1.  A citizens group releases a report ranking Arkansas the fourth worst state in trucking-related fatalities.

2.  Pennsylvania is among the worst states for abortion and reproductive rights, according to a study released today by the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League Foundation.

3.  Robert DiNoble considers Rhode Island the worst state in New England, and New England one of the worst regions in the country.

4.  Rhode Island and New Hampshire ranked as the worst states in terms of affordability, with colleges in Maine and Vermont ranking as more expensive than those in Massachusetts.

5.  The worst state was New Mexico, while the state with the lowest percentage of children in poverty was New Hampshire.

6.  The worst states to die in?

7.  This month it was ranked the worst state for children by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private, charitable organization based in Baltimore.

8.  Aid has poured into the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere over the years, but Haiti is in its worst state ever.

9.  Siswa is in Bihar state, which is among the worst states in terms of election violence.

10.  The IOM recommended that CDC change vaccine funding to ensure the worst states get more money -- but that each be required to invest state revenues, too.