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A scene from Jimmy Buffett's Broadway musical <em>Escape to Margaritaville</em>.

How Jimmy Buffett Brings 'Margaritaville' To Broadway

The enterprising beach bum's Broadway play opens this month. It may be a jukebox musical, but for Parrotheads, it offers a welcomed escape.

Jimmy Buffett performs in Gulf Shores, Ala., on June 30, 2010. The "Margaritaville" singer-songwriter has died at age 76.

Jimmy Buffett, who sang of wastin' away in 'Margaritaville', dies at 76

The singer-songwriter, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist song and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died.

Vehicles seen departing the Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nev., on Monday.

Burning Man attendees say learning to live with the unexpected is part of the program

Organizers had asked attendees to shelter in place on Saturday, as torrential rains turned the desert site into a mud pit. A driving ban has since been lifted, but exiting is still a trek.

Suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is accused of constitutional bribery, abuse of official capacity, misuse of official information, and retaliation against former employees.

Live updates: Suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial in the Texas Senate

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodríguez, shake hands during a meeting in Havana on April 20.

Cuba says it dismantled human trafficking ring recruiting for Russia's war in Ukraine

Havana says it is dismantling a network that seeks to recruit Cubans as mercenaries to fight in Russia's war against Ukraine.

Lawmakers have a narrow window to approve a stopgap funding measure and avoid a possible government shutdown beginning in October. Leaders of the House and Senate say a temporary spending bill is needed to work on yearlong bills.

Senate returns and faces deadline to avoid shutdown and questions about McConnell

Congress faces a tight deadline to pass a short term spending bill and avoid a shutdown. Also Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell faces questions about his health following a second public episode.

The late Hasidic composer Ben Zion Shenker sings, wearing a yarmulke and holding a mic, at a male-only sing along known as a k<em>umzits </em>that took place in an Orthodox neighborhood in Brooklyn.

A new website reports on the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community

A new website, Shtetl.org, aims to provide an inside view and a critical look at the insular world of ultra-Orthodox Jews.

Former YouTube star Ruby Franke, pictured here in a video for her mental health counseling service ConneXions, was charged with six felony counts of child abuse.

YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke formally charged with 6 felony counts of child abuse

Ruby Franke, the YouTube mommy blogger behind the channel 8 Passengers, was arrested last week after her 12-year-old son climbed out a window and ran to a neighbor's house asking for food and water.

Sudanese refugees settle temporarily in the town of Adré in Chad along the border of Sudan. Thousands have fled the fighting in Sudan seeking safety in Chad.

U.S. imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary leader; boosts humanitarian aid

The U.S sanctioned Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo over human rights abuses, while also announcing over $160 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan.

An aerial view of an area affected by an extratropical cyclone in Muçum, in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on Tuesday. Authorities are warning there could be more flooding to come.

A cyclone has killed over 20 people in Brazil, with more flooding expected

The southern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and neighboring Santa Catarina are reeling after a devastating cyclone killed 27 people and displaced thousands.

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