Darisha Bailey Vath, 17, was killed when Dylan Simmons, 21, struck her with his vehicle at a Forest Lake park. A Washington ...

More than 15 years after the “kids for cash” scandal shocked the nation, it’s back, stirring not just public incredulity but, for some, soul-slicing memories of hell on Earth.

But while the vast land of “America the Beautiful” has plenty of scenery to offer, it’s not all equally distributed among its states. We’re not here to call any of the states ugly, but let’s just say ...