The Minneapolis Star-Tribune offers a water safety quiz that dispels some common myths about drowning. You may be surprised to learn that two thirds of those who drown never had any intention of going into the water. Another myth concerns thrashing about in the water. In reality, once someone is actively drowning, they can’t call out for help or wave their arms as all their energy is devoted to trying to breathe and stay above the water.

For K-9 officers working in the Arizona heat, it can be tough to know when their dogs are in danger of overheating. Officers say the dogs are so driven, that while they’re working, they don’t want to stop. The Arizona Republic says K-9 officers in the Arizona Department of Public Safety are now testing an app that tracks their dog’s temperature via a microchip implanted in the dog’s skin.

Lewis Katz is remembered in The Philadelphia Inquirer, the paper he won control of just four days before his death in a plane crash over the weekend. The paper says Katz was someone who showed up not just with a check, but with a passion for the causes he became involved in and the ability to add intellectual value and business acumen.

With six dead in the latest accident there, the Los Angeles Times writes of the dangerous allure of Washington’s Mt. Rainier. One expert climber says only half of the people who try to scale Mt. Rainier in any given year actually make it. One climber said he can’t explain the draw to the glacier-covered volcano.

The release of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl by the Taliban in a swap for five Guantanamo prisoners is the subject of a front page story and an editorial in the Wall Street Journal. The Journal weighs in on the propriety of such deals - saying this isn’t the same as prisoner swaps in previous battles that have come along with a peace deal. The Journal says in this case, “the Taliban can continue the war with their ranks enhanced.”

It looks like a yellow submarine, but Greg Cantori’s preferred mode of transportation is actually a velomobile, a pedal-powered vehicle similar to a bicycle. The Baltimore Sun says Cantori pedals the entire 24 miles to his work each day. The aerodynamic shape of the velomobile makes it much faster than a bicycle. He was clocked at 50 miles per hour by one of the police officers who has pulled him over in recent months to ask, “what is that thing?” VIDEO

Sting operations widely used by authorities are coming under new scrutiny after two federal judges ruled them unconstitutional. The operations, used by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, offer big paydays to suspects by encouraging them to rob an imaginary drug stash house. USA Today says one judge threw out the charges against three suspects even after they had pleaded guilty. Judges are said to be growing frustrated over a lack of information on how these people are being targeted in the first place.

Harvard used to be the school against which all others were measured. Now Stanford has taken that title, riding a wave of interest in technology. The New York Times says Stanford is now America’s “it” school, taking top honors in categories once dominated by Harvard.

With word coming that former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has agreed to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion, USA Today’s Nancy Armour says Ballmer is overpaying for the team. The current record for an NBA franchise was set just a few weeks ago, when the Milwaukee Bucks were sold for $550 million. Armour says the Clippers’ economics don’t justify that price - especially since as tenants at the Staples Center, they don’t get any non-basketball revenue.

Richard Martinez has become the new face of the gun control movement in the wake of his son’s death at the hands of a gunman in Isla Vista, California. Arizona Republic reporter Megan Finnerty says he won’t do any good. She says the anguish of grieving fathers is no longer enough to move the needle on the gun control debate. Instead, advocates are turning their focus to economic pressure tactics and on changing gun laws at the local level.

Scout Willis has launched an offensive against Instagram’s nudity policy. The Daily News says the 22-year-old daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore tweeted topless photos of herself strolling around Manhattan. She captioned one “What @Instagram won’t let you see #FreeTheNipple.” Her protest came after Instagram removed one of her photos for violating its community guidelines.

The Washington Post has an interesting piece on what happens to NFL lineman once they’re out of football, specifically about how they manage their weight. Many struggle because they no longer have coaches and nutritionists keeping tabs on them, and eating as they did when they were playing can be lead to huge weight gains.

Two New York hospitals have opened clinics devoted specifically to men - in the hopes of encouraging more men to seek health services. The New York Times says studies show most men “avoid doctors for anything short of a bullet wound.” The clinics offer one-stop shopping for everything from heart monitoring to hair removal.

Poet and professor of African-American studies at Yale, Elizabeth Alexander, pens a tribute to Maya Angelou for the New York Times. She says Angelou believed singing one’s song should be as natural as breathing. Alexander says Angelou’s mastery of words was apparent not only in her poetry, but in her everyday prose.

USA Today is out with a list of 30 hot books arriving this summer. From works of fiction by Stephen King to biographies of Sally Ride and Michael Jackson, there’s something for everyone.

The next time your flight is delayed or you miss a connection, you might be able to cash in. The Wall Street Journal says Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has launched a new travel insurance product called AirCare. It costs $25 and pays out $50 if your flight is two hours late, $500 if your baggage is lost, $500 for a missed connection and $1000 for a two-hour tarmac delay.

Which city is the fittest? According to USA Today, it’s Washington D.C.. The nation’s capital beat out Minneapolis/St. Paul for the title. Portland, Denver and San Francisco round out the top five. The American College of Sports Medicine ranked metro areas in 31 indicators covering four categories: chronic health problems, health behaviors, physical or built environments, and recreational facilities.

A task force says it would take 5 years and $2 billion to clean up Detroit’s 40,000+ blighted properties. The Detroit Free Press says about $850 million would go just toward clearing abandoned houses and retail strips, with the rest dedicated to razing large factories and commercial spaces. Officials say removing blight is the obvious first step to revitalizing Detroit.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune examines the superfood credentials of coconut, which is hailed by some as a miracle food good for everything from bad breath to Alzheimer’s. Experts say there’s little proof to claims coconut boosts immunity or helps combat Alzheimer’s, but it could be useful for other applications.

Like it or not, sex and drugs are big business. Now in Italy, all that illegal activity will be counted as part of the country’s gross domestic product. USA Today says everything from prostitution to arms trafficking will be added to Italy’s GDP, which is the measurement of the overall economy. Economists predict it could add 1.3 percentage points to the GDP.

Last month, James “The Beast” Nielsen ran a sub 5:00 “beer mile” breaking the record for the underground phenomenon where competitors chug a beer before each lap of a one-mile run. His 4:57 run has been viewed on YouTube more than a million times. But the Wall Street Journal says critics are questioning whether he had any unfair advantages. The matter should be settled during the first-ever Beer Mile World Championships this year. VIDEO

As Google and others have worked on driverless cars, the prototypes have always been designed to allow a driver to take over in case of an emergency. But the New York Times says Google engineers realized someone in a driverless car would be too distracted to take the wheel if necessary. Now Google is producing 100 self-driving cars with no steering wheel, and no brakes, only a panic button for emergency stops.

A popular theory that winning the lottery won’t make you any happier is being debunked. The New York Times says new research indicates that most lottery winners do end up significantly happier than their non-winning counterparts. Experts say remaining anonymous is the best way to stay happy after a big lottery win - as jackpots tend to bring out all kinds of people you don’t want to be associated with.

USA Today profiles Jessica Matthews, a 26-year-old entrepreneur and inventor who is focused on creating toys that can produce electricity in Third World countries. Her soccer ball, called the Soccket, can produce 3 hours of lamp light after just 30 minutes of soccer playing. And her jump rope, the Pulse, gives six hours of light after 15 minutes of use.

There are mutants among us. In fact, you’re one of them. The Oklahoman looks into the science behind genetic mutations, in light of the new X-Men movie. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist Chris Sansam, Ph.D, explains that mutations are any permanent changes in your DNA. He says the average person has 74 genetic mutations in their DNA.

The Detroit News says after a decade-long decline in sales, the minivan is poised for a comeback. Just don’t call it a minivan. Today’s entries into the market are more diverse than the minivans of a few years ago. And automakers are using different names for them, including “people movers,” “multi-purpose vehicles” and “family haulers.”

The newest addition to your bathroom might be a Japanese import. The Wall Street Journal says smart toilets, which are found in three-quarters of Japanese homes, are coming to the U.S.. Toilets with integrated bidets, bluetooth connectivity and automatic flushing will be introduced into the lineup of American Standard brands, which was acquired by Japanese company Lixil last year.

We’ve come a long way from eye glasses. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel details some of the technology being used to fight vision loss. That includes the CentraSight, a tiny telescope implanted into the eyeball that can help patients with age-related macular degeneration.

There’s Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow all on stage. It’s a production of the Wizard of Oz. Except these performers don’t get to go home when the show’s over. The Cincinnati Enquirer details the efforts behind putting this production together at the Ross Correctional Institution. One issue they ran into was the palace guard uniforms looked too much like real prison guard uniforms, so they had to be changed. The production was funded entirely from commissary sales and vending machines in the visiting area.

Racist? Sexist? Just silly? An Indiana Pacers fan is generating a lot of controversy for signs he made depicting the Miami Heat’s LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in pink bras and James with a pink bow attached to his headband. The Indianapolis Star says the creator of the signs, 24-year-old Matt Worton says they’re not meant to be racist or sexist. But critics argue that saying someone plays like a girl is unacceptable.