美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-12（在线收听）

1. All charges are dropped against three former Duke University lacrosse players, accused of sexually assaulting a stripper at a party. The top prosecutor in North Carolina concludes no attack occurred. And the players were victims of an overreaching district attorney.

2. Potential presidential candidate, Fred Thompson, says he's been diagnosed with a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of cancer. The diagnosis came nearly three years ago. He is in remission and has no illness or symptoms. Thompson served in the Senate and also acts.

3. Thousands remembered legendary football coach Eddie Robinson of Grambling State University. The coach won more than 400 games and sent many players to the pros. His funeral drew politicians and former players, all swapping memories of the coaching giant.

4. In the Midwest, so much for spring. Residents face another bout with winter with snow canceling classes in Minnesota and stranding travellers elsewhere. Snow swirled and waves crashed along the lakeshore in Chicago. In Wisconsin, ten inches of snow could fall.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. remission: n-uncount
If someone who has had a serious disease such as cancer is in remission or if the disease is in remission, the disease has been controlled so that they are not as ill as they were.

2. pro: n-count
A pro is a professional. (INFORMAL)

3. bout: n-count
Bout means fight or struggle.