Two NIU students were arrested Thursday by DeKalb Police after one of the students sold cocaine to another. Paul R. Batchen, 24, 1120 Varsity Blvd., is charged with unlawful delivery of more than 15 grams of a controlled substance. Batchen posted $50,000...

DeKalb's 6th Ward residents will be better-represented by aldermanic challenger Jamie Pennington. Pennington, a 21-year-old junior political science major, plans to represent his constituents based on the point that "only about 10 percent of what the...

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Shellfire hit Beirut's airport Sunday, and radio reports said the home of the U.S. ambassador was struck during fierce duels between Syrian gunners and Christian army units. Police reported 13 people were killed. Thunderous explosions...

Alaska might have been the 49th state admitted to the union, but according to the National Education Association, that state ranks first in public school teacher salaries. The average salary for a teacher in Alaska this year is $41,693. Connecticut, New...

Details leading to the connection of two area youths with a crime spree that caused about $27,000 in damages in the last six months still are sketchy. University Police Lt. Ron Williams declined to release information that led to the boys' involvement...

HAVANA (AP) - Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev arrived Sunday in Cuba for talks with President Fidel Castro, who has criticized the Soviet leader's new pragmatic brand of communism. Gorbachev's blue and white Aeroflot jetliner touched down at Havana's...

Chicago mayoral candidates Cook County State's Attorney Richard M. Daley, Ald. Timothy Evans and Ald. Edward Vrdolyak will find out Tuesday how well their campaign efforts have paid off. Three NIU students expressed their opinions on who they believe...

In the race for DeKalb mayor, the clear-cut and best choice is to elect Greg Sparrow to a third term. Sparrow has the experience necessary to continue to lead DeKalb towards economic growth. He has demonstrated a willingness to work hard for the city....

The devastating figures from this nation's worst oil spill in history are beginning to roll in, and for some, the worst nightmare is now a reality. Now that some 10 million gallons of oil have spilled into the once pristine coastal wilderness of Alaska,...

Tracy Deis, NIU Black Student Union president, said the main purpose of the Black Student Union is to serve as a black cultural awareness education group for all NIU students and to promote cultural unity between all races. Deis said any fee-paying NIU...

A full audience in the Swen Parson Moot Courtroom heard Saturday the cases of four NIU law students in the conclusion of the Seventh Annual NIU Prize Moot Court Competition. The competition, which began on Feb. 22, featured the case of the People's Temple...

NIU students registered to vote in DeKalb County can cast their ballots in Tuesday's mayoral election in one of seven polling places. Polling booths are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Polling places for each DeKalb township precinct in student-populated areas...