LOME, Togo (AP) -- Weapons fire shook the capital of Togo on Sunday as planes and troops rushed in to repel what the government said were insurgents shelling the West African nation from neighboring Ghana. Stray...

For University doctoral student Steve Gaskill, the current method of training of Olympic cross-country and Nordic skiers is akin to "shooting billiards with your eyes closed." Since no clear methods for...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- US West workers took to the picket lines at company buildings across the state while their managers filled in as technicians and operators just hours after the gigantic phone company...

wo readers wrote to me in response to Jim Martyka's Wednesday article, "Appeals court upholds U-W fees decision," about a case similar to the one now pending against the University. The readers expressed...

They stepped onto the field, giddy and apprehensive, but ready to play. For incoming Gophers football recruits, this week's freshman camp offered a chance to shake off any early jitters while trying to...

A recent University report suggests providing accommodations for students with disabilities might be a key factor in improving their classroom performance, further closing the educational gap between...

PRISTINA, Yugoslavia (AP) -- The leading ethnic Albanian politician unveiled a new team Thursday to negotiate the future of Kosovo with the Serb-led government, but failed to win the backing of rebels...

Keynote speaker Clay E. Simpson Jr., an official from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said that while the number of minority students who applied to U.S. medical schools increased in...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- FBI and Kenyan agents identified pieces of the vehicle used in the deadliest attack on a U.S. Embassy and were questioning about five suspects Thursday in an investigation that was...

University President Mark Yudof will team up for two weeks with Gov. Arne Carlson and Mankato State University President Richard Rush on a business trip that will take them to Finland and Norway. The delegates...