In one of the most hotly contested, expensive and closest U.S. Senate races this election, Republican incumbent Norm Coleman has declared victory. After a night spent watching precinct reports eke out...

Incumbent Alice Hausman, DFL wiped the floor with Republican challenger Mark Roosevelt , winning the race for state representative for District 66B, which includes Falcon Heights and St. Paul. As of press...

ItâÄôs not just student-athletes being judged on their academic performance anymore. Coaches could soon be getting grades of their own. The NCAA Division I Board of Directors instructed the Committee...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration acknowledged Friday that additional study of health effects from an estrogen-like chemical found in hard plastic water bottles and other food and beverage packaging...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Calling Batman: Cave owner Steve Rush has a deal for you. Rush, 49, is auctioning off the Mystic Caverns in the hills of Ozark Mountains on eBay. The 28-acre property in Arkansas...

When Underground Printing moved into Dinkytown in September, the dream was to offer students a way to help make their custom shirts perfect. But the new store, located on 14th Avenue SE, is currently closed...

Big Ten womenâÄôs basketball is getting personal. With Gopher womenâÄôs basketball season starting on Sunday , the University of Minnesota is starting to use grant money awarded last spring...

HOUSTON (AP) _ After another quarter and more record profits for Exxon Mobil, Big Oil's run may be coming to an end. Even as the world's largest publicly traded oil company shattered its own U.S. record...

Anyone looking to go somewhere via automobile on the University of Minnesota campus this weekend shouldnâÄôt expect to get there quickly. With menâÄôs and womenâÄôs hockey, football...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Women running for top offices need to appear competent and attractive, according to a new study. For male candidates, seeming competent may be enough. It's a finding that could help justify...