The following story has moved as this week’s Tuesday Spotlight, a feature showcasing the best off-the-news enterprise in the AP report:

AMUSEMENT RIDE SAFETY — The grisly death of a 10-year-old boy on a Kansas water slide and a Ferris wheel accident that injured three little girls at a county fair in Tennessee this summer have focused attention on what safety experts say is an alarming truth about amusement rides: How closely they are regulated varies dramatically from state to state. By Kathleen Foody, Erik Schelzig and Claire Galofaro. SENT: 1,248 words, photos.

The AP