U.S. life expectancy has risen to a new high, now standing at nearly 78 years, the government reported Wednesday.
The increase is due mainly to falling death rates in almost all the leading causes of death. The average life expectancy for babies born in 2007 is nearly three months greater than for children born in 2006.
The new U.S. data is a preliminary report based on about 90 percent of the death certificates collected in 2007
A Cape May beach is still closed as of Wednesday night after raw sewage from a storm drains flowed into the ocean water.
Testing showed bacteria levels were still too high for swimmers.
On Monday night, more than 1,000 gallons of raw sewage made its way into the surf area of Ocean Street and the beach.
Officials say the beach will reopen when water tests show that the bacteria levels have returned to acceptable limits.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett went home from the hospital on Monday after a man shattered his hand and knocked two of his front teeth out as the mayor tried to defend a grandmother who was screaming for someone to call 911.
His office said Barrett was at home resting comfortably and looked forward to returning to work.
Don Hewitt, the CBS newsman who invented the highly popular TV newsmagazine "60 Minutes" and produced it for 36 years, died Wednesday. He was 86.
A Sunday evening fixture, "60 Minutes" was television's top-rated show four times, most recently in 1992-93. While no longer a regular in the top 10 in Hewitt's later years, it was still TV's most popular newsmagazine.
Hewitt died of pancreatic cancer
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