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WASHINGTON – U.S. retail gasoline prices (search) fell to the lowest level in seven weeks, mirroring a drop in crude oil costs, the government said Monday. The national price for regular unleaded gasoline declined 2.3 cents over the past week to $2.16 a gallon, up 15 cents from a year …

KEREM ATZMONA, Gaza Strip – One family pinned orange Star of David (search) badges to eight screaming children, who marched from a trailer with hands raised — apparently to recall images of the Nazi deportation of Jews. A father shoved his daughter, about 10 years old, toward a soldier, shouting: …

Lung cancer has entered the headlines with the recent death of news anchor Peter Jennings and an announcement by Christopher Reeve’s widow, Dana. Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer deaths for U.S. men and women. Health professionals agree that smoking greatly raises the risk of lung cancer …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A mentally ill man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and 10 other charges Tuesday in a series of Ohio highway shootings and was sentenced to 27 years in prison. Charles McCoy Jr. (search), 29, had admitted firing the shots over five months in 2003 and 2004 but …

LONDON – Police investigating failed July 21 bomb attacks in London (search) said Monday they had arrested two men during raids in the city, as authorities tried to determine whether there were links between that attack and the transit bombings two weeks earlier. A total of 23 people have been …

CHICAGO – A Chicago theater production has ignited a controversy over whether child actors are being exposed to subject matter far more suited to adults. The play, “The Pain and the Itch (search),” is being produced at Chicago’s renowned Steppenwolf Theatre (search). It is a dark comedy about the lengths …

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Muslim leaders and Saudi princes bade farewell to King Fahd (search) on Tuesday, saying prayers in a packed Riyadh mosque and then burying him in an unmarked desert grave in keeping with the kingdom’s austere version of Islam. Mourners carried brightly colored umbrellas to ward off …

The amount of blood flowing into the brain may be closely linked to the development of dementia caused by conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. A new study showed that older adults with dementia had significantly reduced blood flow into the brain compared with older adults with normal brain function or …

WASHINGTON – The government closed its investigation into the nation’s first domestic case of mad cow disease (search) Tuesday, saying it could not pin down how a Texas cow was infected with the brain-wasting ailment. Officials continue to believe the 12-year-old Brahma cross cow (search) ate contaminated feed before the …

Chances are you’ll have to roll over a retirement account at least once in your lifetime. Most likely, it will be when you leave your current employer and take your 401(k) with you. Or, you may be eligible to roll over your current IRA into a Roth. Here’s what you …