Some Good News      
   
   Save the Children says youngsters in 173 of 176 countries studied have a better chance of growing up healthy, educated and protected than at any time over the past two decades.

   U.N. statistics show at least 280 million children are better off today. Still, a quarter of the world's children are still denied safe and healthy childhood, and have no protection from practices such as child labor and child marriage. 

   Those caught in adult conflicts are most disadvantaged.

   Singapore best provides for its children, followed by Sweden, Finland, Norway and Slovenia. The U.S. ranked 36th. At the bottom are Central African Republic, Niger and Chad.

More Good News

   The U.S. Supreme Court by 7-2 upheld Indiana's law requiring providers to treat aborted babies' bodies in the same way as other human remains. In the majority opinion, the law provides "...a state's compelling interest in preventing abortion from becoming a tool of modern day eugenics."   

Baseball's Empty Seats  

   If the Tampa Bay Rays score more runs than the visiting team, and no one is watching, is it a win?

      Jimmy