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Hershey's chocolate are displayed on shelves at a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

By the Numbers: Why trick-or-treaters may bag more gummy candy than chocolate this Halloween

8:15 AM on Saturday, October 25

Trick-or-treaters may find more fruity candy than chocolate among their Halloween handouts this year

FILE - President Jimmy Carter, right, meets with Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti at the White House in Washington, Dec. 13, 1979. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz, File)

Shutdowns began as a way to enforce federal law. Now Trump is using it to take more power

8:14 AM on Saturday, October 25

The government shutdown is quickly becoming a way for President Donald Trump to exercise new command over the government

FILE - Virginia Davidson of Bridgton, Maine, paddles her kayak on Moose Pond, Oct. 13, 2021, in Bridgton, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Your latest prescription is to get outside

8:07 AM on Saturday, October 25

Health care providers are trying a new tactic to promote the healing effects of nature: They're actually writing prescriptions for it

George Clooney, a cast member in "Jay Kelly," arrives at the AFI Fest premiere of the film on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Poker's NBA-and-Mafia betting scandal echoes movie games, and cheats, from 'Ocean's' to 'Rounders'

8:04 AM on Saturday, October 25

A big-money poker ring involving NBA figures indicted this week for allegedly cheating unsuspecting rich players echoes decades of films and TV shows, with supposed Mafia involvement adding to the drama

Portraits of Mass. Rep. Charles Lewis Mitchell, left, and Dr. John V. de Grasse are shown from an photograph album from the personal collection of anti-slavery activist Harriet Hayden, which was printed in the 1860's, at the Boston Athenaeum, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Historic libraries bring modern comfort to book lovers and history buffs in New England

7:02 AM on Saturday, October 25

Centuries-old private libraries are bringing modern comfort and awe to book lovers and history buffs in New England

Polls open in the Ivory Coast as incumbent Ouattara seeks a fourth term, challenged by a weakened opposition

3:22 AM on Saturday, October 25

Polls open in the Ivory Coast as incumbent Ouattara seeks a fourth term, challenged by a weakened opposition

FILE - A family walks through Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat it

11:12 PM on Friday, October 24

Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat to national security

President Donald Trump and other leaders gather for a family photo during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Europe fights to avoid being sidelined by Trump’s world-shaping plans

11:07 PM on Friday, October 24

Donald Trump has seized a central role on the global stage, leaving European allies on the sidelines

Sudanese shepherd Osam Abdulmumen milks goats at farm in Los Cortijos, central Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

African migrants learn shepherding in Spain, in photos

11:05 PM on Friday, October 24

A sign for the Alternatives Pregnancy Center in Sacramento, Calif., is seen on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)

Anti-abortion pregnancy centers are looking to offer much more than ultrasounds and diapers

11:04 PM on Friday, October 24

More anti-abortion pregnancy centers have been offering medical services such as testing for sexually transmitted infections

Toronto Blue Jays' Addison Barger watches his grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning of Game 1 of baseball's World Series in Toronto, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Barger, Varsho and Kirk lead homer barrage as Blue Jays rout Dodgers 11-4 in World Series opener

10:34 PM on Friday, October 24

Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history, Alejandro Kirk added a two-run homer in a nine-run sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays overwhelmed the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 1

Toronto Blue Jays pummel Los Angeles Dodgers with 9-run inning and win World Series opener 11-4

10:27 PM on Friday, October 24

Toronto Blue Jays pummel Los Angeles Dodgers with 9-run inning and win World Series opener 11-4

Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Tsuyoshi Ueda/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's new leader faces diplomatic gauntlet with Trump, China and regional summits

9:44 PM on Friday, October 24

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jaylin Williams, right, greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver during the championship ring ceremony before an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver 'deeply disturbed' by gambling arrests of Billups and Rozier

7:40 PM on Friday, October 24

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has expressed shock over the arrests of Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier on gambling-related charges

Republican Jack Ciattarelli speaks during the final debate in the New Jersey governor's race with Democrat Mikie Sherrill, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, N.J. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Trump speaks at tele-rally to boost GOP's chances in governor's race in New Jersey

2:07 PM on Friday, October 24

President Donald Trump is urging his supporters in New Jersey to vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli

FILE - Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to reporters following the First Ministers Meeting at the National War Museum March 21, 2025, in Ottawa, Canada. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Ontario premier says he'll pull ad that upset Trump so trade talks between Canada and US can resume

9:10 AM on Friday, October 24

The leader of Canada’s most populous province says he’ll pull the anti-tariff ad that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada

People place plastic tarps over their tents ahead of expected rain at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as 4 deaths reported and huge rains expected

11:48 PM on Thursday, October 23

Tropical Storm Melissa is nearly stationary in the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane

Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys casts her vote with the help of her one-year-old grandaughter Charlotte at Killeevan Central National School in Newbliss, Co Monaghan, for the election for the next Irish president, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Liam McBurney/PA Wire/PA via AP)

What to know about Ireland's election as the country votes for a new president

11:27 PM on Thursday, October 23

Voters in Ireland are going to the polls to elect one of two women as their new president

President Donald Trump greets Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tariffs ad that Ontario premier now says he'll phase out

9:52 PM on Thursday, October 23

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s pulling the TV ad that caused President Donald Trump to say he was ending trade negotiations with Canada

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