Orange schools to launch baseball, softball academy to lure back students
Orange County Public Schools plan to launch a baseball and softball academy for students in grade 3 to 6, hoping the "microschool" helps lure back families.
RFK Jr. swaps vaccine talk for healthy foods and reading to tots in push to woo voters
Republicans hope Kennedy’s “Take Back Your Health” tour will help them hang on to voters.
Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand
The vote to confirm Steve Pearce as head of the Bureau of Land Management came Monday.
Today in History: May 19, Rubik’s Cube debuts as teaching tool
Hungarian architecture professor Ernő Rubik debuted the Rubik’s Cube, his multicolored invention that would make the leap from classroom teaching tool to a global phenomenon.
Snap, YouTube settle school-social media suit ahead of trial
The settlements are the latest in a busy year for child safety-related litigation.
Former Hartford police officer charged in fatal shooting of a Black man in mental distress
The shooting sparked public outcry and questions about Hartford's response to mental health crises.
Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died
Fuhrman retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after Simpson’s 1995 acquittal.
Adults hospitalized after school bus, 2nd vehicle collide in Orlando, police say
A school bus was involved in a crash with another vehicle Monday afternoon in Orlando, leading to several people being hospitalized.
Boating accidents increasing in crowded Florida waters
Florida’s increasingly crowded waterways had 694 “reportable” boating accidents in 2025, up from 685 in 2024, according to a state report released Monday.
New upgrades: $10 million headed to Donald J. Trump International Airport
The Palm Beach International Airport, which will be renamed to Donald J. Trump International Airport, is receiving $10 million in federal funding to expand family-friendly features.