TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- If a young man wants to date 26-year-old Heather Ryun, it's not as simple as calling her on the phone. First, he must talk to her father. The two men pray and decide if the suitor...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Children murdered. Neighborhoods terrorized. A violent crime every 22 seconds. Those were the images invoked as Congress passed, and President Clinton signed, a bill to put 100,000 police...

In the past two months, Minnesota rallies featuring notable Democrats such as Vice President Al Gore, Candace Gingrich, Robert Redford and Gloria Steinem have promoted reestablishing Democratic control...

During the late 1980s there was a skit on "Saturday Night Live" about a man with the nickname "Mr. Short-Term Memory." Whenever Tom Hanks hosted the show, he would play the lead character, a man who would...

Members of the Minnesota Student Association wanted more information before passing a resolution to request the removal of a controversial portrait from Wilson Library -- a wish that will be granted at...

European Union Retaliates Against U.S. Anti-Cuba Law LUXEMBOURG (AP) -- Americans who sue European companies doing business in Cuba face countersuits in European courts, after the EU voted Monday to retaliate...

He may lack the name recognition of Ross Perot, but Cam Gordon -- the first member of Minnesota's fledgling Green Party to seek state office -- is generating more excitement among local third-party activists...

The Minnesota News Council's indictment of WCCO TV for a series on safety at Northwest Airlines raises important questions about the business influence on news and the nature of truth in a visual culture. The...

The Gophers women's soccer team bounced back from a frustrating Friday loss to No. 2 North Carolina with a 3-1 thumping of Northern Illinois Sunday. Minnesota (13-4) jumped out early for a change, scoring...

A new bike path along the University transitway is one of the first steps toward a more cyclist-friendly campus. The 1.5-mile-long, 8-foot-wide thoroughfare will officially open with a ribbon-cutting...