WASHINGTON (AP) -- Firearms can be found in over one-third of American households -- millions of them loaded and unlocked -- according to a government-sponsored study released on Monday. More than half...

This year's Minnesota Student Association elections proved once again that when it comes to voting for the University's student leaders, apathy always wins. This year's president and vice president-elect,...

Several top administrators at the University might find themselves without a job sometime in July if the Board of Regents approves President-designate Mark Yudof's plan for reorganizing central administration...

CHEVY CHASE, Md. (AP) -- The Los Angeles high school team that won a national science quiz for a second straight year on Monday knows enough to argue points of astronomy and biology with the judges. Challenging...

Losing assistant coaches is never easy, but it's the price Gophers men's basketball coach Clem Haskins must pay for having a consistent winner. Twice in the past year he lost quality assistants, and twice...

A conference committee of the Minnesota Legislature will compare House and Senate bills this week that differ significantly in their approach to keeping college affordable. Although both bills would generously...

Proposed changes in federal Pell Grant awards would not help students but instead would save money for the state, said government officials on Monday at the Capitol. Lisa DeReinee, the state's department...

I bet politicians didn't have any idea they were voting about the role of women in society when they pushed for welfare reform. Gov. Arne Carlson last week proudly signed into law a welfare-to-work bill...

The Gophers baseball team knew going into its weekend series at Iowa that it had to win the series to have a realistic chance at catching Illinois or Purdue -- the two teams tied for third-place -- and...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Is Rick Pitino staying at the University of Kentucky or going to the Boston Celtics? Pitino didn't reveal his decision during a meeting with his Kentucky players Sunday night, but...