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Miami Beach sets spring break curfew after 2 fatal shootings

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach officials imposed a curfew beginning Sunday night during spring break after two fatal shootings and rowdy, chaotic crowds that police have had difficulty controlling. The city said in a news release the curfew…

GOP donor faces trial on charges of sex trafficking minors

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A formerly well-connected Republican donor, accused of plying petite, vulnerable teenage girls with cash, liquor and gifts, goes on trial Tuesday on federal charges of sex trafficking minors. Anton "Tony" Lazzaro…

'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' stumbles with $30.5 million debut

By Lindsey Bahr - AP Film Writer "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" felt the fury of the marketplace in its theatrical debut this weekend. The New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero movie opened to a disappointing $30.5 million from…

Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews

By Tara Copp - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also…

Sandler to receive Mark Twain Prize for lifetime in comedy

By Ashraf Khalil - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor-comedian Adam Sandler will be honored by comedic and entertainment royalty when he receives the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night. Sandler, 56, first came to…

COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

By Matthew Perrone - AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer's COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers Thursday, clearing the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration. The medication…

Fed lent $300B in emergency funds to banks in the past week

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserves says cash-short banks have borrowed about $300 billion in emergency funding from the central bank in the past week. Nearly half the money — $143 billion — went to holding companies for the two…

Wyoming governor signs measure prohibiting abortion pills

By Mead Gruver - Associated Press Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed into law the nation's first explicit ban on abortion pills since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer. Gordon, a Republican, signed the bill Friday…

1 dead, 1 hurt in shooting during Miami Beach spring break

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Gunfire erupted in an area of Miami Beach crowded with people on spring break, killing one person, wounding another and sending dozens scrambling for safety, police said. Two males were shot Friday night, and one…