Palestinian suicide bomber wounds 15.Aerial patrols begin in North Carolina on the hunt for man-eating sharks.Protestant protesters hurl stones at Catholic girls on their way to school in Protestant territory.Janet Reno signals she's ready for the governor's seat in Florida.HP will
American middle class was relatively unchanged by 90s economy, except for increasing, looming debt.Norway breaks impasse by offering to take in some of the 400 asylum seekers floating off Christmas Island.Bush's missile defense program could drop nuclear missiles on Europe, Canada, or middle America, warn Army
Israeli Army withdrew from Beit Jala after two days, leaving tanks nearby.Two years after tragic elections, East Timor votes for "constituent assembly."U.S. government and environmental groups compromise on dying-species protection.Milosevic rants in court and has a lawyer assigned against his will.40,000
Violence intensifies on both sides in West Bank; U.S. calls for Israeli withdrawl from Beit Jala.NATO calls arms-gathering in Macedonia a success; government sees it as a "theatrical harvest."Australian troops board Norwegian freighter loaded with 438 refugees.U.S. warns Israel that use of
Peruvian congress votes to charge Japan's ex-President Fujimori with responsibility for two massacres; Japanese officials pledge cooperation.U.S. continues mixed-message middle-east policy, now against Israeli seek-and-destruction.Chicago citizens called on to read "To Kill A Mockingbird" simultaneously.Open mouth, withdraw
Taiwan's Presidential panel calls for new trade with China.Israel kills leader of PFLP, a radical PLO faction; Palestinians call for "comprehensive, unlimited war."Borders bookstores in U.K. use face-mapping security cameras to track shoplifters.Established media giants increase their audiences on the Web
"Waiting for Guffman" edition"It's like in a Hitchcock movie, you know, where they tie you up in a rubber bag and throw you in the trunk of a car.": Bush says U.S. will withdraw from AMB Treaty, though at "a time
NATO troops begin collecting weapons from ethnic Albanians.Brooklyn tenant charged with beating and burning city marshall sent to evict her.Israel continues seek-and-assassinate plan.General Accounting Office issues warning on Bush's move to cut federal environmental enforcement.50+ music publishers and songwriters file suit against
NATO launches Macedonia mission--to last 30 days--with Brits at helm.Senator Helms to announce that he will not seek re-election, and that he's gay!White House says surplus down forty-four percent from original estimates.Citizens in South-Western Germany hear buzzing; some fear U.
White House considers backing out of plans to remove 50 tons of plutonium from warheads.Portugal favors treatment over incarceration for drug addicts.Bush calls on Congress to approve his education and defense spending immediately.Amazon will allow some purchased items to be picked up at Circuit City stores.A
