MIAMI (AP) -- All 80,000 residents of the Florida Keys were ordered to evacuate the islands Wednesday as Hurricane Georges stormed toward the island chain, and cars and trucks with boats in tow squeezed...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A medical clinic allegedly recruited poor city youngsters, paid them up to $10 to undergo unnecessary exams, including gynecological tests, and then billed the state. No arrests had...

A local charitable foundation tipped its hat this month to an internationally known composer and University professor with an award and a check for $40,000 for his contributions to the Twin Cities arts...

Although the University is on its way to becoming a more beautiful school, President Mark Yudof's visions for the campus are still far from complete. Yudof said Wednesday he wants a campus that's more...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Hoping to stave off a humanitarian crisis in the hills of Kosovo, the Security Council today demanded a cease-fire in the Yugoslav province and threatened further action if fighting...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- On the field, the Minnesota Vikings are about 90 percent of the way to where new club president Gary Woods wants them to be. In the business office, though, there's still about 80 percent...

Although "mentoring" is not a commonly used term in her native Southeast Asian culture, Ilean Her's experiences as a Laotian refugee spurred a strong connection to the concept behind the word. When she...

Ball control on offense and a disruptive defense led to the Gophers' fifth straight win Monday, 4-2 over Washington State. The win improved Minnesota's record to 5-1, while the Cougars dropped to 2-3-2....

The Mixed Blood Theater packed a full house on the West Bank Wednesday as it showed "MBA Mission Impossible" for Carlson School of Management first-year MBA students. The play was written by Syl Jones,...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- China has been leading efforts to resolve the Asian economic crisis and is opening its markets to bolster its bid for membership in the World Trade Organization, the country's foreign...