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Schools often don’t have any standardized drug education, relying on patchwork programs
Prevention increasingly aims to support mental health.
How teens are teaching each other about drugs
Drug education programs letting young people lead are often the most impactful.
5 tips for how to talk to kids about drugs
How do you talk to kids about drugs when you can’t tell them to ‘just say no’?
Mother and son both diagnosed with cancer go through scary journey together
Mother's Day also has new meaning — both say they understand very clearly that tomorrows can't be taken for granted and that the honor and love of Mother's Day isn't…
2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Felix Rosenqvist leads qualifying
Rosenqvist turns a lap of 1:07.4635 to edge Pato O’Ward for the top starting spot, with Alex Palou set to start third.
2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Acura, Lexus break through in IMSA
Renger van der Zande and Nick Yelloly deliver Acura’s long-awaited win. Aaron Telitz and Benjamin Pedersen end Lexus’ two-year GTD drought.
2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Rosenqvist posts best finish, Brabham wins Stadium Super Trucks race
Felix Rosenqvist turns his pole into a runner-up finish, his best result in seven starts at Long Beach. Matt Brabham captures Stadium Super Trucks Race 2, while Tom Sargent sweeps…
2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Alex Palou earns elusive 1st win
Palou gets past pole sitter Felix Rosenqvist on the final round of pit stops and leads the final 30 laps for his first victory in six career starts Long Beach.…
Horse racing: Preakness without Golden Tempo shows it’s time for change
The Kentucky Derby winner is the third in five years to skip the race two weeks later, bolstering the case for spreading out the Triple Crown series.
Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, May 8, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday,…