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Costa Rica's president limits abortion to life-threatening cases 10/15/2025 11:00pm • SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves further restricted access to abortion Wednesday, limiting it to situations when the mother’s life is in danger. The country's previous regulations also allowed abortions if a pregnancy posed a threat to the mother’s health. No l Walking is good for you. Walking backward can add to the benefits 10/15/2025 02:32pm • Here’s a simple way to switch up your walking routine, according to experts: try going backward. Taking a brisk walk is an exercise rich in simplicity, and it can have impressive mental and physical benefits: stronger bones and muscles, cardiovascular fitness and stress relief, to name a few. But Why weight loss drugs could help people cut back on their drinking 10/15/2025 01:46pm • Weight loss drugs have profound health impacts, and researchers at Virginia Tech said they've discovered another one. Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with serious health risks, including liver disease and increased cancer rates. However, a new study from the university reveals that GL Rockets have new star in Durant as Southwest Division adds a phenom in Flagg to go with Wembanyama 10/15/2025 09:00am • Kevin Durant is back in Texas, Victor Wembanyama is back after major shoulder surgery and the Dallas Mavericks aren't saying when Kyrie Irving might be back from a knee injury so he can join Anthony Davis and No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg. The defending Southwest Division champion Houston Rockets added Du The government shutdown is putting a renewed spotlight on the cracks in the US aviation system 10/15/2025 05:18am • A startling message came over the radio from an air traffic control tower near Los Angeles less than a week into the federal government shutdown: “The tower is closed due to staffing." Without enough air traffic controllers to guide planes into and out of Hollywood Burbank Airport, the tower went D’Angelo’s career-spanning playlist: Hits and hidden gems 10/14/2025 08:16pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Few artists of his era blurred the lines between sacred and sensual quite like D’Angelo, who died Tuesday at 51. With his unmistakable voice, deep-rooted musicianship and devotion to craft over commerce, he helped define the sound of modern R&B. This playlist, a mix of hi 7 Best International Stock Funds to Buy for 2025 10/14/2025 08:00pm • Investment analysts use a variety of fundamental metrics to gauge whether the U.S. stock market is overvalued. One of the most widely cited is the cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings (CAPE) ratio, also known as the Shiller P/E, named after Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller. The CAPE rat 11 Signs Your Aging Parent Needs Senior Care 10/14/2025 08:00pm • Aging is a fact of life, and many older adults may reach a point when they can no longer look after themselves. Often, this leaves their adult children wondering if and when it's time to step in and care for their parents. These can be challenging questions to answer, especially if your family dynam Israel says it has received the remains of 4 more deceased hostages as cuts to aid for Gaza loom 10/14/2025 06:41pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas hastened Tuesday to ease the pressure on a fragile ceasefire in its war with Israel by returning the bodies of more dead hostages. The move came after an Israeli military agency said it would slash aid deliveries to Gaza by half over concerns that the militant group w Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer seeks redemption after worst start of his career 10/14/2025 05:50pm • NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer is coming off the worst start of his career. He barely completed 50% of his passes for just 202 yards and threw three interceptions in a 23-6 loss to Texas last Saturday that sent the Sooners (5-1, 1-1 SEC) tumbling to No. 14 in the AP Top 25. Amanda Serrano to defend featherweight titles in boxing rematch against Erika Cruz 10/14/2025 05:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Serrano will defend her featherweight titles in her native Puerto Rico against Erika Cruz in a rematch of their bloody bout in 2023. The fight will take place Jan. 3 at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Most Valuable Promotions announced Tuesday. Serrano (47-4-1, 31 Stocks wobble as trade tensions between the US and China escalate 10/14/2025 05:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. indexes bounced between gains and losses on Tuesday and wound up mixed on Wall Street as trade tensions continued to simmer between Washington and Beijing. The S&P 500 closed 0.2% lower after shifting between a steep morning loss and a recovery in the afternoon. The Dow Jo Egyptian president says Trump's Mideast proposal is 'last chance' for peace in the region 10/13/2025 09:48pm • SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The Egyptian president told a summit of world leaders Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’sMideast proposal represents the “last chance” for peace in the region and reiterated his call for a two-state solution, saying Palestinians have the right to an indepe The 10 Biggest Tech Companies in the World 10/13/2025 08:00pm • Over the past few decades, technology has been integrated deeper into every corner of the economy. Technology stocks have been some of the market's best long-term performers, and the technology sector's total weighting in the S&P 500 index has expanded to more than 35%. Even mega-cap companies l California engineer wins pumpkin contest with 2,346-pound gourd 10/13/2025 07:34pm • HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A California engineer and gardening enthusiast won the top prize at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California after growing a giant jack-o’-lantern gourd weighing 2,346 pounds (1,064 kilograms). Brandon Dawson, of Santa Rosa, California, clinched the