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EXCLUSIVE REPORT: A recent finding will allow scientists to decipher secret messages in world's oldest books.

The 2011 National Arts Festival is now in its final weekend in the Caribbean-slope towns of Turrialba and Siquirres. Here’s a schedule of remaining shows:

YOUNG WRITERS: Second in a series of pieces by young writers from La Paz Community School.

NUTRITION IN THE NEWS: High consumption of trans fats increases the risk of depression, researchers say.

MINDFUL LIVING: Ask questions and receive answers from a mindful perspective in this new Tico Times column.

Chicken-friend steak, Texas-style pork ribs, casseroles and other comfort foods get served up with Texan hospitality at this second-floor eatery in Santa Ana.

Professor Luis G. Solís will discuss the current political landscape of Costa Rica at the Democrats Abroad of Costa Rica monthly meeting March 26...

Demonstrators shouted slogans in support of Gadhafi, while attacking the United States for their involvement in the conflict.

UPDATE: Isolated downpours in the afternoon expected in the Central Valley throughout the weekend, according to the National Meteorological Institute.

Another youth behavior modification center run by the Utah-based World Wide Association of Specialty Programs (WWASP) is closed following allegations of abuse. This one was run by the association's director, Bob Lichfield, brother of Narvin Lichfield, who ran a similar center here until it was voluntarily shut down in 2003.