MAIL 6
PICKS & PANS 17
THE INSIDER 47
PASSAGES 70
FIRST LOOK 85
PUZZLER 104
CHATTER 116
STAR TRACKS 8
Tiger Woods swings with Arnold Palmer. Princess Diana gets global with Nelson Mandela. Keanu Reeves laces up his skates, and more
UP FRONT
48 Bill and Camille Cosby's grief over the murder of their son Ennis is allayed by the arrest of a teenage suspect
50 Sally Jessy Raphaël, John Walsh, George McGovern and Carroll O'Connor, among others, discuss the challenge of rebuilding one's life after a child dies
58 Floyd Pearson thought he had bought a winning lottery ticket in his hometown of McPherson, Kans.—or was he just talking trash?
STYLE 62
Thanks to fans like Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Hurley and Candice Bergen, ex-Brooklynite Heidi Weisel is Hollywood's queen of black-tie attire
ON THE JOB 65
On the eve of the trial of accused Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, his lawyer Stephen Jones finds himself on the defensive
DISCOVERY 73
Amateur astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp independently discovered the most spectacular comet of modern times—and then they met each other
WEDDINGS 76
When country hunk Tracy Lawrence wed Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Stacie Drew, quarterback Troy Aikman helped toast America's couple
HEROES 78
In flood-swept Kentucky, petting-zoo director Penny Schaefer has taken in cats, dogs and chinchillas stranded by the raging waters
TROUBLE 86
Already battling a $35 million breach-of-contract suit, Dick Cavett got more bad news last week: His $3 million Long Island, N.Y., mansion had burned to the ground
JOCKS 91
He should be a freshman in college; instead, 18-year-old Kobe Bryant, a rookie guard with the Lakers, is the youngest player ever to start an NBA game
SCREEN 95
Having ridden through a few potholes in her life, Nia Long ably navigates courtship's rocky road in the romantic comedy love jones
MEDICS 99
At the Kent health center near Seattle, patients have a choice: a traditional doctor or a specialist in alternative treatments like herbal medicine or acupuncture
POLS 102
In Hesston, Kans., high school senior Christopher Friesen runs for mayor against John Waltner, his government teacher
SPLIT 107
After almost 10 years as an East Coast power couple, retired political warrior Ed Rollins and his wife, Sherrie, break up over an office romance
FAREWELL 108
In New York City, hundreds turn out for the funeral of the Notorious B.I.G., as new information on the rapper's possible murderer emerges
SUPERFAN 111
Know a baseball team that needs a fan? Free-agent rooter Michael Volpe will take bids
COUPLES 112
Do married couples grow to resemble one another? Donald and Nancy Featherstone do—because they always dress alike
Saved by the Bell Reunion
The hookups, the meltdowns, the memoires
The case reveals what was really going on what they think of each other now!















