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The map above shows the obese portion of the population in each state. (AP Digital Embed)

Obesity remains high in the US., but more states are showing progress, a new report finds

9:01 PM on Wednesday, October 15

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more dropped

FILE - Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves gives a joint news conference with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the presidential palace in San Jose, Costa Rica, June 25, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Costa Rica's president limits abortion to life-threatening cases

7:53 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves has further restricted access to abortion, limiting it to situations when the mother’s life is in danger

People celebrate after Uruguay's senate passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

In a regional first, Uruguay passes a law allowing euthanasia

6:47 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Uruguay’s senate has passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia, putting the South American nation among a handful of other countries where seriously ill patients can legally obtain help to end their lives

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11:52 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Northwell Showcases New Field of Medicine at Constellation Forum 2025

11:52 AM on Wednesday, October 15

FILE - An illegal mining camp, sits along the Quito River, the Atrato River's main tributary, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

UN warns Colombia over mercury contamination in Atrato River, calls crisis a human rights emergency

9:46 AM on Wednesday, October 15

A United Nations letter to Colombia warns that mercury contamination from illegal gold mining in the Atrato River basin is causing a grave human rights crisis for Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards Dinner, in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration

9:23 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Democratic governors from 14 states and Guam have launched a new public health alliance

A vendor sells sugarcane next to the entrance of the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, after the organization announced the facility’s closure due to ongoing violence. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Doctors Without Borders permanently closes its emergency center in Haiti's capital

7:03 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Doctors Without Borders says that ongoing violence in Haiti has forced it to permanently close its emergency care center in Port-au-Prince

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5:30 AM on Wednesday, October 15

FILE - A man scoops up portions of wheat to be allocated to each waiting family after distribution by the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) in the Gendrassa Refugee Camp, Maban, South Sudan, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly, File)

UN's World Food Program warns donor cuts are pushing millions more into hunger

1:10 AM on Wednesday, October 15

The United Nations' food aid agency has warned that severe funding cuts are impacting its operations in six countries

Janet Dufek, a professor at the School of Integrated Health Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, poses at the school, Sept. 8, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Walking is good for you. Walking backward can add to the benefits

6:50 PM on Tuesday, October 14

Backward walking, also known as retro walking or reverse walking, may add variety and value to an exercise routine when done safely

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