A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.

(Reuters) - A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacterial infection was in critical condition at Augusta Hospital on Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman said she could not comment on whether Aimee Copeland had undergone surgery to remove her hands and right foot, amputations that Copeland’s father had said were pending on Friday. Surgeons had amputated the 24-year-old’s left leg at the hip. “All I can say is Aimee is still in critical condition,” hospital spokeswoman Barclay Bishop said. ...

The Olympic flame was greeted by thousands of cheering spectators as it began its 70-day relay journey around Britain and Ireland on Saturday ahead of the 2012 London Games.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proposed new recommendations regarding testing for hepatitis C. The recommendations were released in advance of the CDC’s first “Hepatitis Testing Day” today.

Fresno, Calif.-based Organic Pastures passed the most recent health inspections brought on by a finding of “harmful bacteria in samples of butter, cream and cow manure,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

Defendants Are Self-Proclaimed Members of the ‘Black Bloc’ Group