CLARKSON, Ky. (AP) -- A man who walked into a rural bank branch carrying a rifle and wearing a stocking over his head was shot to death Thursday by the bank's manager, who then went out and shot out the...

BOSTON (AP) -- A surprising number of people -- perhaps one in 100 whites -- have genes that can enable them to escape AIDS infection despite having risky sex thousands of times, scientists discovered. The...

More than 50 people packed into U.S. District Judge David Doty's courtroom Thursday to hear closing remarks in a gender discrimination case filed against the University by two former professors. Doty's...

University psychiatry professor Dorothy Hatsukami thinks that last week's Food and Drug Administration approval of Nicoderm nicotine patches, the second brand to receive approval for over-the-counter...

The College of Education and Human Development is one of several University colleges moving toward a more international curriculum. "Knowledge is now public property everyplace," said Dr. Josef Mestenhauser,...

University Hospital would share the effects of a decline in inpatient admissions at Fairview Riverside Medical Center if a merger between the two hospitals is finalized as planned. HealthPartners, one...

The merger between University Hospital and Fairview Health System will not be jeopardized by HealthPartners' decision Monday to refer fewer patients to Fairview Riverside Medical Center, University officials...

Former Gophers running back Chris Darkins, now with the Green Bay Packers, decided Tuesday that he will undergo shoulder surgery and miss the 1996 NFL season. Darkins dislocated his left shoulder during...

After three months of house hunting and 10 trips to the University's housing service, University student Adam Patterson is still looking for a place to live this fall. The College of Liberal Arts sophomore...

Last week's full moon coincided with a rash of odd crimes. A motorist hit a bicyclist Aug. 1 in Dinkytown. The driver then got out of his car and physically assaulted the bicyclist, according to a Minneapolis...