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A new view of vegetables: 7 ways to change your current approach to produce 10/01/2014 12:00am • Eat your veggies. It's what parents say at the dinner table -- fill half your plate with vegetables and fruits -- and it's what government guidelines recommend. There are so many reasons why this matters. People who eat more vegetables are less likely to get cancer, heart disease and diabetes. The Case for Exercising Alone 10/01/2014 12:00am • From CrossFit to Soul Cycle to early morning running clubs, all the trending exercises these days seem to have a group mentality -- and for good reason: Working out with others can help stave off a fitness rut and keep you accountable to your exercise regimen; not to mention, it's a great way to ca 9 Ways to Reduce Your Insurance Costs 10/01/2014 12:00am • Insurance cost-cuttersIt's hard to get through life without paying for insurance. In fact, if you have a family, you probably have several insurance bills -- for your health, car, home and, of course, your life. You're always glad you have insurance when you need it, but on the days you don't, it's Horford back but playing it safe in training camp 09/30/2014 08:27pm • PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Al Horford stood on the sideline during the first day of training camp Tuesday, tugging anxiously at his No. 15 jersey while his teammates went through a five-on-five drill.The Atlanta Hawks center can't wait to mix it up again.Not yet.The Hawks are SEC charges 2 with insider trading of Herbalife 09/30/2014 07:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that it charged two men with insider trading after they learned that hedge fund manager Bill Ackman was betting against Herbalife Ltd.'s stock.The SEC said Filip Szymik, 28, was told by his roommate, then an analyst at Ackman's hed Famed violinist plays do-over at DC train station 09/30/2014 05:37pm • BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Acclaimed violinist Joshua Bell brought Bach back to a train station Tuesday, as he did in 2007, but this time Washington noticed.Hundreds of music fans packed Union Station near the Capitol shoulder to shoulder to hear the 46-year-old Bell perform w Auburn's Quan Bray continues to honor late mother 09/30/2014 03:50pm • JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Quan Bray might only touch the ball two or three times a game, but he has become a playmaker for No. 5 Auburn.The Tigers' senior receiver and punt return man is coming off the best performance of a career that hasn't taken off like the onetime top rec NASA to conduct helicopter crash test at Langley 09/30/2014 03:30pm • BROCK VERGAKIS Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- NASA engineers on Wednesday will crash a former military helicopter that's been retrofitted with various composite subfloors to see how the material affects the likelihood of injuries.Interest in using carbon composites in airframe design has grow Bears off to up-and-down start with Carolina next 09/30/2014 03:12am • GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman watched his defense struggle to stop Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers in a home loss and saw the proverbial tip of the iceberg for his inconsistent team.Whether it's a Jay Cutler interception at an inopp Can Technology Save the Family Dinner? 09/30/2014 12:00am • Judging by the research, one could easily conclude that home-cooked, family dinners are a veritable panacea to the major public health problems facing America today. Kids not eating enough fruits and vegetables? Several studies have confirmed that children and adolescents who eat family meals more Destination wellness programs: Too good to be true? 09/30/2014 12:00am • Many of us -- myself included -- dream of visiting a wellness resort, where our sole focus is on ourselves. But do destination wellness programs work once you return home? Among the many wellness programs that exist, a few are worth noting because they go beyond nutrition and fitness. These pro Is 'Biggest Loser'-Style Weight Loss Healthy? 09/30/2014 12:00am • The scream-at-desperate-people television juggernaut known as " The Biggest Loser" sure doesn't look like much fun. That is unless, of course, you're into exercising until you vomit, denying yourself the ability to ever use food for comfort or celebration, and using the scale to determine your self Recharged Durant ready for new season 09/29/2014 08:26pm • CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Kevin Durant made the tough decision to withdraw from Team USA before the FIBA World Cup.Now, the Oklahoma City Thunder hope to benefit from having a rested superstar.Durant led the league in minutes last season on his way to winning the MVP award.A For Braves, a shaky future after dismal finish 09/29/2014 07:50pm • PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- Less than 24 hours after the end to a disappointing season, many of the lockers at Turner Field were already cleaned out Monday.The Atlanta Braves were able to get an early start on the offseason.The final week was essentially meaningless -- the first t Tony Stewart searching for his new normal 09/29/2014 07:40pm • JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) -- Slowly and somberly, Tony Stewart is trying his best to find his new normal.He may never again be the "Smoke" the racing world knew before Aug. 9, the night a sprint car he was driving struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. at an upstate New York