Daily Horoscope for May 17, 2026
Fresh thinking moves faster than our usual filters today. Mercury enters Gemini at 6:26 AM EDT, sharpening conversations and decisions that need a smarter route. Curiosity becomes useful when it…
Orangewood Christian falls short in Class 1A state baseball final
Orangewood Christian could only muster four hits Saturday in the state Class 1A baseball final. The Rams wound up losing to St. Johns Country Day 6-2 in the championship game…
Love her a bunch? Take her to brunch! Mother’s Day specials around Orlando
Here's where to take Mom out to eat in Orlando and around Central Florida for Mother's Day.
Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
The court’s order Friday leaves in place a 4-3 ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court that struck down a constitutional amendment redrawing congressional districts that voters narrowly passed just last…
Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and OPE ADETAYO WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday,…
Democrats clash over where Wasserman Schultz should run for reelection, jeopardizing alliances
A battle over where U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz should run for reelection is dividing Democrats and could create a rift between two vital groups, Black voters and Jewish voters.
Trump’s description of Taiwan as a ‘good negotiating chip’ with China raises anxieties
By SIMINA MISTREANU Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening…
France says cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses
PARIS (AP) — France’s Pasteur Institute said it has fully sequenced the Andes virus detected in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship and found that it matched…
UCF softball cruises past Stetson into NCAA regional final
Aubrey Evans' grand slam set the tone early as the Knights went on for a 10-1 mercy-rule win in five innings on Saturday.
They fixed Hubble telescope: Pair of shuttle-era astronauts enter U.S. hall of fame
NASA astronauts Tom Akers and Joe Tanner, both four-time space shuttle veterans, and two of the few people to ever touch the Hubble telescope in space, were inducted into the…