The debate about cuts to welfare programs at all levels of government has thus far focused on the minor technical differences separating Republican and Democratic proposals. Zero critical attention has...

University officials hope a proposed meeting between Board of Regents Chairman Thomas Reagan and Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton will reconcile differences about the future of an outdated steam...

Gophers basketball coach Clem Haskins was in earshot of the pipe bomb explosion in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. Haskins, who is an assistant coach and chief administrator of the U.S. men's basketball...

Austin, Minn., is a large union town, with a big Hormel plant and a powerful Hormel union. The town has consistently voted for Democrats for years, but is completely surrounded by Republican districts...

A resolution that would give University administrators the power to finalize the proposed merger between University Hospital and Fairview Health System will be presented today for Board of Regents approval. If...

Police work has often been called the ultimate men's club, and though women are now allowed full membership, they lag behind in gaining leadership positions. University Police Chief Joy Rikala is one...

CHICAGO -- In the ever-evolving world of college football, the Big Ten had become the country's land of antiquity. It was the one place where the game's old ways stood and tradition ruled. But that appears...

To University researcher Katie Schmitz, household tasks considered tedious by some are activities that could provide insight into how women burn calories during their daily routines. And in the wake of...

A chemical smell that has wafted through the West Bank campus since February should soon go away for a month before returning. The smell comes from the process of cleaning carcinogenic compounds from...

John Roethlisberger's performance in Wednesday's gymnastics all-around final at Atlanta's Georgia Dome wasn't strong enough to earn him a medal. But it was enough to make Roethlisberger and his dad smile. Roethlisberger,...