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  1. To boost or not to boost? Breaking down the COVID booster debate.
    19 minutes ago• Health
    Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health.
  2. Florida redistricting could stoke new political tension
    1 hour ago• Politics
    The Capitol in Tallahassee is seen following Opening Day of the Florida Legislature on March 3, 2021.
  3. Newsom used DeSantis to win California recall. Does it mean anything in Florida?
    1 hour ago• Politics
    Governor Gavin Newsom speaks ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally against the California gubernatorial recall election Sept. 8, 2021, in San Leandro, CA..
  5. Jury: Millionaire Robert Durst guilty of best friend’s murder
    Earlier today• Crime
    FILE - In this Thursday, March 5, 2020, file photo, Real estate heir Robert Durst sits during his murder trial at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles. A Los Angeles jury convicted Robert Durst Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 of murdering his best friend Susan Berman, 20 years ago in a case that took on new life after the New York real estate heir participated in a documentary that connected him to the slaying linked to his wife's 1982 disappearance. (Robyn Beck/AFP via AP, Pool, File)
  6. U.S. panel backs Pfizer COVID boosters only for elderly, high-risk
    Earlier today• Health
    Rufus Peoples receives his booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine during an Oakland County Health Department vaccination clinic at the Southfield Pavilion on Aug. 24 in Southfield, Michigan.
  7. Gabby Petito’s disappearance unrelated to slain couple, police say
    Earlier today• Latest News
    This police camera video provided by The Moab Police Department shows Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van she was traveling in with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, near the entrance to Arches National Park on Aug. 12, 2021. The couple was pulled over while they were having an emotional fight. Petito was reported missing by her family a month later and is now the subject of a nationwide search.
  8. Fiery crash on Veterans Expressway kills 1, backs up traffic
    Earlier today• Breaking News
    One person is dead after a crash on Veterans Expressway in Hillsborough County Friday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A pickup truck hit a semitrailer, sending both into a concrete barrier located at the start of a metal guardrail. Both vehicles caught fire, troopers said.
  9. Florida passes 51,000 COVID deaths as vaccination rate drops
    Yesterday• Health
    Wenderson Cerisene, 7, right, and his sister Dorah, 9, wait to get tested for COVID-19 on Aug. 31, 2021 in North Miami as Florida schools saw a rise in cases forcing of students and teachers to quarantine. Florida has now surpassed 51,000 COVID-related deaths.
  10. France recalls ambassadors to U.S., Australia over sub deal
    Yesterday• Latest News
    In this Sept. 10 file photo, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks in Weimar, Germany. France said late Friday it was immediately recalling its ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia after Australia scrapped a big French conventional submarine purchase in favor of nuclear subs built with U.S. technology. Le Drian said in a written statement that the French decision, on request from President Emmanuel Macron, “is justified by the exceptional seriousness of the announcements” made by Australia and the United States.
  11. Mease Countryside Hospital adds 100 new beds in $156 million expansion
    Yesterday• Health
    Work is close to completion at the new four-story Bilheimer Tower at the Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor. The $156-million expansion and renovation project creates a more connected hospital campus adding roughly 100 private patient beds, a four-story parking garage and an an elevated pedestrian walkway.
  12. Pentagon reverses itself, calls deadly Kabul strike an error
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2021, file photo Gen. Frank McKenzie, Commander of U.S. Central Command, appears on screen as he speaks from MacDill Air Force Base. The Pentagon retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month, announcing Friday, Sept. 17, that an internal review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist as first believed.
  13. Apple, Google remove Navalny smartphone app as Russian voting begins
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    The app Smart Voting is displayed on an iPhone screen in Moscow, Russia, Friday. Facing Kremlin pressure, Apple and Google on Friday removed from their online stores an opposition-created smartphone app that tells voters which candidates are likely to defeat those backed by Russian authorities, as polls opened in Russia's parliamentary election.
  14. Tom Cruise gets sneak preview from SpaceX’s 1st private crew
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    This photo provided by SpaceX shows the passengers of Inspiration4 in the Dragon capsule on their first day in space. They are, from left, Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Chris Sembroski and Sian Proctor. SpaceX got them into a 363-mile orbit following Wednesday night’s launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
  15. St. Petersburg to require COVID vaccinations for new city employees
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Mayor Rick Kriseman.
  16. FDA panel is first key test for Biden COVID-19 booster plan
    Yesterday• Health
    In this March 2, 2021 photo, pharmacy technician Hollie Maloney loads a syringe with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine. The Biden administration’s embattled plan to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans faced its first key hurdle Friday as a government advisory panel met to decide whether to recommend extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
  17. Largo woman smoked in Capitol during riot. Now she, husband face charges.
    Yesterday• Crime
    Marilyn Fassell, of Largo, took a selfie smoking a cigarette in the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to federal court records. The photo and its corresponding GPS coordinates were included in a complaint filed Sept. 9.
  18. Airfares are lower than usual right now — but prices won’t stay down for long
    Yesterday• Business
    Air travel resumes at Tampa International Airport after Tropical Storm Elsa forced an over night closure of the airport causing numerous cancellations. Travelers and crews returned to the airport on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Tampa. The airfare roller coaster shows how the pandemic continues to affect the nation’s $1.5-trillion travel and hospitality industry.
  19. Brandi Gabbard wins St. Pete City Council race by default
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg City Council Member Brandi Gabbard (left).
  20. Pasco high schools say yes to resuming pep rallies, homecoming dances
    Yesterday• Education
    Students in the Gulf High class of 2023 show their school spirit in a float they created for the annual homecoming parade in 2019. They haven't had many similar activities since then, but got permission for dances and pep rallies this week.
  21. Biden, world leaders try to hammer out next steps to combat climate change
    Yesterday• Local Weather
    US President Joe Biden listens as Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses a virtual meeting with the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate to galvanize efforts to confront the global climate crisis, in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, D.C., Friday.
  22. Clearwater council approves new city manager contract
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    Jon Jennings, currently the city manager of Portland, Maine, will take over as Clearwater city manager on Nov. 8.
  23. Police plan to charge man, 29, in shooting deaths at St. Petersburg home
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    James Pagan, 29, is a suspect in the fatal shootings of a man and woman in St. Petersburg, police said.
  24. White House warns that debt limit showdown could hurt states
    Yesterday• Business
    A worker works on the light fixture over the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021.
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