COVER

Anatomy of an Acquittal (Cover Stories)

Prosecutors thought the videotape of the brutal beating guaranteed a conviction. Instead it provided a reason for the jury to find four policemen not guilty.

L.A. Lawless (Cover Stories)

The violence sparked by the King verdict reveals racial divisions that have plagued the city for years

The Fire This Time (Cover Stories)

As Los Angeles smolders,black and white Americans around the country try to comprehend the verdict and the future of race relations

The Limits of Black Power (Cover Stories)

African Americans have seized control of city halls across the nation, but their rise has done little to ease the plight of their most downtrodden constituents

NATION

WORLD

One Baby Step Forward (The Week World)

In the Middle East talks, even political gestures can bring halting progress

Same Old Story (The Week World)

Belgrade redraws the country's borders, but the fighting continues

WAR & TERRORISM

SCIENCE

Living Happily Near A Nuclear Trash Heap (Environment)

The frogs and trees are radioactive, you can't catch the fish or wade in the streams, and a doctor warns of cancer risks, but that doesn't ruffle the people of Oak Ridge

HEALTH & MEDICINE

A Problem with Milk (The Week Health & Science)

Vitamin D routinely added by dairies usually goes in at the wrong dosage

The Heat Is On (The Week Health & Science)

A hot spot in the sea could mean global warming is finally here

Watch What You Eat (The Week Health & Science)

A new teaching tool redefines food guidelines -- and stirs up controversy

SOCIETY

What's The Big Deal? (The Week: Society)

The Navy finds ample evidence of sexual assaults -- but few culprits

The 700 Club (The Week: Society)

( With AT&T' s new area code, your home phone is wherever you are

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Reading Between the Lines (Books)

In describing his downfall, Gorbachev candidly admits his shock (and even a few mistakes) but glosses over painful truths

BUSINESS

Get Used to It (The Week: Business)

Still waiting for the recession to end? It already has

The Breakdown of Trade Talks (Economy)

Who Pays the Price It is known as the Uruguay Round of the GATT talks, and that alone can make eyes glaze over. But the current stalemate could be costly for most Americans, and everyone else.

Welcome to The Family (The Week: Business)

The IMF and World Bank ask the former Soviet republics to join

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Quirky William Finn (Theater)

For him, Falsettos fulfills an obsession. For audiences, his musical about homosexuality, AIDS and families offers the richest emotions on Broadway.

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