Pictures: Last look – Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress closes July 6 for major upgrade
Scenes from Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, June 3, 2026. The carousel features animatronic characters in a rotating theater highlighting vignettes from…
Trump energy department orders OUC to keep running coal plant
The Trump administration has told OUC to keep operating its coal-powered plant, which the utility had planned to put in an "extended cold shutdown" this month.
No charges for Orlando cop in ‘dancing’ grandmother’s death
The DA said there is no evidence establishing the Orlando officer drove through the red light and struck the car carrying Milagros Ortiz "with willful or wanton disregard."
Toddlers’ deaths at the hand of their father leave family shocked, grieving
The two little girls, ages 2 and 11 months, were shot by their father, deputies said. The father had a criminal record including an arrest for domestic violence.
Strong earthquake in Gulf shakes up Florida
An earthquake off of Havana Monday afternoon was felt hundreds of miles away in Florida — and social media was quickly on it.
War in the Middle East is flaring again. Here’s how each side sees the stakes
The Middle East looked like it was settling into an uneasy ceasefire built on the assumption that nobody would benefit from a return to full-scale war.
Central Florida Zoo welcomes two cougar cubs from South Dakota
A pair of cougar cubs were rescued from South Dakota and donated to the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Sanford.
The Kennedy Center drops ‘Trump’ branding as Bill Maher’s Twain Award guests are revealed
Bill Maher is set to receive the Mark Twain Award for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on June 28. John Mellencamp, Woody Harrelson, and Whitney Cummings will be among…
Gordon S. Wood, influential scholar of the American Revolution, dies at 92
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood has died. He was 92. Police say Wood died Sunday after being struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot in East Providence,…
How to get your home summer-ready
To make sure your summer kicks off without a hitch, we’ve put together this top-to-bottom guide on how to get your home summer ready.