Richard 'Dick' Rutan set a record for aviation in the 1980's becoming the first person to circumnavigate Earth by aircraft without refueling, Guinness World Records wrote. He did it along with his co-pilot Jeana Yeager both Americans in an aircraft designed by Rutan's younger brother Burt. Dick Rutan died on Friday evening at a hospital in Coeur dAlene, Idaho  his brother Burt and others were by his side, the Associated Press wrote. In 1986 Rutan set off from Edwards Air Force Base in California with Yeager and an off-duty crew member in the cabin area on his brother's Voyager craft, whic ..read more

It was a weekend of music, food and fun events up and down the Tampa Riverwalk as locals and visitors celebrated the 8th annual Riverfest. From Sparkman Wharf all the way to Armature Works, businesses joined together to make the 2.6 mile pathway a non-stop party. We walked the whole thing, we thought it was great, there is a lot of good stuff to do, good stuff to see, cool events going on right now, we had a good time, said Nathan Fleury from Orlando. Jacquie Browns family just moved here from Canada, this is their first Riverfest. The culture is awesome, the people are great, we have a ton of ..read more

The family of a Tampa 14-year-old found murdered last month is wanting to make sure you remember the name Javario Buie. Buie's family invited ABC Action News to his funeral where they said their final goodbyes while wearing his favorite color green. The service was held in Temple Terrace on Saturday. Michael Baldwin, Javario's grandfather, said "It's really a difficult time right now. Nobody expects to have to bury a 14-year-old. We expect to send him to high school, we didn't expect to send him to a graveyard." Javario was excited to play high school football with a goal of going to Tampa Tec ..read more

Tampa police and the Florida Wildlife Commission are investigating a boat accident near the Courtney Campbell Causeway. Police say the accident happened just before 6 p.m. on Saturday leaving only one boat ramp open. According to police, there may be traffic backing up in the parking lot and the boat ramp is closed for launching for now. This is a developing story. Stay with ABC Action News for updates ..read more

American artist Frank Stella, known for his bold and bright synthetic colors, pin-stripes, symmetry in his pieces and cool modern minimalist style died at his home in the West Village of New York's Manhattan borough on Saturday. He was 87. The New York Times reported that his wife, Dr. Harriet E. McGurk, confirmed his cause of death after a battle with lymphoma a type of cancer that begins in the cells of the lymph system. The New Yorker described Stella's style as stunning. He made his mark on the art world after his 1959 graduation from Princeton. Stella is known to have invented multiple st ..read more

Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigan's commencement Saturday, as student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war collided with the annual pomp-and-circumstance of graduation season at American universities. The protest happened at the beginning of the event at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. About 75 people, many wearing traditional Arabic kaffiyeh along with their graduation caps, marched up the main aisle toward the graduation stage. They chanted "Regents, regents, you can't hide! You are funding genocide! while holding signs ..read more

A historic Department of Labor investigation into a network of California poultry processors has led to a $4.8 million payout order for wages and damages after children were found illegally employed in dangerous situations. In one case, the Labor Department said children as young as 14 were using "razor-sharp" knives used for deboning meat. The agency called it one of the largest wage violation settlements ever reached for U.S. poultry workers when a judgment in a Los Angeles courtroom ordered a group of defendants including Fu Qian Chen Lu and Bruce Shu Hua Lok to pay millions in back wages a ..read more

MIAMI (AP) Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger's pants. According to an X post by the Transportation Security Administration, officers at the Miami International Airport found the small bag of snakes hidden in a passenger's trousers on April 26 at a checkpoint. The post included a photo of two small snakes that were found in what appeared to be a sunglasses bag. TSA said the snakes were turned over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ..read more

(AP) After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. Its the first flight of Boeings Starliner capsule with a crew on board, a pair of NASA pilots who will check out the spacecraft during the test drive and a weeklong stay at the space station. NASA turned to U.S. companies for astronaut rides after the space shuttles were retired. Elon Musk's SpaceX has made nine taxi trips for NASA since 2020, while Boeing has managed only a pair of unoccupied test flights. Boeing program manager Mark Nappi wishes Starliner was fu ..read more

In a study that looked at hundreds of venomous snake species and a list of habitats, researchers say they've discovered clues in models indicating a significant change in the geographical distribution of snake species into areas where human populations aren't prepared. An international group of researchers say that if Earth hits 5 degrees Celsius warming, venomous snakes could migrate in large numbers. One of the study authors, Professor Pablo Ariel Martinez, said the international community might be able to take steps now to prevent a potentially dangerous mass migration. Out of the venomous ..read more