Hess: Why are poor white women dying younger?

Hess: Why are poor white women dying younger?
… to delay gratification," but that calculus hasn't changed in the past two decades. White women are more likely than black women to "smoke and drink and abuse prescription drugs like OxyContin and street drugs like meth," but it's unclear why that's … Read more on Newsday

Top-ranked Crusaders dominate Stars
In a sign of what was to come, North coughed up the football on the first play of the game and Heelan's Jake Noel recovered. Two plays later, Solsma fired a 15-yard touchdown pass to Niles. Brobst's first blocked punt set up a 20-yard scoring … “I … Read more on Sioux City Journal

Calif. police defend baton hits on prone man
According to KNBC, Santos-Lopez told authorities he was drunk and high on methamphetamine. He was … Santos-Lopez's girlfriend Lee Ann Hernandez told the Los Angeles Times that her boyfriend had recently shown signs of mental illness. She said he … Read more on U-T San Diego