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OCT. 10, 2025
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People react as they celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, at a plaza known as hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks before signing legislation related to student literacy in Los Angeles on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
New California law aims to stabilize insurance for people who can’t get private coverage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill Thursday that aims to prevent the state’s home insurer of last resort from running out of money following a natural disaster. The FAIR Plan is an insurance pool that provides policies to people who can’t get private insurance because their properties are deemed too […]
OCT. 9, 2025
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Fans cheer during the first half of an NCAA college football game between Maryland and Washington, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
College sports watchdog sets up tip line for confidential reporting of violations in new NIL era
The College Sports Commission launched a tip line Wednesday that allows for anonymous reporting of potential violations of rules in the new name, image and likeness era that outline how players are paid, place limits on roster sizes and set a $20.5 million cap on revenue sharing between schools and their athletes. The commission’s CEO, Bryan Seeley, told […]
OCT. 8, 2025
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A lioness plays with her cub in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok, Kenya, on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Laila Kazziha)
He lives alongside lions in Nairobi. The human-wildlife collision is dazzling — and dangerous
This year, less than a kilometer from where I live, a girl named Peace Mwende was killed by a lion. The news hit me hard: She was 14, the same age as my youngest daughter, and the lioness responsible may have been one of the animals we see in our neighborhood almost weekly. Our children […]
OCT. 8, 2025
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Shayne Powell, of Wixom, poses for a portrait at the Erebus Haunted House Oct. 2, 2025, in Pontiac, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Michigan haunted house teaches actors to ‘scare the pee out of’ guests
Grotesque makeup, menacing props and intimidating costumes are just one part of a Michigan haunted house’s 25-year-old formula to terrify guests. It starts by educating the actors looking to provide the most horrifying experience to its visitors. At Scare School, they learn all the tricks of the trade. Lessons begin weeks before the four-level walk-through […]
OCT. 8, 2025
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FILE - A shopper shops at a retail store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
How ‘The Great Lock In’ can help achieve your financial and wellness goals
As the end of 2025 approaches, a viral TikTok trend is helping people achieve their wellness goals: “The Great Lock In” encourages participants to finish the year strong by fully focusing on their life goals from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31. Many people focus on exercise or eating healthier. But the trend can also help you achieve […]
OCT. 8, 2025
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Antoine Polliand, from France, who cycled from Azerbaijan to Portugal with the COP30 Bike Ride, poses with his bicycle in the cargo hold of the Avontuur ship moored in Cascais, outside Lisbon, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. He is part of a group heading to Belem, Brazil, the Amazonian city hosting the U.N. COP30 climate talks in November. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Biking to Brazil, activists urge greener transport at UN climate talks
A group of climate activists is cycling to the world’s biggest climate summit — and doing it without stepping onto a plane. Hundreds of riders pedaled across Europe in recent weeks, converging in Portugal, where a group boarded a sailboat bound for Brazil. Their destination: Belem, the Amazonian city hosting the U.N. COP30 climate talks […]
OCT. 8, 2025
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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Samantha Chow)
Arizona’s Democratic governor launches her reelection bid in the key swing state
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs launched her reelection bid Wednesday, outlining a practical rather than confrontational approach to campaigning in a swing state where she will need Republican support. Nationally, Democrats are looking to bounce back from sweeping losses in the 2024 election. In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead of the launch, […]
OCT. 8, 2025
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Jasmín Ordóñez, left, and Cassandra Garduño harvest Swiss chard grown in Garduño's chinampa, an island farm built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago, in San Gregorio Atlapulco, a borough of Mexico City, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
Women in Mexico step up to protect ancient Aztec farms and save a vanishing ecosystem
Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago. “Let’s close our eyes and ask our Mother Water for permission to sail in peace,” she said as the boat moves […]
OCT. 8, 2025
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FILE - A blue jay appears on a feeder in Lutherville-Timonium, Md., on May 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
As the garden winds down, it’s time to care for winter-prepping birds
I just cleaned out and filled a couple of birdfeeders to help my migrating backyard buddies fuel up for their long journeys south. And I’ll keep it well-stocked with high-energy seed mix throughout winter to feed the non-migratory birds that tough it out until spring in my suburban New York garden. After all, it’s now, […]
OCT. 8, 2025
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Thawatchai Daeng-Ngam and his "Tod," a 5-year-old buffalo, participate in a beauty buffalo pageant during an annual buffalo racing festival in Chonburi, Thailand, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A beauty pageant for buffaloes in Thailand raises status of the humble animal
It was 5-year-old Tod’s first time competing in a beauty pageant and the bright red interior of his ears turned out and popped against his black fur. The main stud for his owner, food vendor and farmer Thawatchai Daeng-Ngam, Tod was one of the competitors Monday at the annual water buffalo racing festival in Chonburi, […]
OCT. 7, 2025
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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, talks with assistant coach Scott Brooks during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Palm Desert, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
LeBron James teased ‘the decision of all decisions’ announcement. It was an ad
LeBron James had another “decision” to announce. Turns out, it was an ad. The Los Angeles Lakers star teased that he would have something to say Tuesday. The “decision” reference is a nod to how he announced in July 2010 that he was joining the Miami Heat. It was supposed to come out at noon Eastern, […]
OCT. 7, 2025
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