NORIAS, Texas (AP) -- Six men believed to be illegal aliens from Mexico were killed by a freight train early Monday while sleeping on the tracks, possibly in the mistaken belief that they would be safe...

Just over a week ago, China signed the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, but, like the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that China signed...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Despite rising revenues, most athletic programs in Division I and Division II continue to lose money, the author of an NCAA study said Monday. The reason, accounting professor...

One day, low-fat foods could be as tasty as their higher-fat counterparts, thanks to researchers in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition. Gerhard Zehentbauer, a post-doctoral associate in the department,...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Female outrage at the all-male Senate Judiciary Committee's handling of the Clarence Thomas sexual harassment controversy helped propel three women to the Senate. But now Barbara...

The Minnesota women's soccer team took advantage of a day off from practice Monday to meet and try to figure out what's gone wrong so far. The Gophers (7-5 overall, 3-4 in the Big Ten) are coming off a...

NEW YORK (AP) -- He did more than smoke cigars and leer at women. He defended free speech and U.S.-Soviet friendship. He had opinions on everything from the New Deal to the United Nations. So when Groucho...

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) -- With NATO poised to approve airstrikes, U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke consulted late into the night Monday with alliance ambassadors amid reports he and Yugoslavia's president...

By the last weekend of August the finish line of the summer stood within the sights of most students. But one last fling awaited eight adventurers before the season's end. In a matter of hours, the group...

Net: In keeping with the recent revolutionary spirit of this column, we start the day with ... A MANIFESTO From Aaron Smith: Yes, I have seen the light and I am ready to join the revolution against those...