FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial Saturday in the South Florida trial of rapper YNW Melly on charges that he murdered two of his friends five years ago.

HARTFORD, Conn. — A judge Friday dismissed hate crime and other charges against a white woman who spat on a Black woman during competing protests at the Connecticut state Capitol, then was allowed to resolve the case through probation.

Twitter announced that it is limiting the number of daily direct messages unverified users can send in an effort it says to reduce spam.

PALMER LAKE, Colo. — Every day, retired Army veteran Donald Simmons must make a decision: pay $5 to shower at the nearest truck stop or risk taking a shower at home in contaminated water.

People on TikTok have falsely suggested that adding borax to their drinking water or bath could reduce inflammation and ease joint pain.

With Lionel Messi slated to make his American soccer debut Friday, South Florida businesses are bracing for Messi Mania — and the possibility that the immediate economic impact of his arrival is more muted than they had hoped for.

Advocates for missing persons say Carlee Russell’s story should not diminish the reality that more than 30,000 Black people in the U.S. remained missing at the end of 2022.

President Joe Biden sent a letter to Congress outlining steps to urge Mexico step up protection of the endangered vaquita porpoise and totoaba fish.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he is willing to take a hard line with airlines when necessary as the Biden administration vows a sweeping upgrade in passenger consumer protections.

The U.S. Army asked nearly 20 high-ranking officers who were planning to retire or move to another job to delay their career moves and stay in their current roles through December.