Tampa officer fired after Taser use, policy violations: 'You're lucky I didn't beat you up'

A Tampa police officer was fired following an internal investigation that found he repeatedly violated department policies during a traffic stop earlier this year, according to the Tampa Police Department.

Boy, 11, spends 100 hours reading to shelter animals at Jacksonville Humane Society

An 11-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida is comforting homeless animals while making history. Nehemiah Turner is the first child to reach 100 hours of reading to dogs as part of the Jacksonville Humane Society's Pawsitive Reading program.

Coy ‘Denver’ Parton, brother of Dolly Parton, dies at 82

Coy "Denver" Parton, who passed away on Thursday, worked for years as a crane operator building bridges, according to his obituary.

1 in 3 Americans support Iran war, new poll shows

An estimated one in three Americans support the war in Iran, the lowest rating Reuters has reported since the war began.

Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $5.5 billion in talc powder settlement

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a multi-billion-dollar deal to resolve thousands of remaining lawsuits linking its talcum powder products to ovarian cancer.

Major pet store closing 75 locations nationwide, slowing expansion

A major rural lifestyle retailer is closing dozens of pet stores in its portfolio around the country as it reevaluates both its existing footprint and growth plans.

Pasco County treasure hunters search remote island for $200M fortune

An expedition team traveled by boat to a remote island off Pasco County to hunt for a legendary $200 million Spanish treasure believed to be buried in the early 1800s.

Mike Preston, 'Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior' star, dies at 93

Mike Preston, the Australian actor best known for playing settler leader Pappagallo in "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" and Detective Bob Delaney in the television series "Homicide," has died. He was 93.

Search intensifies for North Carolina physical therapist who vanished during Caribbean getaway

A North Carolina woman has vanished while on a trip to the Caribbean island of Grenada, sparking an urgent search as her family, friends and loved ones plead for her safe return.

Senior Pentagon official no longer employed by the US Navy after bashing Trump on hidden camera, report

Acting Secretary of the Navy, Hung Cao, says a top Pentagon official who criticized President Trump in a recorded video which was posted online is no longer employed by the Department of the Navy.  

Oil prices ease after US and Iran pause military strikes

Oil prices pulled back this weekend as tensions eased in the Middle East. This comes as both the United States and Iran held off on military actions.

‘Vibrant’ Florida grandma allegedly killed by illegal immigrant outside Publix, family fights for justice

A Venezuelan man allegedly in the United States illegally is in jail after being charged in the death of an elderly Florida woman by backing over her with an SUV in a grocery store parking lot.

4 latest soldier deaths removed from list of Iran war casualties

The new Overseas Operations category lists 207 wounded in 18 days, nearly half as many as were wounded in the first 148 days of Operation Epic Fury.

3 dead, 5 injured in shooting at Bite of Seattle

Three people were killed and five others were injured in a shooting at Seattle Center Sunday afternoon.