| Facts on File 1996 |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
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| 1990 census count upheld. (by the U.S. Supreme Court)(includes reaction to the decision) | Business, general | |
| 1995 corporate profits rose 49.2%.(includes table listing profits by industry) | Business, general | |
| 1996 presidential campaign: Forbes is chief target in Iowa debate. (Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes) | Business, general | |
| Abortion: Clinton vetoes late-term method ban. | Business, general | |
| Academy Awards. (68th annual Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards ceremony held Mar 25, 1996, honors best motion pictures) | Business, general | |
| Affirmative action end in Georgia asked. | Business, general | |
| AIDS: advances cited at meeting. (Third Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Washington D.C.)(includes related information) | Business, general | |
| AIDS: FDA approves two new drugs. (ritonavir and indinavir) | Business, general | |
| America Online sets Internet alliances. | Business, general | |
| Arafat opens PNA Council; terrorism issue dampens moods. (Yasir Arafat; the Palestine National Authority's legislative session) | Business, general | |
| Arafat registers sweeping electoral victory as Palestinian voters affirm peace process. (Yasir Arafat) | Business, general | |
| A review of the top news stories of 1995. | Business, general | |
| Arms-to-Iraq report released. (report on the UK's reversal of policy towards selling arms to Iraq) | Business, general | |
| Arzu wins presidential runoff. (Guatemalan presidential candidate Alvaro Arzu Irigoyen)(includes biographical information about Arzu) | Business, general | |
| Assisted suicide: federal court strikes down N.Y. ban. (New York state) | Business, general | |
| Assisted suicide: Kevorkian acquitted in common-law case.(Dr. Jack Kevorkian) | Business, general | |
| Assisted suicide: Kevorkian acquitted in two deaths. (Jack Kevorkian) | Business, general | |
| 'Atlantis,' Russian space station link.(includes related data on the 'Atlantis' space shuttle) | Business, general | |
| Attack ads dominate S.C. debate. (negative advertising discussed by four leading Republican candidates in South Carolina primary debate) | Business, general | |
| Attacks in Bosnian cities punctuate uneasy peace.(includes information about related developments) | Business, general | |
| Australia: Howard sets ministerial staff. (prime-minister elect John Howard; includes list of appointments) | Business, general | |
| Australia: Tasmania massacre leaves 35 dead. (suspected gunman Martin Bryant arrested in Port Arthur, Tasmania)(Brief Article) | Business, general | |
| Aviation: jet plunges into Everglades, killing 110. | Business, general | |
| Aviation: seven-year-old pilot dies in plane crash.(Jessica Dubroff)(includes related article on child pilots) | Business, general | |
| Aznar lacks majority in parliament. (Spanish Popular Party leader Jose Maria Aznar) | Business, general | |
| Ballistic missile test-fired. (India) | Business, general | |
| Baseball season opens.(includes contract and revenue-sharing news) | Business, general | |
| Beazley confirmed as Labor leader. (Kim Beazley becomes Australia's new Labor Party leader) | Business, general | |
| Biased crack prosecutions claim denied.(Supreme Court case on crack cocaine prosecution) | Business, general | |
| Boeing ex-unit tied to Bahamas bribe. (de Havilland Inc.) | Business, general | |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina: four charged with crimes against Serbs. | Business, general | |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina: war-crime panel charges Serb general. (Djordje Djukic) | Business, general | |
| Bosnian combatants reaffirm commitment to peace treaty at Rome conference. (conference in Rome, Italy)(includes related information) | Business, general | |
| Bosnian enemies pull back from cease-fire line; Clinton visits U.S. troops. | Business, general | |
| Bosnian Serb military withdraws from Sarajevo area. (Bosnia-Herzegovina)(includes news of other developments) | Business, general | |
| Buchanan narrowly defeats Dole in New Hampshire primary; Alexander is close third. (presidential candidates Patrick Buchanan, Bob Dole and Lamar Alexander) | Business, general | |
| Buchanan victor in Louisiana caucuses. (presidential candidate Patrick J. Buchanan)(includes other campaign news) | Business, general | |
| Business people. (hirings, firings, resignations etc.) | Business, general | |
| Cabinet shuffled; Quebec ties boosted. (Canada)(includes list of new Canadian cabinet members) | Business, general | |
| Canada: 1996-97 budget continues spending cuts. | Business, general | |
| Canada: Chretien leads South Asia trade mission. (Prime Minister Jean Chretien) | Business, general | |
| Canada: deputy PM quits over campaign vow. (Deputy Prime Minister Sheila Copps; includes additional Canadian political news) | Business, general | |
| Canada: homosexual rights bill passed. | Business, general | |
| Canada: liberal ministers win in by-elections. | Business, general | |
| Canada: Parliament reopens with new agenda. | Business, general | |
| Census: bureau to use sampling in 2000 count. | Business, general | |
| Center-left coalition wins Italy's general election; Prodi expected to form government. (Romano Prodi; includes list of election results) | Business, general | |
| Chernobyl fire spreads atomic ash.(includes information on study conducted on Chernobyl victims and the genetic mutations passed on to their offspring) | Business, general | |
| China fires test missiles near Taiwan; seen as preelection intimidation tactic. | Business, general | |
| China takeover panel installed. (in Hong Kong)(includes related article about UK Foreign Sec. Malcolm Rifkind's visit to China) | Business, general | |
| Chinese Premier Li addresses Taiwan control. (Li Peng) | Business, general | |
| Chirac addresses British parliament. (France's Pres Jacques Chirac) | Business, general | |
| Chretien grabs protester at rally. (Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien) | Business, general | |
| Cleric, followers sentenced in U.N. bomb plot. (Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and others) | Business, general | |
| Clinton acts to raise cattle prices.(Pres Bill Clinton) | Business, general | |
| Clinton Administration: Kantor named Commerce Secretary.(Mickey Kantor)(includes related articles on Charlene Barshefsky and Franklin D. Raines) | Business, general | |
| Clinton approves strategic petroleum reserve oil sale; move aims to curb increase in gas prices. (President Bill Clinton) | Business, general | |
| Clinton backs China MFN status. (most-favored-nation status) | Business, general | |
| Clinton backs Wisconsin reform plan. (welfare reform) | Business, general | |
| Clinton delivers State of the Union address; President declares 'era of big government' over. (Pres Bill Clinton) | Business, general | |
| Clinton nominates Greenspan to third term as Fed chairman; Rivlin tapped for number-two post. (Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve Board chairman; Alice M. Rivlin) | Business, general | |
| Clinton presents 1997 federal budget; plan would balance budget by 2002. (includes related charts with budget figures and analysis) | Business, general | |
| Clinton seeks end to Aegean dispute. (territorial dispute between Greece and Turkey) | Business, general | |
| Clinton sets rules for teenage mothers.(welfare regulation) | Business, general | |
| Clinton signs antiterrorism bill. (includes related article with highlights of the bill) | Business, general | |
| Clinton signs farm-subsidy overhaul.(includes highlights of the bill) | Business, general | |
| Clinton signs sex offender notification bill. | Business, general | |
| Clinton signs stopgap extension. (temporary spending bill) | Business, general | |
| Clinton speeds cancer drug approval.(includes related article on Republican FDA reform proposals) | Business, general | |
| Clinton urges 'corporate citizenship.' | Business, general | |
| Clinton visits Japan, South Korea.(includes related articles on his visits) | Business, general | |
| Coal miners strike in Russia, Ukraine. | Business, general | |
| Colombia: top aide implicates Samper. (Pres Ernesto Samper accused of knowingly taking campaign money from members of the Cali drug cartel by former defense minister Fernando Botero) | Business, general | |
| 'Columbia' loses tethered satellite. (space shuttle) | Business, general | |
| Congress approves fiscal 1996 omnibus spending bill; Clinton promises to sign measure. (Pres Clinton) (includes highlights from the bill) | Business, general | |
| Congress passes liability-suit limits.(includes highlights of the bill) | Business, general | |
| Congress passes line-item veto.(includes highlights of the bill) | Business, general | |
| Constitutional amendment fails in House. | Business, general | |
| Consumer prices rose 2.5% in 1995. (includes a description of how the consumer price index is calculated) | Business, general | |
| Cuban jets shoot down two U.S. civilian planes; downing prompts sanctions. | Business, general | |
| Currency caution voiced at conference. (European Union conference discusses single currency issues) | Business, general | |
| Daimler cuts Fokker financial support. (Daimler-Benz AG, Fokker N.V.) | Business, general | |
| Daiwa Bank pleads guilty to fraud. | Business, general | |
| Dallas beats Pittsburgh in Super Bowl to capture NFL title. (National Football League championship)(includes scoring summary) | Business, general | |
| December '95 jobless rate remained 5.6%. | Business, general | |
| Democrat wins Oregon Senate seat. (Ron Wyden)(includes related article on vote-by-mail system) | Business, general | |
| Discharge of gay Navy officer upheld. (Lt. Paul G. Thomasson)(includes other news about gays in the military) | Business, general | |
| Dole attacks Clinton judicial appointees.(Bob Dole feels Pres Bill Clinton's appointees are too liberal; includes related articles on Dole's views of the American Bar Association and the withdraw of a Clinton judicial appointee) | Business, general | |
| Dole edges out Buchanan to win Iowa caucuses; Gramm bows out after weak finish. (presidential candidates Bob Dole, Patrick Buchanan and Phil Gramm) | Business, general | |
| Dole emerges as clear front-runner in Republican presidential nomination race after string of primary victories. (Bob Dole) | Business, general | |
| Dole sweeps midwest Republican primaries. (presidential candidate Bob Dole) | Business, general | |
| Dole to resign from Senate to boost ailing presidential bid: campaign move stuns colleagues.(Bob Dole) | Business, general | |
| Dole wins all seven states in 'Super Tuesday' Republican primaries; Forbes withdraws from race. (Bob Dole, Steve Forbes) (includes related charts with results) | Business, general | |
| Dominican Republic: runoff set in presidential election. | Business, general | |
| Drug-makers' suit settlement rejected. (ruling from 1994 price-fixing case) | Business, general | |
| Du Pont heir held in wrestler's slaying. (John E. du Pont was arrested for the murder of wrestler David Schultz) | Business, general | |
| Eastern European news in brief. | Business, general | |
| Economy: trade deficit declined in February. | Business, general | |
| Economy: trade deficit shrank in October 1995. | Business, general | |
| Education: affirmative action policy overturned. | Business, general | |
| Education: news in brief. (Raul Yzaguirre resigns as chairman of President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans; includes additional education news) | Business, general | |
| Egypt: attack on Greek tourists kills 18. (Islamic fundamentalists claim responsibility) | Business, general | |
| Employee benefit suits permitted. (over rescinded benefits) (includes news of other Supreme Court decisions) | Business, general | |
| EU conference document unveiled. (UK position paper on relations with the European Union)(includes related article on the Referendum Party) | Business, general | |
| EU leaders open year-long conference. (European Union's intergovernmental conference) | Business, general | |
| EU pledges 'Mad Cow' disease financial support for Britain. (European Union; bovine spongiform encephalopathy) | Business, general | |
| EU sets worldwide British beef ban; Britain suggests partial herd slaughter. (European Union) | Business, general | |
| Excerpts from the Supreme Court's decision to void Colorado law barring gay-rights protections. (Justices Anthony Kennedy and Antonin Scalia) | Business, general | |
| Ex-football star gives deposition. (civil lawsuit against O.J. Simpson) | Business, general | |
| Ex-president Chun indicted in '80 massacre. (former South Korean Pres. Chun Doo Hwan) | Business, general | |
| Facts on the 1996 Republican presidential candidates. | Business, general | |
| Faldo wins golf's Masters tournament.(Nick Faldo)(includes news of other golf events) | Business, general | |
| Farm subsidy overhaul passes Senate. | Business, general | |
| FBI in standoff with Montana antitax group: two 'Freemen' leaders arrested.(includes information about related developments) | Business, general | |
| Federal budget: Clinton signs debt-limit increase. | Business, general | |
| Federal budget: Omnibus spending bill passed.(includes related articles) | Business, general | |
| Federal budget: Republicans present budget for fiscal '97. | Business, general | |
| Federal Reserve lowers two key interest rates: slow growth cited. | Business, general | |
| Fed reports moderate growth. (economic indicators) | Business, general | |
| First war crimes trial opens. (accused war criminals from Bosnia-Herzegovina on trial) | Business, general | |
| Florida district ruled unconstitutional. | Business, general | |
| Florida smoking rule upheld.(includes other Supreme Court news) | Business, general | |
| Forbes top spender in fourth quarter. (presidential candidate Malcolm S. Forbes Jr.)(includes related article on an investigation of contributions made by Forbes Inc.) | Business, general | |
| Forbes wins Arizona primary; Dole, Buchanan take second and third; Dole wins Dakotas; Forbes takes Delaware. (Republican presidential candidates Steve Forbes, Bob Dole and Pat Buchanan) | Business, general | |
| Fox promises candidates free air time. (Fox Broadcasting) | Business, general | |
| France: Chirac announces sweeping military cuts. (Pres Jacques Chirac) | Business, general | |
| GDP growth revised downward. (4th qtr 1995)(includes other economic news) | Business, general | |
| Germany: Kohl announces massive welfare cuts. (German Chancellor Helmut Kohl; includes additional news about the kidnapping of millionaire Jan Philipp Reemtsma) | Business, general | |
| Germany: Kohl wins support in local elections. (Chancellor Helmut Kohl) | Business, general | |
| GM strike settlement reached. (General Motors Corp.) | Business, general | |
| Government cracks down on Shiite unrest. (Bahrain)(includes information on related developments) | Business, general | |
| Government issues dietary guidelines. | Business, general | |
| Government vows spending cuts. (Australia) | Business, general | |
| Governors back Medicaid, welfare plans. (at national conference of governors in Washington D.C.) | Business, general | |
| Great Britain: EU confirms beef ban despite protests. (European Union bans beef sales from Britain because of mad-cow disease) | Business, general | |
| Great Britain: inclusive Ulster talks start date set. (peace talks about the future of Northern Ireland) | Business, general | |
| Great Britain: Ulster disarmament body releases report. | Business, general | |
| Greenspan gives monetary report. (Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan) | Business, general | |
| Group of Seven, Russia reach accords on nuclear issues. | Business, general | |
| Guerrero governor quits over massacre. (Ruben Figueroa Alcocer; June 1995 massacre of peasants) | Business, general | |
| Hamas bombings in Israel send peace process reeling; Peres declares "war" on Islamic militants. (Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres) | Business, general | |
| Hearing on genital mutilation case held.(political asylum for woman from Togo considered) | Business, general | |
| High court voids Colorado law barring gay rights protection. | Business, general | |
| HIV-tainted blood settlement reached. (Japan) | Business, general | |
| Hockey season ends. (professional and college hockey standings; includes list) | Business, general | |
| Home resales rose 6.5% in February. (includes other economic indicator statistics) | Business, general | |
| Hong Kong: Major vows to protect post-1997 rights. (British Prime Minister John Major) | Business, general | |
| Hopefuls spar over negative ads, trade. (republican presidential candidates)(includes list of scheduled primaries and caucuses by date, and related developments) | Business, general | |
| House panel cites lawyers for contempt. (House Government Reform and Oversight Committee) | Business, general | |
| House passes '97 authorization funds. (defense bill) | Business, general | |
| House passes assault weapons ban repeal. | Business, general | |
| House passes diluted antiterrorism bill. | Business, general | |
| House passes health-insurance reform bill.(includes highlights of the bill) | Business, general | |
| House passes illegal immigration bill. | Business, general | |
| HUD scandal: ex-Interior Secretary Watt pleads guilty. (Housing and Urban Development Dept.; James G. Watt) | Business, general | |
| India: more ministers charged in bribe probe. | Business, general | |
| Indian Gaming Act overturned. (by the Supreme Court) | Business, general | |
| India's Hindu Nationalist Party asked to form government; election results augur instability. | Business, general | |
| Inmate's death-row appeal granted. (Larry Lonchar)(includes other Supreme Court news) | Business, general | |
| IRA bomb destroys London bus. (Irish Republican Army; London, England)(includes information about reaction to the bombing) | Business, general | |
| IRA bomb kills two, injures 100 in London; British prime minister demands return to cease-fire. (Irish Republican Army; John Major) | Business, general | |
| Iraq agrees to U.N. terms on oil-for-food deal; accord marks first easing of 1990 sanctions. (Iraq permitted to export oil) | Business, general | |
| Iraq: defectors slain after returning home. | Business, general | |
| Israeli artillery barrage pounds U.N. base; scores of civilians killed in attack.(United Nations base in Lebanon)(includes related articles on event) | Business, general | |
| Israel, Lebanon accept U.S.-brokered terms for cease-fire; Syria accorded key role. | Business, general | |
| Israel's Peres issues call for early elections; vote deemed peace process referendum. (Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres)(includes related article on Israeli-Syrian peace talks) | Business, general | |
| Italian premier sworn in; cabinet unveiled. (Romano Prodi) | Business, general | |
| Japan: '96 budget passes after bailout row delay. | Business, general | |
| Japanese Premier Murayama resigns; Parliament elects Hashimoto to succeed him. (Tomiichi Murayama; Ryutaro Hashimoto)(includes list of new cabinet officers) | Business, general | |
| Jet crash off Dominican Republic kills 189. | Business, general | |
| Jets pick Johnson first in NFL draft. (New York Jets select Keyshawn Johnson; includes list of first-round draft picks and contracts for present players) | Business, general | |
| Jobless rate fell to 5.4% in April. | Business, general | |
| Jobless rate fell to 5.5% in February. | Business, general | |
| Jobless rate rose to 5.6% in March. | Business, general | |
| Jobless rate rose to 5.8% in January. | Business, general | |
| Judge reverses controversial drug ruling. (New York, NY, judge Harold Baer Jr. decision on suppressing evidence) | Business, general | |
| Karadzic ousts moderate Serb premier. (hard-line Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic) | Business, general | |
| Kentucky beats Syracuse for NCAA basketball title. (National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. championship)(includes other basketball news) | Business, general | |
| Leaders debate economic future. (Australia) | Business, general | |
| Leaders endorse hard-line policies. (Cuba's Communist Party) | Business, general | |
| Leaders renew peace commitment. (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia) | Business, general | |
| Liberal - National coalition wins Australian elections. | Business, general | |
| Liberia: factional fighting in capital ebbs. (Monrovia, Liberia) | Business, general | |
| Liberia strife hits capital; U.S. evacuates foreigners.(includes related article about the murder of 60 peacekeepers) | Business, general | |
| Liggett settles suits, breaking ranks. (Liggett Group Inc. settles class action suit brought by smokers)(includes related articles) | Business, general | |
| Major backed in arms-to-Iraq scandal. (UK Prime Minister John Major) | Business, general | |
| Major threatens EU beef ban retaliation. (UK prime minister John Major; European Union) | Business, general | |
| Marines convicted for refusing DNA test. | Business, general | |
| Maxwell brothers acquitted of fraud. (Kevin and Ian Maxwell) | Business, general | |
| MCI, News Corp. win satellite license. (MCI Communications Corp. and News Corp. Ltd.)(includes related article about AT&T's investment in DirecTV) | Business, general | |
| Menendez brothers convicted. (Lyle and Erik Menendez found guilty of murdering their parents) | Business, general | |
| Mexico: 11 pacts signed with U.S. | Business, general | |
| Minimum wage vote blocked in Senate. | Business, general | |
| Mulroney testifies to open libel case. (suit filed by former prime minister Brian Mulroney) | Business, general | |
| NASA launches craft to study asteroid. (asteroid 433 Eros) | Business, general | |
| National education summit held. (in Palisades, New York) | Business, general | |
| National Football League 1995 statistical leaders.(Illustration) | Business, general | |
| Nation of Islam leader's tour draws ire. (Louis Farrakhan) | Business, general | |
| Navy orders flight restrictions for F-14s.(includes information about other military aircraft accidents) | Business, general | |
| Navy's top admiral commits suicide. (Jeremy M. Boorda)(Obituary) | Business, general | |
| NBA player benched for anthem protest. (the National Basketball Assoc. disciplined Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf)(includes other basketball news) | Business, general | |
| Nebraska routs Florida in college football title game.(includes other college football news) | Business, general | |
| Networks offer free time to candidates.(presidential candidates offered television spots; includes related article on Bob Dole's request for the investigation of funds donated to his campaign) | Business, general | |
| New planets, galaxies, dark matter seen. (astronomy research) | Business, general | |
| News in brief. (business news) | Business, general | |
| News in brief. (business news) | Business, general | |
| News in brief. (business news) | Business, general | |
| News in brief.(business news) | Business, general | |
| News in brief.(news about various mergers) | Business, general | |
| News in brief. (various brief U.S. news reports) | Business, general | |
| NFL owners approve Brown's move. (National Football League approves the Cleveland Brown's relocation to Baltimore, Maryland)(includes other football news) | Business, general | |
| North Korean troops enter demilitarized zone; moves violate armistice with South Korea. | Business, general | |
| NYC spring sales yield solid results. (New York, New York auction houses) | Business, general | |
| NYNEX, Bell Atlantic set merger. | Business, general | |
| Officer convicted of massacre of youths.(murder of street children in Brazil; includes related information on surviving witness) | Business, general | |
| Oil spill threatens environment. (Sea Empress accident) | Business, general | |
| Oklahoma City bombing: service marks first anniversary. (memorial service in Oklahoma) | Business, general | |
| Ontario job cuts set after strike.(public employee layoffs in Ontario, Canada)(includes related article on public employee strike in Ontario) | Business, general | |
| Ontario passes omnibus budget bill. (Canada)(includes related article about the retirement of former Premier Bob Rae) | Business, general | |
| Other U.S. news: sale of Kennedy Onassis items held. (Sotheby's Holdings Inc. auctions personal belongings of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis) | Business, general | |
| Packer heads Australis rescue.(Australian businessman Kerry Packer of Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd. helps ailing Australis Media; includes related information on terms of aid and other investors involved) | Business, general | |
| Panel probes Castle Grande meetings. (Senate panel investigates real estate project related to the Whitewater scandal) | Business, general | |
| Panel scores U.S. research program. (report on AIDS research and funding) | Business, general | |
| Paraguay: constitutional crisis resolved. (President Juan Carlos Wasmosy reverse decision to name former army commander Gen. Lino Cesar Oviedo defense minister) | Business, general | |
| Parliament annuls Soviet Union breakup. (Russia lower house: the State Duma)(includes related news about Russia) | Business, general | |
| Partial government shutdown ends. (federal budget standoff) | Business, general | |
| Philip Morris faces accusations. (charges by former employees that the cigarette company manipulated levels of nicotine) | Business, general | |
| PLO parliament revokes anti-Israel clauses in charter; move bolsters Peres. (Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres) | Business, general | |
| Pope John Paul II tours Central America and Venezuela: urges progress on social issues. | Business, general | |
| Popular Party's Aznar voted premier.(Jose Maria Aznar, Spain's new premier; includes biographical information on Aznar and related information on Catalonia, Aznar's cabinet, and former prime minister Felipe Gonzalez's exoneration in the killings of Basque nationalists) | Business, general | |
| Premier replaced in banking scandal. (Lithuanian Premier Adolfas Slezevicius)(includes related articles) | Business, general | |
| Premier resigns after warlords' threat. (Tajikistan Premier Jamshed Karimov) | Business, general | |
| Premier to head Chechen peace effort. (Viktor S. Chernomyrdin, of Russia) | Business, general | |
| President, backers win protested vote. (Sudan Pres. Omar Hassan al-Bashir wins reelection) | Business, general | |
| President Mugabe wins uncontested vote. (Zimbabwe Pres. Robert Mugabe) | Business, general | |
| President Preval visits U.S.. (Haitian Pres. Rene Preval)(includes related article on privatization in Haiti) | Business, general | |
| President signs authorization bill. (Pres. Clinton signs defense spending bill) | Business, general | |
| President signs third stopgap measure. (Pres. Clinton authorizes federal budget funds) | Business, general | |
| President submits 1997 budget proposal. (President Clinton submits budget to Congress for deliberations) | Business, general | |
| President vetoes State Department bill.(includes related articles on bill) | Business, general | |
| Preval sworn in as Aristide's successor. (Haiti's new President Rene Preval replaces Jean-Bertrand Aristide)(includes other Haitian news) | Business, general | |
| Primakov replaces Kozyrev as top envoy. (Yevgeny Primakov replaces Russian Foreign Minister Andrei V. Kozyrev)(includes other news about Russia) | Business, general | |
| Pro-Chechen hijackers surrender ferry. (in Black Sea; protest in support of standoff in Pervomayskoye, Russia) | Business, general | |
| Producer price rose 2.2% in 1995. (includes description of how the producer price index is calculated) | Business, general | |
| Producer prices fell 0.2% in February.(includes other economic news) | Business, general | |
| Pulitzer Prizes. (1996) | Business, general | |
| Punitive damages award overturned. (US Supreme Court case) | Business, general | |
| Quebec party drops 'distinct society' demand. (members of Canada's Liberal Party rejects request for wording in constitution) | Business, general | |
| Rabin slayer given life.(Yigal Amir trial for killing of Yitzhak Rabin)(includes related article on Israeli government investigation report on assassination) | Business, general | |
| Railroads: two passenger trains collide, killing 11. | Business, general | |
| Rebels bomb capital, kill dozens. (Colombo, Sri Lanka) | Business, general | |
| Report criticizes travel office firings. (Clinton administration's handling of 'Travelgate')(includes information about related developments) | Business, general | |
| Rostenkowski pleads guilty to mail fraud. (former Congressman Dan Rostenkowski) | Business, general | |
| Ruling coalition formed. (New Zealand's National and United Parties) | Business, general | |
| Ruling party loses parliamentary majority.(New Korea Party in South Korea) | Business, general | |
| Ruling party wins boycotted elections. (Bangladesh National Party) | Business, general | |
| Russia, Belarus sign union pact. (to form the Community of Sovereign Republics)(includes related articles) | Business, general | |
| Russia captures Chechen-held village; many hostages freed after massive bombardment. | Business, general | |
| Russia: Chechnya rebel leader reported slain. (President Dzhokhar M. Dudayev; includes information about Russian violation of truce with Chechen rebels) | Business, general | |
| Russia: IMF sets loan to back economic reforms. (International Monetary Fund) | Business, general | |
| Russia: more reformers leave government. | Business, general | |
| Sarajevo reunited after Bosnian Serb exodus. (Bosnia-Herzegovina)(includes information about the Sarajevo city council) | Business, general | |
| SBC to buy PacTel for $24 billion. (SBC Communications Inc. plans to acquire Pacific Telesis Group) | Business, general | |
| Senate passes health insurance reform. (includes related article with highlights of the bill) | Business, general | |
| Senate passes illegal immigration bill.(includes related article comparing immigration bills in House and Senate) | Business, general | |
| Senator Dole's 'retirement' speech. | Business, general | |
| Serial bombings suspect detained in Montana. (Unabomber suspect Theodore J. Kaczynski) | Business, general | |
| Simitis government takes office. (Greek Premier Costas Simitis)(includes biographical information on Simitis) | Business, general | |
| South Africa adopts new democratic constitution; De Klerk's party quits ruling coalition. (F.W. DeKlerk and the National Party) (includes list of key provisions in new constitution) | Business, general | |
| South Africa: schools ordered to admit blacks amid row. | Business, general | |
| Space: 'Endeavour' returns Japanese satellite. (details of Jan 11-20, 1996 mission) (includes statistics on the shuttle) | Business, general | |
| Sports: Cowboys, Steelers win conference titles. (football teams Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers advance to the Super Bowl) | Business, general | |
| Sports: NBA season ends. (National Basketball Association) | Business, general | |
| 'Stand-down' ordered at Naval Academy. (crimes committed by midshipmen causes revocation of off-campus privileges) | Business, general | |
| Stay granted in affirmative action case. (court blocks dismantling of college admissions based on affirmative action guidelines) | Business, general | |
| Strike forces GM plant closures. (General Motors Corp.) | Business, general | |
| Supreme Court: banks' insurance sales upheld. | Business, general | |
| Supreme Court: ban on liquor price ads overturned. | Business, general | |
| Supreme Court: jury role in patent cases curbed. (includes news of cases under consideration) | Business, general | |
| Sweeping economic reforms unveiled. (Germany)(includes unemployment forecasts) | Business, general | |
| Switzerland: drug companies set massive merger. (includes chart of the largest global pharmaceutical manufacturers) | Business, general | |
| Taiwan: Lee inaugurated, offers to visit China. (Pres Lee Teng-hui) | Business, general | |
| Taiwan's President Lee wins first Democratic election; victory seen as blow to China. (Lee Teng-hui) | Business, general | |
| Taped aliens' beating sparks protests. (Southern California) | Business, general | |
| Taxes: GOP tax-reform panel proposes flat tax. (Republican Party commission) | Business, general | |
| Taxes: House passes adoption tax credit. | Business, general | |
| Telecommunications overhaul approved by Congress, president.(includes highlights of the bill) | Business, general | |
| Tobacco: former executive's charges revealed. (Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp.'s Jeffrey S. Wigand) | Business, general | |
| Trade deficit narrowed in November 1995. | Business, general | |
| Trade deficit rose in January. | Business, general | |
| Trade gap grew in 1995 to seven-year high; deficit increased 4.5% from 1994. | Business, general | |
| Transcript of President Clinton's State of the Union message. | Business, general | |
| TV networks promise rating system. | Business, general | |
| TV violence rating system mandated. (Canada) | Business, general | |
| Two suicide bombings in Israel kill 27; Hamas claims revenge as motive. | Business, general | |
| Uganda: President Museveni wins no-party vote.(Yoweri Museveni) | Business, general | |
| Ulster election plan unveiled. (upcoming May elections in Northern Ireland) (includes news on a bombing and travel of Gerry Adams) | Business, general | |
| Unabomber case: bombing suspect probe continues. (case against Theodore J. Kaczynski) | Business, general | |
| Unions can sue on behalf of members.(Supreme Court case) | Business, general | |
| U.N., Israel in angry exchange over Qana shelling: Israel denies targeting civilians. | Business, general | |
| U.N., U.S. tightens rules on land mines. | Business, general | |
| U.S. approves Pakistan arms delivery. | Business, general | |
| U.S., China threaten each other with sanctions: U.S. demands action on 'pirated' goods. | Business, general | |
| U.S. Commerce Secretary Brown, top executives perish in Croatian plane crash. (Ronald H. Brown; includes biographical information about Brown) | Business, general | |
| U.S. decertifies Colombia in drug war. | Business, general | |
| U.S. enacts Cuba embargo-tightening bill; allies lodge protests. (Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1995) | Business, general | |
| U.S. judge rejects Ruiz deportation. (former Mexican Deputy Attorney General Mario Ruiz Massieu)(includes related article on charges against Raul Salinas) | Business, general | |
| U.S. loses Davis Cup quarterfinal.(includes other tennis news) | Business, general | |
| U.S.'s Christopher tours Russia, Eastern Europe. (Secretary of State Warren Christopher) | Business, general | |
| U.S. Secretary of State tours Latin America; praises democracy, free-trade progress. (Warren Christopher) | Business, general | |
| U.S. Senate ratifies START II nuclear arms pact. (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty)(includes related article on uranium trade deal between Russia and the European Union) | Business, general | |
| U.S. Sen. Dole clinches Republican presidential nomination after winning California primary. (Bob Dole) (includes related charts with primary results and delegate count) | Business, general | |
| U.S. warns on chemical arms plant.(United States will not allow Libya to construct underground facility)(includes related article on testimony of CIA Dir. John M. Deutch) | Business, general | |
| US West sets cable TV firm buyout. (US West to buy Continental Cablevision Corp.) | Business, general | |
| U.S. woman sentenced to life in prison. (Peru convicted Lori Helene Berenson of treason) | Business, general | |
| Utah lawmaker's husband indicted.(Joseph P. Waldholtz, husband of Rep. Enid Greene) | Business, general | |
| Voting Act covers party conventions. (Supreme Court ruling) | Business, general | |
| White House releases missing Whitewater records; Madison Guaranty billing detailed. (activities of Hillary Rodham Clinton) | Business, general | |
| Whitewater affair: Hale sentenced as fraud trial begins. (David Hale; trial of Susan McDougal, James McDougal and Jim Guy Tucker) | Business, general | |
| Whitewater affair: Hillary Clinton to face grand jury. | Business, general | |
| Whitewater affair: president ordered to testify. (President Clinton) | Business, general | |
| Whitewater affair: President testifies in loan fraud trial. (Bill Clinton) | Business, general | |
| Whitewater affair: Senate agreement revives panel. | Business, general | |
| Wisconsin to end welfare payments. | Business, general | |
| World heads of state and government leaders.(Directory) | Business, general | |
| World leaders condemn terrorism at summit in Egypt; Mideast peace process widely backed. | Business, general | |
| Yeltsin names auto maker to economy post. (Russian Pres. Boris Yeltsin appointed Vladimir V. Kadannikov as deputy premier of economic policy) | Business, general | |
| Yeltsin unveils Chechnya peace plan. (Russian Pres. Boris Yeltsin)(includes related articles) | Business, general | |
| Yeltsin, Zyuganov set election bids. (Russian Pres. Yeltsin and opposition candidate Gennadi Zyuganov)(includes information about related developments) | Business, general | |
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