February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 A woman believed to be the mother of one of the pilots enters the headquarters of Brothers to the Rescue at Opa-locka Airport on Saturday. Photo by Associated Press

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 ‘Resort tax’ raises fears. “If you eat some place, you have to pay more because we have tourists here?” asks Margaret Peterson, who rents an apartment at Forest Place retirement …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Al Eborall is having a rocky time. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Taking their measure. Super 1 meat manager Ed Padilla, center, tries to remember a phone number after Alex Schmall discovers a package of ground turkey is underweight. Photo by …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Court-watcher Tony Fields enjoys moment in a higher seat. Photo by Kristy MacDonald/The Spokesman-Review

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 The 10-year-old boy faced his attacker alone. By the end of 1995, he had been molested and raped at least 10 times, according to court records.

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Publishing magnate Steve Forbes won tiny Delaware’s first-ever presidential primary Saturday, a result further roiling the tumultuous Republican presidential race. With 96 percent of Delaware’s GOP precincts reporting, Forbes had …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Saturday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers are: 343. Saturday’s winning Washington Lotto numbers: 11-27-28-33-36-45. No winner. Next jackpot: $4 million. Saturday’s winning Quinto numbers: AQ242. Next jackpot: $300,000. Saturday’s winning …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Friday’s developments: Presidential race Lamar Alexander, facing questions about how long he can remain in the presidential race, said not to count him out until several more Republican primaries are …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Anti-Buchanan protesters march in San Francisco on Friday. Photo by Associated Press

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Secret Service agents, in their first day on the job with Republican presidential candidate Patrick J. Buchanan, disarmed a gun-toting supporter waiting for him at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 A mother accused of setting a rowhouse fire that killed her two young daughters was convicted Friday of murder and arson. Prosecutors said Rene Aulton had hoped to get rid …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 A girl sickened by poisonous wild mushrooms went home after a successful partial liver transplant. Doctors grafted part of a donor liver onto Jennifer Chang’s damaged one to help her …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Grass fires that already consumed thousands of acres of parched land in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma kept popping up Saturday, needing only a spark from a passing train or an …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 A couple shocked to find graphic child pornography on what they thought was their new laptop computer is suing the seller for $11 million. Thomas and Denise Saey and at …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Three people were arrested Saturday in the fatal shooting of a Dutch tourist at a gas station. The men - described as two teenagers and a young man - were …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Beset by computer problems, NASA on Saturday put off the release of a tethered satellite from space shuttle Columbia to ensure everything is working perfectly before attempting the dangerous experiment. …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Barbara Howes, a poet who was one of five finalists for the National Book Award in poetry last year for her book “Collected Poems 1945-1990,” died early Saturday after a …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 The leaders of Italy’s Communist party led a large march through Rome on Saturday in an attempt to boost the party’s shrinking profile before elections in April. Organizers said more …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 Anna Larina, widow of purged Bolshevik leader Nikolai Bukharin and herself a survivor of Soviet labor camps, died Saturday at age 82, the ITAR-Tass news agency said. Bukharin, one of …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 An upcoming U.N. report says thousands of people were killed in Iraq during mass murder, torture and executions without trial, an Egyptian newspaper reported Saturday. U.N. envoys to Iraq gathered …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 Salvage workers began pumping the remaining 16 million gallons of oil from the crippled Sea Empress tanker on Saturday, while wildlife rescuers rushed to save oil-soaked birds and animals. An …

February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 The speedy elimination of Saddam Hussein’s son-in-law after the country’s most famous defector was lured back to Baghdad has proven once again the ruthlessness of Iraq’s iron-fisted leader and shown …