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Libyan Convicted in Lockerbie Bombing Dies at 60

Adel Omran and Lee Keath The Associated Press

05/20/2012 08:10 am PDT


TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60.

CDC to Baby Boomers: Get Tested for Hepatitis C

Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writer

05/20/2012 12:57 am PDT


ATLANTA (AP) -- For the first time, health officials are proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C.

Drivers, Cyclists Square Off on Sharing the Road

Emanuella Grinberg, CNN

05/20/2012 12:36 am PDT


(CNN) -- Shanna Kurth began biking to work three years ago to improve her health. Several times a month, she loaded her bike onto her car, drove most of the way and biked the last three miles to her office.

UK Surveillance Program Could Expose Private Lives

Raphael Satter The Associated Press

05/20/2012 12:26 am PDT


LONDON (AP) -- British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails."

USDA: Healthful Food Isn't Really More Expensive

Jacque Wilson, CNN

05/19/2012 12:39 am PDT


(CNN) -- We have many excuses for not eating healthy: I'm too busy. I don't live near a grocery store. I can't afford healthy food. I don't know how to cook.

US Giving Israel $70 Million More for Iron Dome

Pauline Jelinek The Associated Press

05/19/2012 12:33 am PDT


WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. plans to give Israel the extra $70 million that Jerusalem asked for this year for short-range missile defense, officials said Thursday.

One High School, 25 Valedictorians

Carl Azuz, CNN

05/19/2012 12:01 am PDT


(CNN) -- The iconic Highlander line, "There can be only one" might apply at most other high schools. But at Vanguard High School in Ocala, Florida, as many as 25 students could be classified as "valedictorian."

Study Finds Nearly 1 in 10 State Prisoners Is Victim of Sexual Abuse

Terry Frieden CNN Justice Department Producer

05/18/2012 09:49 am PDT


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Nearly one of every 10 state prisoners is sexually victimized during confinement, according to a Justice Department study released Thursday.
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