NATION

BLAMING THE VICTIM

O.J. SIMPSON IS BACK IN COURT WITH A NEW DEFENSE STRATEGY THAT AIMS TO PUT HIS SLAIN EX-WIFE ON TRIAL

WHERE THEY STAND (Election '96)

CRITICS SAY CLINTON HAS STOLEN THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA. BUT A LOOK AT HIS AND DOLE'S POSITIONS ON THE ISSUES SHOWS SOME DIFFERENCES IN HOW THEY WOULD GOVERN.

WORLD

OVER THEIR DEAD BODIES

HEBRON'S IMMOVABLE JEWISH SETTLERS ARE LIVING LAND MINES IN THE TANGLED PEACE PROCESS

THE SILENCE CRACKS

MAJOR ADMISSIONS BY AN EX-POLICE CHIEF PROVIDE A BREAKTHROUGH IN SOUTH AFRICA'S QUEST FOR JUSTICE

FRIENDS OF THE TALIBAN

AS FIGHTING NEARS KABUL, TWO POWS TELL TIME THAT PAKISTAN SENT SOLDIERS TO HELP THE EXTREME ISLAMISTS

SCIENCE

STILL TICKING (Space)

A QUARTER-CENTURY AFTER ITS LAUNCH, PIONEER 10 IS ALIVE AND CALLING HOME

SOCIETY

THE FUGITIVE GOES ON TRIAL (Crime)

TEN YEARS AFTER ALEX KELLY, CHARGED WITH TWO RAPES, FLED THE COUNTRY, THE FIRST ACCUSER GETS HER DAY IN COURT

RELIGION

VATICAN THINKING EVOLVES

THE POPE GIVES HIS BLESSING TO NATURAL SELECTION--THOUGH MAN'S SOUL REMAINS BEYOND SCIENCE'S REACH

SPORT

TECHNOLOGY

ROBOTS OF THE ROAD

AUTOMAKERS ARE RACING TO BUILD DRIVERLESS CARS FOR TOMORROW'S SMARTWAYS

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

OH, GROW UP! (Essay)

SOME ADULTS SHOULD STOP TRYING SO HARD TO KEEP CHILDHOOD FOR THEMSELVES

BUSINESS

ACT TWO FOR BIG BLUE

IBM IS TURNING PROFITS AND HEADS WITH SNAZZY PRODUCTS AND SNAPPY EARNINGS. BUT WHAT LIES AHEAD?

LITIGATION VALLEY

IN CALIFORNIA, HIGH-TECH FIRMS BATTLE SECURITIES LAWYERS OVER A PLAINTIFF-FRIENDLY REFERENDUM

SUB-PRIME TIME

LENDING MONEY TO PEOPLE WITH BAD CREDIT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE GOOD BUSINESS. YET IT COULDN'T BE BETTER

EDUCATION

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

CINEMA: SUDDENLY SHAKESPEARE (The Arts / CINEMA)

O.K., SO HE ISN'T JOHN GRISHAM. BUT MORE AND MORE FILMS ARE BETTING THE BARD CAN MAKE MONEY AT THE MULTIPLEX

PEOPLE

LETTERS