Disney agrees to $43.25M settlement over women earning less than men for a decade

Disney has tentatively agreed to pay $43.25 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that female employees earned less money than their male colleagues for nearly 10 years.

Very demure: Dictionary.com chooses 2024 Word of the Year

Dictionary.com has chosen its 2024 Word of the Year – and it’s from that massive TikTok trend this summer.

UF researchers study how to grow food on the moon

The University of Florida is helping NASA build a permanent moon colony. In 2025, as NASA plans to fly astronauts around the moon, UF is already growing plants in moon soil and it could pay off in Florida and beyond. 

No 'chopsticks' catch this time for SpaceX's Starship rocket

SpaceX launched its Starship mega-rocket on another uncrewed test flight from South Texas on Tuesday, but despite the presence of the president-elect, couldn’t quite duplicate some of the previous flight’s success.

USF's Naiya Sawtelle playing in honor of fallen teammate

Growing up in Florida, Naiya Sawtelle always wanted to play college volleyball at the University of South Florida.

Trump may attend SpaceX's 'Starship' launch scheduled for Tuesday

Donald Trump’s visit comes as billionaire Elon Musk has been present at the president-elect’s side as Trump continues to make cabinet nominations for his administration.

Netflix outage reported by users during Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight

The majority of consumers reported experiencing video-streaming problems on Netflix during the highly anticipated Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight.

Florida man accused of attacking Amazon driver on delivery route, deputies say

An Amazon delivery driver is recovering after being attacked on his route in Ocala, with the arrest of the alleged assailant captured on body camera footage.

Starbucks red cup giveaway: What to know

Starbucks is giving away reusable cups on its annual Red Cup Day on Thursday.

Tampa Electric outlines hurricane costs

Tampa Electric Co. has outlined hundreds of millions of dollars in costs that it could seek to recover from customers because of power-restoration efforts after hurricanes Helene and Milton.

USF breaks ground on new on-campus stadium

The University of South Florida entered a bold, new era after breaking ground Friday afternoon on its new on-campus state-of-the-art stadium. 

USF's Medical Response Unit gets real-life experience during Hurricanes Helene, Milton

There were hundreds of medical calls during Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and some of the first responders who answered those calls got real-life experience before they even graduated from college. It's part of the University of South Florida’s Medical Response Unit. 

Is the Starbucks app down?

On the day Starbucks rolled out their holiday menu and cups, the company experienced an outage of the order ahead and pay feature on its app.