SMITHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- Investigators, moved by the financial hardship faced by the families of TWA Flight 800 victims, passed the hat to raise money for meals they ate during a weekend trip to look at...

Gov. Arne Carlson wants to see the University ranked with the top great research universities in the country. The governor and others concerned about jobs and the economic development of Minnesota are...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Although most eyes were on Kiwane Garris and his 21 points, it was Jarrod Gee's season-high 11 rebounds that got the praise from coach Lon Kruger after the Illini's 66-51 win over...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An autistic child. Rebels in a Mexican jungle hideout. A chimpanzee behind red bars. A monk in an Egyptian desert. A writer in a bathtub. Seemingly random images, they're actually linked,...

Judge H. Peter Albrecht received a call from a juror in the Louis Cardona "Butch" Buggs trial before court Friday morning that could have resulted in a mistrial. Several members of the jury overheard...

Eager to avert the legislative stalemate that twice last year forced him to close down the federal government, President Clinton has proposed a relatively uncontroversial fiscal 1998 budget aimed at encouraging...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)-- For George and Gaynel Couron, love at first sight has lasted nearly 81 years. The couple, who celebrate their 81st anniversary April 10, has the nation's longest-lasting marriage,...

We appreciate the concerns for the University expressed by many of the regents' professors in a Daily advertisement. They have not, however, proposed any substantive measures to alleviate current problems...

The last weekend of campaigning before the faculty union election saw prominent defections from the cause as union advocates made their final push to persuade professors to vote "yes" to collective bargaining. The...

In the basement of Kaufert Laboratory, students throw chipped wood into a machine that pressure-cooks it at 320 degrees Fahrenheit until it turns into pulp. This is a basic paper-making course, where...