A new report finds focusing more on a plant-based diet could be key to cutting your risk of cancer. Americans are being advised to avoid dairy, reduce alcohol consumption, lay off red meat and double their intake of fruits and vegetables. The San Diego Union-Tribune says researchers used a concept called the precautionary principle which holds that actions shouldn’t be undertaken if their consequences aren’t fully understood. In this case, it’s not certain that particular foods cause cancer, but the evidence that they might leads scientists to recommend avoiding them.

Season 3 of Duck Dynasty was a massive ratings success. But by the most recent season 5, its ratings had plunged. Orange County Register television critic, Michael Hewitt says Duck Dynasty may be the latest show to enjoy brief moments of popularity before fading fast, including “Laugh In,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “Twin Peaks,” and “Deal or No Deal.”

A curious thing happened during Sunday’s Miss USA pageant. Miss Indiana, Mekayla Diehl, stole the show and drew national attention for being a “normal” size. Although she wasn’t in the top 10, social media sites lit up with praise for Diehl for not being super skinny. Diehl says she’s ok with being “normal” since it’s better than “being weird.”

When it comes to sunscreen, there are two different types: chemical and physical. The Wall Street Journal asks a dermatologist to weigh in on which type is best. Dr. Craig Burkhart says he prefers physical blockers because they tend to last longer, but they also can feel greasy. Burkhart says the best sunblock is whatever kind people will use.

While many people were skeptical about the $18 billion valuation for the taxi-summoning app company, Uber, the New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin says it’s worth doing the math to see if it might be right. Sorkin says the taxi industry is so huge, that if Uber were to control a quarter of it, the company’s valuation would be right on, perhaps even a little low. The company also has great margins, since it doesn’t own the vehicles, only the technology.

The Washington Post dives into the physics behind the new soccer ball that will debut at the World Cup. The Adidas Brazuca ball takes the place of the Jabulani ball, which was introduced for the 2010 World Cup and was generally panned by the players for not having a true flight. Engineers believe they’ve fixed that by adding polyurethane nubs to the surface of the Brazuca.

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a fruit-infused peanut flour that could reduce deadly allergic reactions to peanuts and provide a safer ingredient for immunotherapy treatments for children. The Charlotte Observer says researchers have discovered that certain compounds make peanut flour more hypoallergenic by hiding or changing the allergy-causing proteins. One nonprofit says the number of children with peanut allergies has tripled between 1997 and 2008.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has refused to speak with his family since being freed after five years in captivity, according to the Wall Street Journal. This as the debate surrounding his capture and release rages on. The Journal says doctors are moving slowly in light of the controversy, which is complicating an already difficult recovery process.

As the World Cup arrives, the New York Times takes a look at Brazil’s other favorite sport, Futevolei. It’s a variation on beach volleyball, where players are not permitted to use their hands. The game started on the beaches of Copacabana in the 1960s. The most dramatic maneuver is the “shark attack” which is like a spike in traditional volleyball, except it’s done with the foot.

The Denver Post marks the 50th anniversary this week of the first self-service gas station in Westminster, Colorado. The owner of the station, John Roscoe, found he could draw customers to the new experience by charging 2 to 3 cents per gallon below what the full service stations charged. It took a decade for full service gas to really catch on - and even today, customers in Oregon and New Jersey are still banned from pumping their own gas.

USA Today gives us five reasons the stock market is shining brightly. Among them: The momentum stock selloff didn’t extend to blue chips, the U.S. economy bounced back nicely after a rough winter and the U.S. and European central banks did their parts by keeping interest rates low.

Tetris, the game where players stack blocks of seven different shapes, has turned 30 years old. Invented by a Soviet scientist in 1984, it exploded in popularity when it was developed for the Nintendo Gameboy in 1989. In the San Francisco Chronicle, Peter Hartlaub calls Tetris “the greatest and most influential time suck of my generation.”

Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald says Cleveland’s sports teams need to start winning if they want to get public support in the form of tax revenues. The Cleveland Plain Dealer says FitzGerald is proposing a “Win Tax” which would award 20% of the city’s “Sin Tax” revenues to Cleveland’s sports franchises based in part by how well they play. Cleveland’s pro sports teams have gone 50 years without a championship, the longest drought of any American city.

USA Today says for the last month, members of the U.S. World Cup team have had their sleep patterns analyzed. Players wear wristbands that detect their sleep and wake periods, and characterize the quantity and quality of their sleep. The coaching staff can use the data to make decisions about training, travel and rest to help limit fatigue.

The reviews are strong for “The Fault in Our Stars,” a film based on the young-adult novel, in which two teenagers with cancer fall in love. The New York Times’ A.O. Scott says the film sets out to make you cry - and succeeds. Scott says the film is a tragic love story and also a perfect and irresistible fantasy.

On the 70th anniversary of D-Day, 90-year-old Leo Scheer looks back at the invasions in the Washington Post. He says he’s eternally grateful that he survived. He still remembers the feelings of guilt he had when he was sent back to England and out of harm’s way three weeks later.

Anyone who’s ever watched Ichiro Suzuki warm up before a baseball game has seen him perform a variety of trick catches. While fans cheer and teammates call him a show off - the Wall Street Journal says it’s actually part of an elaborate training ritual. Ichiro believes that to be an outstanding fielder, you have to be able to catch a ball without seeing it - so his trick catches are actually helping to train his brain.

You may not have heard of Slender Man until the news broke this week that two young Wisconsin girls allegedly stabbed a friend 19 times, with the motive of trying to please the fictional character. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says Slender Man first appeared online in 2009 and quickly grew into a popular Internet meme featured in stories, web series, online games, podcasts and parodies.

As beef prices rise, fine textured beef or “pink slime” as critics call it, is making a comeback. The Kansas City Star says the furor over the meat product has died down. The country’s largest producers are seeing an uptick in demand. Federal regulators declared the beef product to be safe. One company still has a pending lawsuit against ABC News over its use of the term “pink slime.”

The Cleveland Plain Dealer looks back on a Cleveland Indians promotion gone awry, the 10 Cent Beer Night of 1974. Retired sportswriter Dan Coughlin tells of the streakers, the cherry bombs and getting punched in the jaw. Incidentally, no one got fired from the promotional team. Instead, the front office sent the promotions guys to Milwaukee, to see how they did their 10 Cent Beer Night.

The Kentucky Derby has the mint julep. The Preakness has the black-eyed Susan. The Belmont has . . . the Belmont Jewel? The “official drink” of the Belmont Stakes has been around since 2011, but like its predecessor, the Belmont Breeze, it has struggled to gain a foothold. The Wall Street Journal says one difficulty in establishing an official drink is it takes time to build up a history.

Washington Post reporter Emily Yahr writes about the seven things she learned while auditioning for Jeopardy! First, it takes a lot of auditioning to get on the show. Also, it really is all about the buzzer. And producers really do care about your personality. In other words, don’t be like the guy who said if he won, he would buy a cave in which to make goat cheese.

Next time you go for a dip at the beach, you may want to swim with your mouth closed. The New York Post says a new study claims 62% of Americans admit to peeing in the ocean to avoid using beach bathrooms. The survey by Charmin found people rate beach bathrooms as grosser than those on airplanes, in movie theaters and at the gym.

The Detroit Free Press says GM’s massive recall crisis has shed light on a major problem with recalls; they often fall short of their main goal of fixing vehicles quickly. Carfax says there are 36 million cars on the road with an unfixed recall. One issue is the word recall itself, since not all recalls are equally important. Some are easy software fixes while others are major safety issues.

The Denver Post says tennis is booming among kids in Colorado, thanks to some kid-friendly changes. Smaller courts, smaller rackets and less-bouncy balls have enabled kids to hold longer rallies. The paper says these changes are also gaining popularity among elderly players who aren’t able to move around the court as well as they once did.

As we put more and more emphasis on computers, handwriting has been falling by the wayside. Educators say it doesn’t matter much anymore. But in today’s Science section of The New York Times, Maria Konnikova argues there are strong links between handwriting and educational development. Children who learn to write by hand learn to read more quickly and are better able to generate ideas and retain information.

Is your workday less hectic than your home life? According to the Wall Street Journal, Penn State researchers found people have significantly lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol at work than they do at home. Researchers say it may be time to make our homes more like our offices.

The Washington Post’s Hank Stuever uses the occasion of Ann B. Davis’ death to brilliantly make a case that the Brady Bunch was a connector of a generation. He says the show, and in particular Alice the housekeeper, was a blessing for latchkey kids like him. Alice was always there to fill the needs that Florence Henderson, and maybe even our own mothers at times, could not.

Panera Bread is about to announce plans to get rid of all artificial additives in the food it sells by the end of 2016. USA Today says that means no artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners or preservatives. The company’s CEO tells the paper millennials are a driving force behind the change, as they’re particularly sensitive about added ingredients.

Despite the fact that the Android platform dwarfs the iPhone in terms of market share, developers of new apps still choose to launch them on iOS first. USA Today says even though Android phones have an 80.2% market share, iOS users spend more time using apps and are more likely to go for in-app purchases. Another advantage is that iOS apps only need to be developed for one screen size, versus a multitude of sizes for Android phones.