WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alarmed by another E. coli bacteria outbreak that killed a child and sickened dozens of others in Western states, the government is considering forcing all apple juices -- and possibly...

Following Friday's loss to Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, the fate of the Gophers women's soccer team seemed certain. Well, it wasn't. Much to the surprise of coach Sue Montagne...

Whether it was because of the cold weather or the lunar cycle, it was a slow week for University Police reports. "The amount of crime ebbs and flows, and I can't really connect it to anything," University...

The new tenure code adopted on Nov. 7 for the Law School by the Board of Regents -- "Sullivan II" -- contains many admirable principles. The preamble states: "The people of Minnesota are best served when...

The veil of secrecy surrounding candidates for the next president of the University might be lifted this week. Board of Regents Chairman Tom Reagan said Friday that a list of three to five finalists for...

This past summer, Apple Valley resident Phyllis Nickels watched as her two daughters walked down the aisle at their double wedding. One of them married a man. The other tied the knot with another woman. Nickels...

The shy, quiet native of Warroad, Minn., emerged Saturday night from the Gophers hockey team's locker room with a wide grin on his face after his team had completed a sweep of previously undefeated North...

Officials in the University's men's athletics department were slow to act on information pertaining to Gophers hockey coach Doug Woog's 1994 payment of $500 to former player Chris McAlpine, according to...

Ted the talking tennis ball lip-synched the Beatles' "Revolution," his spongy mouth and puppet eyes moving like a cross between Ringo Starr and Pac Man. Ted's purpose was to teach an environmental lesson,...

Voters in California last week passed a controversial initiative prohibiting race or gender consideration in college admissions, government hiring and business contracting. The success of the measure,...