vironmentalists and the United Nations urged rich countries Thursday to ratify a ban on dumping their toxic waste on the developing world. "It's endangering the oceans, poisoning the soil and air and especially...

When University administrators peered into the cave of campus safety last November, they spotted a sleeping bear. Now, they're rousing the beast out of its one-year hibernation with hopes to improve security...

WANNABES Net: An onslaught of grrrrlll power seems to be taking over our pages. Firedevil's comments have inspired controversy, and put spice back in this posh space. Gingerly, we continue this debate....

A season ago, the Gophers men's hockey team returned home from its series with Colorado College with a win and a tie. Those three points propelled Minnesota to a final-weekend showdown with Wisconsin,...

Although prosecutors said DNA evidence points to alleged rapist Antonio Burton's guilt, the woman who analyzed the evidence has made mistakes in the past. Prosecuting attorney Steve Redding called to...

After reeling off nine straight wins with a doubleheader sweep of North Carolina and a 7-0 romp through the Triangle Classic in Raleigh-Durham, N.C., the Gophers women's softball team heads to Columbus,...

Understanding the Holocaust depends on separating emotions from events, a survivor told students and professors Thursday. Ruth Kluger, a professor at the University of California-Irvine, read aloud English-translated...

Nike head Phil Knight got his start in his track coach's kitchen making running shoes with latex and a waffle iron. While filling Knight's shoes is a tall order, one Carlson School of Management graduate...

JERUSALEM (AP) -- The disclosure of a yet another bungled undercover operation, this one in Switzerland and reportedly aimed at the Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrilla group, struck a demoralizing blow...

Gophers men's track and field coach Phil Lundin narrows down the favorites to win this weekend's Big Ten Championships about as good as Robert Traylor narrows his waistline. He managed to "slim" the list...