Alfalfa sprout linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, health officials sayAssociated PressNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say a food-poisoning outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts and involving multiple germs has sickened people in 15 states. The Ruthless Efficiency of Ultrapotent Street DrugsNew York TimesFive decades after the “war on drugs” sought to make substance abuse unaffordable, illicit drugs are cheaper and more powerful than ever. A visit to Baltimore shows why. Fighting measles is expensive. See what it cost to contain 10 cases.Washington PostHalf a million dollars.