Five minutes after losing 5-2 to St. Cloud State on Friday night, members of the Gophers hockey team were in no mood to talk. After dressing quickly, the players moved even more swiftly through the narrow...

Ten years ago, seven strangers gathered in a San Francisco storefront to commemorate lives of loved ones lost to AIDS. This informal meeting laid the foundation for the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt,...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists have located a gene that may increase the risk of inheriting schizophrenia -- a finding that, in an unusual twist, could also explain why many schizophrenics chain smoke. Essentially,...

Increased collaboration among schools, social workers and families might help failing or mistreated K-12 students, said Cynthia Bailey-Dempsey, an assistant professor of social work at Columbia University. Bailey-Dempsey...

A haze of smoke fills the room. The 10,000 Maniacs croon softly from the compact disc player behind the counter. Amidst the sounds of conversation, one can hear the hum of a cappuccino machine. And a...

Minnesota's women's swimming and diving squad expected this weekend's meet at Northwestern to be its toughest test until the Big Ten championships on Feb. 20-22. The team wasn't disappointed. The tenth-ranked...

A new power plant, developed by the U.S. Department of Energy, Northern States Power and the University, will be powered by plants. The University's Center for Alternative Plant and Animal Products is...

KINGSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- In this friendly little ranching town, "hello" is wearing out its welcome. And Leonso Canales Jr. is happy as heck. At his urging, the Kleberg County commissioners on Monday unanimously...

Regent Hyon Kim's resignation last week exemplifies the intense political pressures placed on individual members of the Board of Regents. Kim was appointed to finish Ann Wynia's term in 1994 after state...

Tibet sits atop the world, but not high enough to escape the conflicts of the modern world. The mountain nation has a history as uncertain as its future, a controversial past that will likely gain new...