VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Sounding a battle cry for his 20th anniversary as pope, John Paul II rallied his church Thursday against assaults on its fundamental beliefs, saying such attacks have sowed confusion...

Representatives from the Minnesota Student Association are pleased with University President Mark Yudof's initiatives to improve the quality of education for undergraduates, but question the affordability...

NEW YORK (AP) -- The NBA players union's luxury tax proposal won't give the owners much extra revenue. In fact, in the proposal's present form, union president Patrick Ewing is the only player under contract...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve moved Thursday for a second time in just over two weeks to protect the U.S. economy from a spreading global crisis, cutting two key interest rates by a quarter-point....

NEW YORK (AP) -- The pregnancy rate among U.S. teenagers hit a 20-year low in 1995 and the abortion rate also dropped during the first half of the decade, according to a study released Thursday. The authors...

At 1:30 this afternoon, friends, family and other mourners will gather at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Casper, Wyo., to say farewell to Matthew Shepard, the gay University of Wyoming student who was...

Adhering to his commitment to campus community, University President Mark Yudof outlined several goals and initiatives during his State of the University address at Rarig Center on Thursday. "In this fragmented,...

If local business owners' attitudes are any indication, plans for an innovative student housing complex in Seven Corners have a promising future. After viewing detailed designs for the structure Thursday...

University employees will have a louder voice in their health coverage and a cheaper way to see University physicians, thanks to achievements announced Thursday at a Faculty Senate Meeting. Richard McGehee,...

It must be that time of the year. When Gophers defenseman Nick Angell threw a nasty check on teammate Erik Wendell in practice Thursday, smearing him against the boards like a bug on a windshield, it didn't...