NASA unveiled the design for America's first new spaceship in a generation Tuesday, a reusable, wedge-shaped craft called VentureStar that would take off and land almost as easily as an airplane and open...

Universities traditionally pride themselves on promoting independent thought. But when faculty members believe their academic freedom is threatened, is collective representation for faculty the answer?...

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" is an old saying that one University researcher has found to be false. Terry Kinney, an instructor in the Department of Speech-Communication,...

WESTBROOK, Minn. (AP) -- Authorities filed arson charges against a 10-year-old boy who admitted setting a fire that gutted Grace Lutheran Church. The Westbrook boy was charged with first- and second-degree...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Although most Americans say gays should have equal rights in the job market, they oppose giving homosexuals a legal right to marry by 57 percent to 30 percent, according to an Associated...

Mark Rotenberg, the University's general counsel, said he and his office are currently reviewing all of the University's affirmative action policies to make sure they are in compliance with federal regulations. His...

A new phase of the $5.5 million Wilson Library construction project will begin Monday and result in decreased access to the facility for about a month. The project, which began in March and will last a...

College students often talk about getting involved in politics, but one University student is doing more than just talking. He is running against a politically prominent incumbent for a seat in the Minnesota...

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) -- Washington County Sheriff Jim Frank has seen plenty of the sorts of injuries that prompted Minnesota's ban on fireworks. "In my years as a police officer, there have been a number...

Ever since Bill Clinton made his notorious 1992 campaign promise to "end welfare as we know it," Democrats and Republicans alike have found it politically profitable to scapegoat poor women and children,...