USDA: 'Pink slime' can now be called ground beef

A finely textured beef product that critics dubbed "pink slime," can now legally be classified as ground beef, WGBH reports.

LISTEN: '51 Days of Terror' podcast on Seminole Heights serial killings

For 51 days in the fall of 2017, the Seminole Heights community in Tampa, Florida, lived in fear as a serial killer stalked their neighborhood. In those 51 days, four innocent people were shot and killed, and other people living there were left to worry – would they be next?

Rape kit tested 12 years later led to arrest of Florida man

A newly-tested rape kit linked a registered sex offender living in Florida to the 2006 rape of a 12-year-old girl in Seattle.

No one hurt after vehicle catches fire in Brandon

No one was injured when a vehicle that was being towed caught fire on I-75 in Brandon on Saturday.

Andrew Gillum's father dies at 69

Former Tallahassee mayor and Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has announced the passing of his father, Charles 'Sonny' Gillum who died Saturday at the age of 69.

Sheriff: No likely survivors in jetliner crash near Houston

A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner heading to Houston with three people aboard disintegrated after crashing Saturday into a bay east of the city, according to a Texas sheriff.

$19M worth of cocaine found hidden in pineapples

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have seized more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine found hidden in a shipment of fresh pineapples, officials announced Friday.

Judge dismisses charges over boy's decapitation death on waterslide

A judge dismissed criminal charges Friday against a Kansas water park owner and the designer of a 17-story slide on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated in 2016.

Amber Alert issued for 3 children last seen in Texas

An amber alert has been issued for three children from Waterbury, Connecticut who were last seen in Sealy, Texas.

Clearwater motorcyclist killed after driver makes U-Turn

A man died Saturday morning after his motorcycle collided with a car that tried to make a U-turn and moved into its path.

Florida man indicted for duping Texas school district out of $2M

A federal grand jury has indicted a Florida man accused of duping a Texas school district into transferring him nearly $2 million which he then used to buy a BMW and Rolex watches.

Florida man charged in death of grandma found in maggot-infested bed

A Florida man has been charged after his 87-year-old grandmother died and authorities said her bed was filled with live maggots.

Crist holds roundtable for veterans exposed to Agent Orange

Man running 224 miles to honor fallen rookie officer Natalie Corona

A man is running 224 miles over the course of 72 hours to show support to the fallen police officer Natalie Corona.

Tanker catches fire, snarls traffic on I-75

A tanker caught fire near SR-52 exit on I-75 on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.