Buses collide at Walt Disney World, leaving 12 visitors hurt at sprawling Fla. theme park

ORLANDO, Fla. — Officials say two buses have collided at Walt Disney World, leaving a dozen visitors with minor injuries.

NASA dusts off forgotten spacesuits, astronaut artifacts for new ‘Apollo Treasures’ exhibit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The spacesuit was one of three made for the last man to set foot on the moon, but Doug Fisher found it balled up and forgotten at the bottom of a cardboard box.

Police still tying up loose ends in slaying of Fla. couple known for special-needs adoptions

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A woman charged in the slayings of a wealthy Florida Panhandle couple hid a safe stolen from their home in her backyard, according to an arrest report released Thursday.

Astronauts inspect space shuttle Endeavour for launch damage, rocket toward space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour’s astronauts inspected their ship for damage Thursday as NASA struggled to understand why a normally benign section of the fuel tank lost so much foam during liftoff.

Investigators locate safe stolen from Fla. couple’s home during deadly break-in

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Investigators say they’ve found a safe stolen from a Florida couple’s home during a deadly break-in last week.

Space shuttle Endeavour rockets toward station while NASA evaluates launch debris damage

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour rocketed toward the international space station Thursday as engineers on Earth pored over launch pictures that showed debris breaking off the fuel tank and striking the craft.

Police still seek other accomplice in slaying of Fla. couple known for special-needs adoptions

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Eight people have been charged in a precisely executed, deadly break-in at a Florida Panhandle home, but authorities are still seeking at least one more accomplice who they believe failed his assignment to disable the house’s surveillance system.

Space shuttle Endeavour blasts off after month’s delay on try 6, headed to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After more than a month’s delay, space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts thundered into orbit Wednesday on a flight to the international space station, hauling up a veranda for Japan’s enormous lab and looking to set a crowd record.

Sheriff: Person designated to turn off cameras at slain Fla. couple’s home never did

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The accomplice assigned to turn off surveillance cameras before an elaborate, deadly break-in at a sprawling Florida Panhandle home never did, but the seven people accused in the crime apparently did not know that, authorities said Wednesday.

Ala. police find real estate agent wanted for questioning in Fla. couple’s slaying

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Authorities say they’ve located a woman wanted for questioning in the slaying of a Florida Panhandle couple during a break-in.

NASA fuels space shuttle for 6th launch attempt, stormy skies expected to clear in time

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Hoping stormy skies clear in time, NASA fueled space shuttle Endeavour for a sixth launch attempt Wednesday, the eve of the 40th anniversary of the liftoff for the first moon landing.

Sheriff: Person designated to turn off cameras at slain Fla. couple’s home never showed

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The accomplice assigned to turn off surveillance cameras before an elaborate, deadly break-in at a sprawling Florida Panhandle home never did, but the seven people accused in the crime apparently did not know that, authorities said Wednesday.

Sheriff: Person responsible for disabling cameras before break-in at Fla. couple’s didn’t show

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Authorities investigating the slayings of a Florida Panhandle couple say someone who was supposed to disable the surveillance system before the break-in at their sprawling home never showed up.

A year later, saga of Fla. mom accused of killing girl fascinates public with twists, turns

ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s easy to forget 2-year-old Florida toddler Caylee Anthony was slain after all the plot twists and turns in her story.

NASA starts fueling shuttle for sixth launch attempt after weather delays, hydrogen leaks

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has finished fueling the space shuttle for a sixth attempt to launch Endeavour on a mission to the international space station.

Sheriff: Suspects trained together for a month before Fla. couple with 13 adopted kids slain

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A group of men charged in the slaying of a wealthy Florida couple known for adopting special needs children trained for at least a month to break into the couple’s home, authorities said Wednesday.

NASA set to try sixth launch attempt for space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is hoping the weather finally cooperates for its sixth launch attempt for space shuttle Endeavour.

Florida couple’s slayings put the spotlight on a sheriff with a knack for sound bites

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The public face of the investigation into a wealthy Florida couple’s slayings presciently told a newspaper while campaigning for sheriff a year ago that this county of 300,000 “isn’t Mayberry anymore.”

Group of day laborers, drifters charged with killing Fla. couple known for adopting kids

PENSACOLA, Fla. — An ex-convict who taught self-defense to children. A day laborer who served prison time for killing a man in a fight. An Air Force staff sergeant attached to an elite special operations unit.

NASA aiming for Wednesday launch of space shuttle, try 6 for station delivery mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is hoping the weather finally cooperates for its sixth launch attempt for space shuttle Endeavour.

Former defense contractor with ties to US Rep. Murtha pleads guilty to fraud, kickback plot

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The former chief executive of a defense contractor with ties to Rep. John Murtha pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to a kickback scheme and defrauding the Air Force, and promised to cooperate in an ongoing criminal investigation.

Fla. officials now have 7 in custody in slaying of couple who adopted special needs kids

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Masked suspects, some dressed as ninjas, stole a safe and other items during a deadly break-in at the sprawling Florida Panhandle home of a couple known for adopting children with special needs, authorities said Tuesday.

Authorities: 2 more people arrested in slaying of Fla. couple, bringing total to 6

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Two more people were arrested Tuesday in the slayings of a wealthy Florida Panhandle couple during a break-in executed with swift precision.

Ex-defense contractor with ties to Pa. Congressman Murtha expected in Fla. court

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The former chief executive officer of a defense contractor with ties to U.S. Rep. John Murtha is expected in federal court in northern Florida.

Fla. sheriff expects more arrests in slaying of Fla. couple known for adopting children

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Florida authorities were expecting more arrests — possibly as soon as Tuesday — in the killings last week of a Panhandle couple known for adopting children with autism, Down syndrome and other disabilities.

Judge: Leyritz ‘entitled’ to bond; Ex-major leaguer released from custody Monday night

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former major leaguer Jim Leyritz was released on bond Monday, hours after a judge ruled he would not have to await his upcoming DUI manslaughter trial in custody.

Thunderstorms cause 5th launch delay for space shuttle Endeavour, NASA halts countdown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Thunderstorms once again forced NASA to call off the launch of space shuttle Endeavour on Monday, the fifth delay for the space station construction mission.

Fla. honey rule ensures purity of the sweet, sticky stuff _ all additives must be listed

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Anyone in Florida who tries to pass off honey as 100 percent pure when it has additives or other ingredients could find themselves in a sticky situation.

Judge: ex-major leaguer Leyritz ‘entitled’ to post bond while awaiting DUI manslaughter trial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former major leaguer Jim Leyritz, jailed earlier this month on a charge of domestic battery against his ex-wife, will be allowed to await his upcoming DUI manslaughter trial on bond, a judge ruled Monday.

Sheriff: As many as 8 people involved in slaying of Fla. couple known for adopting children

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A team of up to eight people masterminded a chilling and deadly break-in at the home of a Florida couple known for adopting children with developmental disabilities, a sheriff in the Florida Panhandle said Monday.