By Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter

(HealthDay News) -- Although students who get free or discounted lunches through federal programs are more likely to be obese than students who don't, kids in states that set higher standards for these meals are less likely to suffer that fate, new research finds.

"Students who participate in the school lunch program tend to be more obese in general, not because of the program itself but because they usually come from lower-income households where obesity is more of a problem," explained study author Daniel Taber, a research scientist with the Health Policy Center of the Institute for Health Research and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Chaos ensues when Alice Sycamore brings a young suitor home to meet her eccentric family.

That’s the setting for Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s 1937 Pulitzer-Prize winning play, “You Can’t Take It with You,” being staged by the Wallace State Theatre Department this week. 

If the Sycamore family seems mad, it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder in this quick-witted and timeless screwball comedy about a crazy, dysfunctional family.

Director Lauren Cantrell-Salerno said, "'You Can't Take it With You' is a charming play about living life to the fullest. The cast and crew have worked very hard on this production, and I'm excited to share it with our community." 

Five performances will be held in the Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre at the Wallace State Student Center through April 14 as follows:

Saturday, April 13, at 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 14, at 2 p.m.

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- A line of severe storms is crossing central Alabama, bringing heavy rain and lightning into the area.

The severe storms moved through Tuscaloosa and Jasper around 3 p.m., crossing the I-65 corridor into the Birmingham metro area around 4:30 p.m. The storms could produce winds between 60 and 80 mph along with torrential rainfall and lightning.

A tornado watch is in effect until 7 p.m. for the following counties:

Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Jefferson, Lowndes, Montgomery, Perry, Shelby, St. Clair, and Talladega counties.

The following counties are under a tornado watch until 10 p.m.:

Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Lee, Macon, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Tallapoosa counties.