December 24, 1990 | Vol. 136 No. 27

Boston: Nightmare on The Night Owl (American Notes)

Nightmare on The Night Owl

Los Angeles: Keeping The Loot (American Notes)

Keeping The Loot

New York City: Jogger Trial, Act II (American Notes)

Jogger Trial, Act II

Tennessee: Death on A Foggy Road (American Notes)

Death on A Foggy Road

Challenger: The Final Words (Grapevine)

Ghostbuster of the Week (Grapevine)

Godson of the Week (Grapevine)

How Low Can We Go? (Grapevine)

Postdated Counterinsurgency (Grapevine)

Rescue Mission

As Moscow faces its worst winter shortages since World War II, Bush offers food, cash and counsel to bolster Gorbachev's reforms

Sorry, Nonsmoking Strictly Prohibited (Grapevine)

Still The Teflon Don?

John Gotti sees "no problem" beating the rap yet again

Testing The Waters on Race

Republicans seek to exploit the quota issue but pull back -- for now -- as Bennett pulls out

The Louis XIV Sun Visor (Grapevine)

The Presidency: Washington's Mother Christmas

Washington's Mother Christmas

Worth the Wait? (Grapevine)

Wretched Excess Citation (Grapevine)

Wrong Message, Wrong Time

America Abroad: Woodrow Wilson in the Gulf

Woodrow Wilson in the Gulf

Toward A New Kuwait

Eastern Europe Populism on the March

A weakness for messianic leaders and ethnic mistrust, both lethal to democracy, infect the region's new democracies

Is Uncle Sam Being Suckered?

With the costs of Desert Shield likely to double, Congress fumes at those allies who seem to be weaseling out of their pledges to help

ROBERT MORRIS: The Terror Of Hiding

In Kuwait ROBERT MORRIS spent 120 days in isolation, fearing the Iraqi soldiers and wondering whether he would outlast Saddam Hussein. Now he worries about the fate of the Kuwaitis.

Albania: Goodbye, Stalinism (World Notes)

Goodbye, Stalinism

Brazil: The Plot Thickens (World Notes)

The Plot Thickens

Colombia: Score One for The Narcos (World Notes)

Score One for The Narcos

South Africa: Return of the Native Son (World Notes)

Return of the Native Son

Sweden: No Fence, No Sitting (World Notes)

No Fence, No Sitting

Environment: Endangered Earth Update the Ecokid Corps (Environment)

School-age crusaders can be a pain in the neck, but they may be the best hope for the cause of preservation

Endangered Earth Update Is the Planet on the Back Burner? (Environment)

War and recession may be grabbing the headlines, but the relentless trashing of the world's air, land and seas continues apace

Medicine: A Pill That Gets Under the Skin (Medicine)

Norplant could spur birth control -- and stir controversy

Health: Mystery - And Maybe Danger - in the Air (Health)

A government review heightens concern about hazards of the electronic age

Health: Red Alert on Red Meat (Health)

The link between high-fat diets and colon cancer gets stronger

Fashion: Gucci's Colorful Return to Style (Fashion)

As Gucci reinvents itself, some of the old becomes new

Ethics: Bringing An End to Limbo (Ethics)

A Missouri court affirms Nancy Cruzan's right to die after hearing "clear and convincing" evidence to support the move

Living: You Can Go Home Again (Living)

Across the U.S., black Americans are returning to the South

Technology: The Day I Played God

Creating a new world is complicated -- and risky

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