14 arrests after protesters turn on St. Pete officers

Police say 14 people were arrested after protesters turned on law enforcement outside St. Petersburg police headquarters late Sunday night. 

Dragon-riding astronauts join exclusive inner circle at NASA

It’s only the fifth time that NASA has put people aboard a brand new spacecraft line for liftoff. And it’s the first time the spacecraft belongs to a for-profit company in charge of the launch.

How to watch the SpaceX Demo-2 Dragon launch

Two astronauts are once again getting ready for the first crewed launch from Kennedy Space Center in nine years. Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are set to ride a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit in a test flight of the company’s Dragon capsule.

Tampa PD chief says he will be 'shocked' if Minneapolis officers not charged

The video of George Floyd on the ground, with an officer's knee on the back of his neck for over seven minutes, and him screaming for his mother Is enough to make a nearly 30-year officer cringe.

USF announces its own plans for fall semester as state leaders meet to discuss guidelines for universities

As the State University System's Board of Governors prepares to meet Thursday afternoon to discuss safe reopening guidelines for Florida universities, the University of South Florida confirms it will hold in-person classes beginning in August. 

Historic SpaceX launch scrubbed due to weather

It’s been nearly nine years since astronauts blasted into space from American soil. Thanks to Mother Nature, it will be at least three more days.

Health officials urge continued social distancing to avoid 'second wave' of COVID-19

As the daily number of new cases of COVID-19 begins to level-off, the state of Florida has relaxed restrictions put in place to reduce the virus' spread. Some wonder if reopening many parts of daily life will send the number climbing. 

Cleared for historic launch, SpaceX likely to win out-of-this-world ‘capture the flag’ race

When the Apollo 11 crew blasted off from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center nearly 51 years ago, their launch ended the race for the moon. And when astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley launch from the same pad Wednesday, they’ll be ending another space race.

SpaceX, NASA join for new frontier in space exploration

The last time U.S. astronauts blasted off aboard an American rocket was July 8, 2011, in the space shuttle Atlantis.

NASA astronauts go back to the future with capsule launch

It will be the first astronaut launch from Florida since Atlantis closed out the space shuttle program in 2011, and the first American-made capsule to carry people into orbit since the Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975.

SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch breaking new ground for style

It will also mark the first attempt by a private company to send astronauts into orbit. Only governments — Russia, the U.S., and China — have done that.

USF launches fundraiser for international students stranded in Tampa by COVID-19

There are about 5,000 international students who study at the University of South Florida. When classes moved online in March, those students scrambled to get home as flights were canceled and governments closed their borders to slow the spread of COVID-19.

NBA says it's talking with Disney about resuming season

The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July, the clearest sign yet that the league believes the season can continue amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump to attend NASA astronaut launch in Florida

President Donald Trump plans to be on the Florida coast Wednesday to watch the astronaut launch in Florida.