Gophers hockey player Erik Rasmussen traveled to St. Louis for Saturday's NHL draft knowing he would be among the top 10 overall picks. There wasn't much pressure on the 6-foot-2-inch, 191-pound forward...

Editor's note: Timothy Leary died May 31, 1996. Leary was 75. After learning he had terminal prostate cancer, Timothy Leary made a remarkable confession of everything he stood for when he told a reporter,...

In about two years, Mariucci Arena will have a brand new baby sister sitting just west of it. The facility will be home to women's ice hockey and men's and women's tennis. The arena is not even in the...

A 36-year-old U.S. trade embargo that restricts the travel of U.S citizens to Cuba isn't stopping University student Gerardo Lopez from going there this summer. "Cuba is Latin America, and we hardly ever...

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Arab leaders said Sunday that Israel risks setting back the peace process and its budding economic ties with the Arab world if it changes the ground rules for negotiations. The leaders...

It's been nearly two years since Megan Kanka, a 7-year-old New Jersey girl, was raped and strangled to death. She died at the hands of a twice-convicted sex offender who -- unbeknownst to anyone in the...

The newly named Minnesota Reform Party endorsed University alumnus Dean Barkley Saturday at its state convention. Barkley will contest incumbent Senator Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., in November's U.S. Senate...

Construction along University Avenue has been a mixed blessing for commuters and residents. Although the end result should be improved roads and bike paths, increased dust and the early morning sounds...

The new hockey and tennis facility will be located where the 14 outdoor tennis courts next to Mariucci Arena stand right now. Women's athletics director Chris Voelz said that space will be utilized by...

Frustration with the slow progress of market reforms in Russia has spurred widespread economic anxiety and created deep fissures in the nation's political landscape. More than seven of every 10 Russians...