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Spring break crowds, seen in 2021 in Miami Beach, Fla., are once again making the annual pilgrimage to the South Florida destination. Concerned about managing unruly crowds, city officials this year imposed an overnight curfew for Sunday night.

Miami Beach sets curfew to control spring break crowds after 2 shootings

The city issued a curfew on Sunday night and plans another starting on Thursday in an effort to curb violence after two fatal shootings took place over the weekend.

Miami Beach sets curfew to control spring break crowds after 2 shootings

The city issued a curfew on Sunday night and plans another starting on Thursday in an effort to curb violence after two fatal shootings took place over the weekend.

In Jackson, Miss., football goes on despite the water crisis

Football is a way of life in Jackson, Mississippi. So are boil water notices. The latest water crisis has not stopped fans from filling the stands to support a local college team.

Little Saint James, an island previously owned by the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, has been sold. The 71.6-acre property, seen here in an aerial view, includes a main compound and four guest villas.

Financier buys Jeffrey Epstein's private islands, with plans to create a resort

Financier Stephen Deckoff paid $60 million for Great St. James and Little St. James. He hopes to open a resort on the islands by sometime in 2025.

Netflix delayed the live reunion of 'Love is Blind,' but didn't say why

The Season 4 reunion of the hit reality show was supposed to premiere live at 8 p.m. ET, but it wasn't until about 9:30 p.m. that Netflix said it was having difficulties.

Climate activists protest on the first day of the ExxonMobil trial outside the New York State Supreme Court building on Oct. 22, 2019, in New York City. ExxonMobil was found not guilty of misleading investors about how climate change would affect its finances.

Exxon climate predictions were accurate decades ago. Still it sowed doubt

Exxon's climate research decades back painted an accurate picture of global warming, according to a new scientific paper. Still, the oil company continued climate-denying policy efforts.

Many teens and young adults struggle with overuse of screens. They also have good advice for how to have a healthy relationship with social media.

Teens say social media is stressing them out. Here's how to help them

Many parents are worried about their kids losing themselves for hours on their phones. Turns out, teens are troubled too. But they also know a lot about how to get unhooked. Here's how they do it.

The medical examiner's official autopsy report for 29-year-old Tyre Nichols showed he "died of brain injuries from blunt force trauma," according to the Shelby County, Tenn., District Attorney's Office. Here, the screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards on Jan. 28.

Tyre Nichols died of blunt force injuries to the head from his beating, autopsy shows

The 29-year-old's official cause of death was ruled a homicide, according to the report released Thursday by the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center.

Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.

A landmark appeals court ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy deal

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York cleared the way for a controversial bankruptcy deal that grants immunity from opioid lawsuits to members of the Sackler family.

An aerial picture shows an illegal mining camp during an operation by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources against Amazon deforestation at the Yanomami territory in Roraima state, Brazil, on Feb. 24.

Opinion: The global gold rush puts the Amazon rainforest at greater risk

Gold prices are soaring. Cue the gold rush, and with it, more challenges for Brazil and efforts to protect the world's largest tropical forest, write Robert Muggah and Mac Margolis.

Mourners comfort each other in the morgue of Al-Shifa Hospital after Israeli airstrikes killed a dozen Palestinians in Gaza City, Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 15, including 3 senior commanders of the Islamic Jihad

The attacks set the stage for what is likely to be a new round of fighting a week after an exchange of fire between Israel and Islamic Jihad.

Danielle Laskey at her home just outside Seattle, with her infant son. Before giving birth, Laskey experienced a serious pregnancy complication and was admitted for a seven-week hospital stay, plus a follow-up postpartum procedure.

A surprise-billing law loophole? Her pregnancy led to a six-figure hospital bill

Billing experts and lawmakers are playing catch-up as providers get around new consumer protections, leaving patients like Danielle Laskey of Washington state with big bills for emergency care.

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