WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress on Wednesday passed a long-stalled bill inspired by the Virginia Tech shootings that would more easily flag prospective gun buyers who have documented mental health problems. The measure also would help states with the cost. Passage by voice votes in the House and Senate...

More than 350 Biolans graduated last Friday, Dec. 14, in Chase Gymnasium. To commemorate the first graduation of the centennial year, fall graduates wore special "100 years" medallions on their gowns. It also marked the first commencement ceremony with President Barry Corey at the university's helm....

A visual masterpiece, “The Golden Compass,” which made its way into theaters Dec. 7, is well on its way to mesmerizing audiences across the U.S. Set in a magical world featuring talking bears who fight wars, Gyptians and witches, it is no wonder that the controversial film has now reached No. 1 in...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Match.com, an old standby of online dating, wants to make some new connections among the fast-growing number of Facebook users worldwide. Dating Web site Match.com, owned by media mogul Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp conglomerate, plans to launch two new features this week that bring...

ATLANTA (AP) -- Volumes have been written about how to properly behave at weddings or which fork to use at fancy dinners. But when it comes to dealing with the neighboring passenger who hogs precious airline arm space or the unruly kid who won't pipe down on crowded flights, there's precious little...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- There's a reason for Christmas cheer in biblical Bethlehem this year -- more tourists are on their way now than in any holiday season since Israeli-Palestinian fighting broke out seven years ago, the town's mayor said Tuesday. Relative calm between Israelis and Palestinians...

Mormons have less heart disease _ something doctors have long chalked up to their religion's ban on smoking. New research suggests that another of their ''clean living'' habits also may be helping their hearts: fasting for one day each month. A study in Utah, where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day...

DENVER (AP) -- In between his two deadly shooting sprees, church gunman Matthew Murray apparently posted furious threats on the Internet to kill Christians. But whether the warnings reached police before he struck again was unclear. The warnings -- and other anguished, despair-filled messages over...

Biolans hit the ice Friday night, Dec. 7, as A.S.'s Social Board put on an Elf-themed night of ice skating at Norwalk Ice Arena. Social Board staff estimated over 200 people attended the event, several of whom dressed to the theme, wearing elf costumes or hats that looked like animals from the movie...

ARVADA, Colo. - A gunman killed two staff members at a missionary training center early Sunday after being told he couldn't spend the night, and about 12 hours later four people were shot at a busy megachurch in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs police Lt. Fletcher Howard said a suspect had been...

Federal dollars will be headed to the flood-ravaged Pacific Northwest. President Bush has declared a federal disaster for 11 counties in the region. The declaration allows aid to flow into Oregon and Washington as the area recovers from last weekend's storms. The federal government will reimburse...