The USA Today lead headline online early Wednesday morning says "NTSB pushes for stricter motorcycle helmet laws." The paper says the National Transportation Safety Board, the independent federal agency charged with determining the probable cause of transportation accidents and promoting safety, is urging states to enact mandatory helmet laws for all motorcycle riders.
It says more Thanksgiving travelers will be hitting the road for turkey and pumpkin pie next week, but they'll be paying close to the highest gasoline prices of the year and could face airport delays from passenger protests over enhanced screening.
The paper says college students have long done crazy things, from swallowing gold fish to jamming themselves into telephone booths. Not all things they try are dangerous, but some are.
It says a cholera outbreak in earthquake-ravaged Haiti that has killed more than 900 people will continue for at least six months, possibly years, experts say.
And the most popular story on USA Today says President Obama said today he not only had the privilege of awarding the Medal of Honor to a living soldier, but he also gave it to a young man "as humble as he is heroic."
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