In the Star Tribune's December 8th and 9th series on the University of Minnesota, Norman Draper's thoughtful conclusion is right on the money -- where the pressure is. Draper asks, "Can the true value...

What I won't miss from 96: ù Fat-free but calorie-laden and cardboard-tasting cookies and desserts, and body-bloating, vitamin-sucking fat substitutes like Olestra in potato chips. Give me old-fashioned...

ATLANTA (AP) -- The nation's abortion rate has dropped to its lowest level in nearly two decades, but the reason for the decline is subject to debate. Anti-abortion groups say more women are learning that...

LINCOLN, Calif. (AP) -- Helicopters plucked stranded farmers from rooftops and sunken pickup trucks Friday after five days of relentless rain sent 100,000 people fleeing their homes across the West. Helicopters...

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A multimillion-dollar federal program created to save the lives of wild horses is instead channeling them by the thousands to slaughterhouses where they are chopped into cuts of meat. Among...

It was just past noon on New Year's Eve -- a time when most people are thinking about the ball dropping, not the puck. Members of the Gophers hockey team had just finished a morning practice. Virtually...

Minnesota's hiring of Kansas football coach Glen Mason came at a steep price, more than double the salary of former coach Jim Wacker, but it already appears Mason's presence on campus is paying off. Since...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Tyrone "Tiger" Bussey, a Colorado linebacker who remained committed to his team even when he was confined to a hospital bed, died at a Detroit hospital Friday after a lengthy battle...

A vote on tenure revisions for the Morris campus has left many Morris faculty members unhappy with their new code and the way it was passed by the Board of Regents. In a Dec. 12 vote, the University's...

Early-morning commuters can now enjoy a break from high parking rates at two University parking ramps. University parking services announced Thursday they had expanded off-peak hours at the East River...