is considered highly unlikely the church would break with precedent and move to canonize her …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A7 A mural of Mother Teresa rises Monday in Calcutta. Photo by Associated Press

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A7 Mother Teresa, whose message of peace and compassion went beyond the boundaries of creed and nationality, will go to her burial place on a gun carriage, draped in the Indian …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A8 Two police officers accused of sexually brutalizing a Haitian suspect with a wooden stick pleaded innocent Monday to a new charge of bias based on “race, color, religion or national …

September 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A8 Powerful Hurricane Erika pushed farther away from land Monday with 125 mph winds, sparing the continental United States and most likely Bermuda. “The core of the storm is almost certainly …