Minnesota women's track and field head coach Gary Wilson is known for shouting, "Loistava!" to his athletes after their events. That term, Finnish for "excellent," was used often by Wilson during Saturday's...

Missing from the rows of budget items under scrutiny Friday at the Board of Regents meeting: the Medical School's bid for an early retirement package. Deadlines for including the proposal in the upcoming...

Wearing a vibrant yellow suit that fairly glowed in the dim hall, Maya Angelou hypnotized more than 2,400 luncheon-goers Friday afternoon at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Espousing a message of economic...

Law School graduates saw Geraldine Ferraro and Walter Mondale share a stage on Saturday for the first time since the pair's failed presidential bid in 1984. "We thought we'd try it again and see if we...

EVANSTON, Ill. (U-WIRE) -- So I've been thinking about the S-word. No, not that S-word. I've been obsessing over the word "so." So what? Exactly. To a person, we seem to have lost the ability to begin...

The United States added Minnesota's North Star to the flag 140 years ago today. May 11, 1858, was the grandest day ever in what had been the Territory of Minnesota. The new state was the nation's third...

THE FINAL WORD Net: It started with a campaign and was sealed with a kiss. The campaign provoked discussion; to some, the kiss provoked revulsion. The letters poured in, and the anger grew -- and we're...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A burst water pipe left a million people without water in Malaysia's capital area, where 2 million people have already suffered drought-induced water shortages for two months. More...

The Gophers men's golf team finished the Big Ten Championships tied for third place with Northwestern at Forest Akers West Golf Course in East Lansing, Mich. Minnesota shot a 36-over 1188. Indiana won...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- A top military aide for Congolese President Laurent Kabila knew about the slaughter of thousands of Rwandan Hutus during Congo's civil war and did nothing to stop it, a report by...