Red and blue swirls, representing warm and cold currents, collide on a map of the North Atlantic Ocean. This ocean current simulation, called the Miami Ocean Model, is one of the research projects associated...

For some University students, there will never be a better time to travel and study abroad than during the college years. According to the staff at the International Study and Travel Center, their office...

What was Elmo to do? He was stranded with his ex-lover on a desolate island -- just as that smooth-talking model with the European accent had planned. Elmo was supposed to be back in Salem, marrying his...

With all the secrecy and intrigue of an Ian Fleming novel, a blue-ribbon search committee is finalizing a list of presidential candidates to be presented to the Board of Regents. The arduous process of...

Two men charged with a University-area rape and burglary that occurred more than one month ago were arraigned Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court. Both Antonio D. Burton, 20, and Puiassance J. Andersen,...

Other than the word "tackle," it's safe to say bass fishing and football have nothing in common. But in this chaotic time in the Big Ten, with four coaches either getting fired or resigning in the last...

What did someone say about that Golden Gopher football tradition? It's a tradition alright -- of losing. Minnesota football outlasted another losing era Tuesday with the news that Jim Wacker decided to...

CHARKHI DADRI, India (AP) -- A Saudi jumbo jet climbing from New Delhi's airport collided with a Kazak plane coming in for landing Tuesday, creating twin fireballs that turned the sky red as dawn and scattered...

Gophers football player Crawford Jordan prepared himself for an emotional day when Coach Jim Wacker called a Tuesday morning team meeting at the Gibson/Nagurski Football Complex. Jordan had a feeling...

In Alexandria, Minn., it is illegal for a man to have sex with his wife if he reeks of garlic, onions or sardines. Across the border in Connorsville, Wis., a law prohibits a man from shooting off a gun...