This section offers news briefs on various issues including medical, sports and social. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected the plan of Merck to dispense 20 milligrams of its Mevacor drug over the counter without prescription. According to data from Pew Research Center, 36% of teenagers age 18-25 years have tattoos while 40% adults age 26-40 years have at least one. Meanwhile, a man from Lucerne, California had died after he dumped his garbage at an area in Lake County.