Add students who borrow from private lenders to the ranks of Americans âÄî homeowners and businesspeople, among others âÄî who are struggling with banksâÄô unwillingness to lend...

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî The divorce rate among soldiers and Marines increased last year as military marriages suffered continuing stress from AmericaâÄôs two ongoing wars. There were an estimated...

TRACY, Calif. (AP) âÄî A Girl Scout leader and her husband were arrested after an emaciated, terrified and nearly naked 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, saying he...

The Minneapolis City Council will consider a hiring freeze next week. Mayor R.T. Rybak and City Council President Barb Johnson announced the measure Monday, and the City Council will consider it at a Dec....

At its first meeting Monday, the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council selected University of Minnesota forest resources associate professor Mike Kilgore as its interim head. The council will advise the Legislature...

NEW YORK (AP) âÄî In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high school students have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test, according to a new, large-scale survey suggesting that...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) âÄî Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday, taking a detour to sunny California after storms hit the main landing...

Despite the projected slowing in holiday spending, this past weekend, known to many as âÄúBlack Friday weekend,âÄù saw a dramatic increase in consumer spending from 2007. According to a...

They donâÄôt look very different and they cost about the same, but starting Monday, all the cigarettes in the state of Minnesota will be âÄúfire safe.âÄù A law passed in 2007 goes...

Potential Regents from the stateâÄôs first, fourth, sixth, and seventh congressional districts now have until Thursday to put their names in the hat for selection to the University of Minnesota...