They don't carry membership cards or walk around in groups together, but the collection of 32 freshmen in Bailey Hall do share one binding feature: good grades. The students are all part of a new organization...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Former Iowa Hawkeye Tim Dwight is gone from the Big Ten Conference and is doing quite well in the NFL, but coach Hayden Fry says Indiana quarterback Antwaan Randle El is the next...

Friday, Oct. 23 marks another occurrence of the annual Beautiful U campus improvement event at the University. Several heritage markers will be installed at locations such as Northrop Mall and the West...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- State lawmakers and other abortion opponents are protesting a decision by the Minnesota Department of Health granting special status to Planned Parenthood of Minnesota-South Dakota. The...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Seeking to ease fears of a nuclear confrontation, top officials from India and Pakistan -- the world's newest nuclear states -- will meet Thursday to discuss safeguards. At...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Don't expect to see Brad Johnson this month. The Minnesota Vikings won't get their starting quarterback back until the Nov. 1 trip to Tampa Bay at the earliest, coach Dennis...

ATLANTA (AP) -- The New York Yankees and San Diego Padres have played each other only once, and that was just a rain-shortened exhibition this spring that ended in a tie. Still, there are plenty of intriguing...

On the subject of masturbation, I've often wondered if the phrase, "you'll go blind," was created by a Puritan or a comedian. Needless to say, it obviously is a false statement. For if it were true, very...

(AP) -- Bradley Farmer is a bit of a puzzle. The 15-year-old makes a hole-in-one yet shows no more emotion than a smile. The explanation? Been there, done that. Six times in 41 days. "It's been pretty...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan safety Marcus Ray will have to sit out three more games because of improper contact with a sports agent, not two games as school officials indicated earlier, the NCAA...