AKRON, Ohio — The young man said he had never gambled in his life. Then he decided to check out the new Hollywood Casino Columbus.

AKRON, Ohio — The past year has been action-packed for the fledgling gambling industry in Ohio.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police are searching for two thieves accused of running over a teenage boy with their SUV after he refused give up his iPad to them.

(NAPSI)If youre among the nearly 75 percent of menopausal women who suffer from hot flashes,¹ it can be tough to enjoy the sunny weather worrying about a sudden hot flash in summertime. And since hot weather tends to be a common hot flash trigger,² these sudden feelings of warmth can be exacerbated. But, with just a little planning and preparation you can get on the right track to an enjoyable summer.

Mother’s Day — and HOT. This day should be gently spring-like: warm in the sun, cool in the shade, with a very soft breeze.

(StatePoint) For families, summertime is all about active fun -- from vacations to ballgames, and fireworks to poolside picnics. But being on-the-go can mean lots of downtime in transit and waiting for activities to start.

(BPT) - American women spend more time taking care of their families, homes and jobs than themselves. With so much time invested in caring for others, women can overlook the importance of their own health. Yet, neglecting their own health needs can make it much harder for women to also take care of those they love.

(NewsUSA) - Music and exercise have always complimented one another well, but fitness trends and research indicate real, quantifiable benefits.

Last July, the News-Sentinel reprinted an article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about a Georgia woman, Lauri Jo Bennett, who had capitalized on her talent for making fruit and pepper jellies by selling them online. Although I normally don’t get too excited about sugary fruit concoctions, I do enjoy canning and spent a little time producing various versions of her recipe. Lauri Jo called for blueberries but noted that other fruits worked as well. I produced a peach-habanero, using red and yellow bell peppers and one habanero, which we really like; surprisingly, it’s pretty mild. I then made the batch of blueberry, but a low-sugar version; I used jalapeños and green bells. Again, very tasty. For a low or no-sugar adjustment, follow the directions on jars of low-sugar pectin; it will make about half of the finished product-perfect if you don’t use much jam or jelly, anyway, and the flavor is still quite good. Last week, I put up another batch. The current fruit of choice, obviously, is strawberries; every street corner in the valley has a stand open right now. This time, I used orange and yellow bell peppers and red jalapeños-double the chiles, as a matter of fact, just to see if the heat factor kicked in. It didn’t really have any more heat but the flavor was even better. Below, I list Lauri Jo’s proportions; feel free to add or subtract hot chiles, as you see fit. Change up the bell pepper colors and/or use cider vinegar. I’m waiting for my purple bell to put forth its first pepper for the next batch of jelly (maybe Blackberry-Thai Chile!) Otherwise, it’s her recipe. Be very sure to follow all manufacturer’s directions for the canning process, especially if you are new to the method or have not canned in years. If you do make a change to the vinegar, make sure that it has 5 percent acidity listed on the label. I am always interested in new, completely different uses for familiar ingredients; at the moment, I am trying combinations that take the innocent strawberry in different directions. So, I have a bruschetta topping that I found in a seasonal magazine but have tweaked a bit. This one really needs no formal list, just the basic ingredients added in quantities that suit you: toasted rounds sliced from a French baguette, sliced strawberries, quartered grape tomatoes, minced red onion, fresh basil leaves; slivered, one eight-ounce container of cubed peaches (look in the refrigerated produce section), drained, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sugar (small amount), sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. The original recipe calls for goat cheese, spread on the toasted, cooled rounds of bread, then topped with the fruit mixture. Cream cheese is a good substitute. So, on to the jelly:

(StatePoint) With more women rising to top positions in business and government, the topic of women and their capacity for leadership has been all the buzz in the media lately.

(BPT) - Do the words “aging in place” and “home improvement” conjure images of institutional-looking grab bars in bathrooms and overhead kitchen lights that could illuminate an airport runway? Many people eschew certain types of home improvements for the same reason others refuse to wear hearing aids – the negative connotations of age.

(BPT) - What if you could program the future of your child’s health as simply as you program your alarm clock? Push a button, choose a selected wake-up time, click and you’re done. It’s not quite that simple, but studies show that what a woman eats just before and during pregnancy will impact the health of her child for the rest of his or her life. It’s an area of research called fetal programming.

Dear Pharmacist: I’m concerned about my bone density because I was told I have osteopenia. Are all calcium supplements the same? Do you have other recommendations? — A.F., New York

(NAPSI)—Some American heroes can finally get the recognition they deserve.

(NAPSI)—An estimated 72 million Americans are affected by obesity, with nearly one out of three affected by excess weight. Yet, according to some experts, a weight loss of even 5 percent may improve health and reduce risks of some diseases.

(NAPSI)As the percentage of our older population increases, health care providers appreciate the need to stop disease before it starts.

(BPT) - Two recent clinical studies bring good news to the aging population. If you have lower back pain, burning pain or numbness in your legs you are probably one of the many people suffering with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS) – a condition affecting a vast majority of the over-60 age group – and this good news applies to you.

Dear Lodinews.com reader:

On April 29, we will begin a new way of offering news on Lodinews.com. It’s called “metered content.”

(BPT) - One in five Americans will get skin cancer in their lifetime, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, has steadily increased over the past three decades – to the rate of one American dying an hour from it, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. Detecting melanoma when it is most treatable is key to survival. Fortunately, you can take steps to reduce your risk of getting skin cancer, and improve your chances of catching it in its most curable stages.

We've had a promotion and a new hire here, and a related reassignment of beats. Like the staff at many papers, our reporters are now stretching to handle multiple coverage areas. I guess it relfects that cliche: Doing more with less. But our staff here is passionate about journalism and very hard-working.  I'm excited about these changes and how our staff has responded.

Huffing and puffing, I rocked back  and forth until I could coax my aching knees to help lift me off the couch. I ambled toward the bathroom of my Fresno apartment, dropping off another empty beer bottle in the kitchen along the way.

(BPT) - From bag-checking charges and unexplained delays to rude fellow passengers and flight attendants who are having a bad day, flying can be a huge hassle. If you’re among the approximately 1 to 1.5 percent of Americans living with a peanut or tree nut allergy, boarding a commercial airplane can raise concerns that you might experience a rare in-flight reaction.

John Teerlink has always had a fascination with science. He majored in comparative religious studies and minored in cell biology at Swarthmore College near Philadelphia. While these areas of study may seem like they are on opposite ends of the spectrum, Teerlink says they have worked together in his favor — they combined his keen interest in science and people.

With the issue of same-sex marriage argued before the Supreme Court and raging elsewhere in America, a question: