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...

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- They live with death threats and their homes have been bombed. The government cuts their electricity and thugs hurl tear gas canisters during their rallies. Life...

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...

The closing ceremonies for the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta are already completed. But former Gophers hockey star Justin McHugh is competing this week against some of the best athletes in the world...

Many incoming freshman spend their last days before school starts working, relaxing, or enjoying time with friends. But at the University's Summer Institute, 100 incoming freshman are beginning their...

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...

Both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed a minimum wage increase Friday that will raise the wage by 90 cents over the next year, from $4.25 to $5.15 an hour. President Clinton is expected...

After months of speculation about his various physical ailments, University Medical School graduate Bob Kempainen ran to a disappointing 31st place Sunday morning in the men's Olympic marathon. He appeared...

His face, name and history have been everywhere in the last week. Security guard Richard Jewell, 33, was hailed as a hero after spotting a suspicious backpack that ultimately exploded early July 27 in...

ATLANTA (AP) -- No last-place finisher in a marathon ever has been greeted more royally. And no one likely has finished quite so last. The band played a fanfare as A. Baser Wasiqi of Afghanistan entered...