With four million Americans suffering from terminal heart failure, the outcome of a new national study may be the miracle they're hoping for. The study will test the effectiveness of a new mechanical...

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) -- The United Nations said Thursday it will pull its human rights mission out of Rwanda by the end of this month after failing to agree with the government on a new mandate. Four days...

ST. PAUL (AP) -- A 12-county experiment to open child protection cases to the public looked to be in jeopardy Thursday because of a conflict with federal rules that could cost the state millions. State...

Even though it's losing money, the student-run Golden Gopher Growth Fund, now in its third month of operation, is paying off for the students who run it. Second year master's of business administration...

LONG GROVE, Ill. (AP) -- Michael Jordan stopped short of announcing his retirement Thursday, reiterating that he wouldn't play for any coach other than Phil Jackson, who left the Chicago Bulls last month. Jordan...

Gophers forward Quincy Lewis and Connecticut guard Khalid El-Amin of Minneapolis were among the 12 players named Thursday to the USA Basketball Goodwill Games team. Lewis is one of four Big Ten players...

It wasn't the good pay or convenient parking that ultimately led Alexs D. Pate, author of "Amistad," to take a teaching position at the University this fall. "I'm just looking for a place I feel comfortable,"...

An accountant representing University medical students flooded local media with press releases Monday, claiming reports about student tax refunds stemming from an appellate court's July 6 ruling were...

Farmington, Minn., Middle School teacher Steve Dibb was met with scoffs and sighs after he announced that the next unit in biology class would be birds of prey. But after a University Raptor Center educator...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Moving closer to President Clinton's goal, the Senate voted Thursday to increase spending on the White House food safety initiative from $2.6 million to $68 million. After an initially...