Police detail last moments of councilwoman’s life

MESQUITE — About 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Mesquite City Councilwoman Donna Fairchild shot her husband, Bill, as he lay in bed. About 50 minutes later, at 4:20 a.m., she sent an e-mail to her close friend and neighbor. At 4:33 a.m., she called the city police department. After giving her address and saying her front door would be unlocked, she told the dispatcher that she would be “post-suicide” when officers arrived.

About 26 million Americans have diabetes, up 9 percent

ATLANTA — U.S. health officials have raised their estimate of how many Americans have diabetes to nearly 26 million. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 1 in 12 Americans have diabetes, a disease in which the body has trouble processing sugar. The new figure marks a 9 percent increase from the 2008 estimate of 23.6 million.

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