UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Despite some reservations, the United States and Britain crafted a resolution Wednesday to back the U.N. deal to open suspected weapons sites in Iraq -- with the consequences of...

The goals and ambitions of a world-class athlete tend to be different than those of much of the rest of society. Then there are some athletes, like Gophers high jumper Staffan Strand, who won't even settle...

ST. PAUL (AP) -- St. Paul Police Chief William Finney apologized Wednesday for writing a letter that directed police officers to call him before taking "adverse police action" against a former classmate. "Wasn't...

On Jan. 31, editors and publishers at the annual convention of the Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) -- people representing every corner of the state and every part of the political spectrum -- spoke...

Sometimes fate has a strange way of touching a person's life. A year and a half ago, Gophers women's basketball guard Swantreca Taylor was dealt one of those surprises when she learned she was pregnant...

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) -- The wife of the Army's former top enlisted man testified Tuesday that she was shocked and confused when a woman who had been her close friend told the media that Sgt. Maj. Gene...

North Dakota effectively locked up its second straight WCHA title over the weekend, sweeping at Denver while second-place Wisconsin and St. Cloud State were both swept. UND now has an eight-point lead...

The scenario is almost too perfect for Erik Hulseman. Back in 1994, Hulseman was just putting the wraps on his prep career at Edina High School. He closed it out in style, winning the Minnesota state...

Net: We have always been proud of our status as the home of the few, the proud, the opinionated, the brave ... and the brave just got braver. Someone took us up on using their real name, and thus in our...

The honeymoon is over."Beautiful U" day was nice. The calls for the Northrop Mall's historic preservation and the bold initiatives in digital technology were great to hear. After listening to rosy forecasts...