t with 51 people aboard slammed into a fog-draped mountain near Bogota on Monday. There were no signs of survivors, witnesses said. At least four bodies were immediately recovered, rescuers said. The hillside...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Home was the White House, but Ronald Reagan's heart was in "Rancho del Cielo," his California mountaintop hideaway. Now it is being sold to a conservative group seeking inspiration for...

ST. PAUL (AP) -- A special legislative session looked Monday to drag out over three days despite quick passage by the Senate of a $12 million economic aid package and a bill to help Warroad-based Marvin...

Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III flagrantly took the law of nations into his own hands when he allowed the execution of Angel Francisco Breard one week ago today. Gilmore's actions not only conflicted...

Although it didn't solve any problems for next year, the Gophers basketball team signed a recruit Monday who could help significantly in two years. John-Blair Bickerstaff, a 6-foot-6-inch sophomore from...

DETROIT (AP) -- Residents of the working-class neighborhood where a small plane crashed, killing the pilot, have heard the rumors: Some neighbors and passers-by snatched bags of marijuana from the wreckage. Authorities...

The recent trend of banking industry mega-mergers might lay a lasting mark on the job market as well as on Wall Street. Three new banking goliaths emerged from as many mergers in the last two weeks;...

Last month five students, with the aid of conservative Christian attorney Jordan Lorence, filed a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the current system of distributing the mandatory student...

BRESCIA, Italy (AP) -- A huge landslide buried part of a road and railroad in northern Italy on Monday, killing at least one person, Italian news reports said. A woman driving near the town of Darfo di...

As lawmakers start debating plans to reduce interest rates, students can expect a boost in financial aid from Congress next year. The House and Senate reconvene today after taking a two-week Easter break....