MOSCOW (AP) -- Boris Yeltsin held a narrow lead over his Communist rival early Monday as Russia's weary, worried public got its first real chance to decide the nation's future. A July runoff was almost...

University students and staff members joined people from across the Twin Cities this weekend to celebrate the liberation of African-Americans and the end of slavery more than a century ago. Hundreds gathered...

The University has detailed procedures to help prevent the kind of employee frustration that apparently led Jennifer Joan May to fire a handgun in the reception area of University President Nils Hasselmo's...

Faculty members, administrators and the Board of Regents agreed Friday that much progress has been made in the tenure review process. But the groups also recognized that revisions to the tenure code must...

I am a bicycle commuter. Each morning I ride seven or eight miles to the West Bank where I flip down the bike rack on one of the inter-campus buses, load my bike and enjoy the Daily for the remainder...

Auto racing hits the streets of downtown Minneapolis next month, giving spectators the chance to see souped-up Pontiacs, Camaros and Mustangs traverse a 1.6-mile loop at speeds of up to 150 mph. That sounds...

Former Gophers golfer Tom Lehman shot a five-under-par 65 on Saturday at Oakland Hills Country Club in the U.S. Open. He had the lead going into the final round on Sunday but lost it on the back nine. Lehman...

Faculty members, administrators and the Board of Regents agreed Friday that much progress has been made in the tenure review process. But the groups also recognized that revisions to the tenure code...

Workplace-related violence is on the rise, but predicting violent behavior is nearly impossible, said David W. Johnson, director of the University Employee Assistance Program. Prevention and intervention...

Tiffany Gates, formerly a University junior and a standout player on the women's tennis team, has transferred to Notre Dame. Gates, a two-time All-Big Ten player, left the University in late May after...