More than two-thirds of young drivers and passengers killed in nighttime car crashes aren't wearing seat belts. This is according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Sixty-eight percent of drivers and passengers between the ages of 16 and 20 who were killed in car crashes at night in 2006 were unbuckled. Ironically, seat belt use actually is rising nationwide.Total belt use rose to 82 percent last year. During daytime, 57 percent of the young motorists and passengers who were killed were not wearing seat belts.
The problem isn't just with teens. The percentage of unbuckled drivers and passengers who died at night is well up in the 60s through the age of 44. It declines to 52 percent for people 55-64 and 41 percent for those older than that.
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China raised the number of dead or missing from a devastating earthquake to more than 70,000.The death toll from last week's earthquake in China has gone up to 40,075, according to state media .
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A Lester No-Hitter.
He beat chemotherapy . Jon Lester has made a remarkable recovery.
AP Photo: Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester pumps his arms after throwing a no-hitter.
The 24-year-old lefty added another accomplishment to his list when he pitched the first no-hitter in the majors this season. Lester shut down the Kansas City Royals 7-0 in his first career complete game.
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News about women and their heart health.
Women who want to keep their hearts in tip-top shape face the fewest challenges in Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, the cities which top the list of the 10 most heart-healthy U.S. metropolitan areas for women.
The list, released by the American Heart Association, also found the 10 metropolitan areas that did not fair so well. They are Nashville, Tenn., St. Louis and Detroit deemed the least friendly major cities for women's heart health.
The most heart-friendly metro areas for women are:
1. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.
2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
3. San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland, Calif.
4. Denver-Aurora, Colo.
5. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.
6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash.
7. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.
8. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif.
9. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.
10. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Boston and Phoenix have the lowest heart-disease mortality rates for women, while women in San Francisco, Denver and Los Angeles are the thinnest.
Women in San Francisco, San Diego and Washington, D.C., are the healthiest eaters, and those in Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Francisco smoke the least.
The least-friendly metropolitan areas for women are:
1. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, Tenn.
2. St. Louis, Mo.
3. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.
4. Pittsburgh, Pa.
5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
6. Columbus, Ohio
7. Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
8. Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev.
9. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
10. Indianapolis, Ind.
The researchers reported that women in Cleveland, Columbus, Ohio, and San Antonio, Texas, are among the most overweight in the country.
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You just can't make this stuff up....
Guests line up at the opening of The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California May 17, 2008.
He now ranks up there with Jaws and Kong.
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