Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Airport standoff & Pulse survivor dies

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I'm Stephen Ruiz, online content editor for OrlandoSentinel.com. On Clint Eastwood's 87th birthday, here are some top stories I don't want you to miss today. Send me an email and let me know what you think.

Good morning. It's Wednesday, May 31. A man, whom police described as suicidal, was taken into custody at Orlando International Airport after a nearly three-hour standoff in which he had what turned out to be a fake gun.

Elsewhere, a survivor of the Pulse nightclub tragedy was killed in a collision on State Road 417.

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Today's Top Headlines

 

Suicidal man at Orlando airport in custody and ‘everyone safe,’ police say

A suicidal man at Orlando International Airport who pointed what turned out to be a fake gun at police and begged, “shoot me, shoot me,” was taken into custody Tuesday night. [More]

 

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Pulse survivor Jahqui Sevilla killed in head-on crash on State Road 417

A woman killed in a head-on crash on State Road 417 Monday morning was a Pulse nightclub shooting survivor. [More]

 

Tiger Woods mistakenly offered 'to recite national anthem backwards' in DUI road test

Tiger Woods mistakenly offered 'to recite national anthem backwards' in DUI road test What he did wrong. [More]

 

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Maxwell: With 'stand your ground' change, getting away with murder in Florida could soon be easier

Getting away with murder will be easier in Florida, if Gov. Rick Scott signs a new "stand your ground" law [More]

 

Trinity Prep student wins a top award in prestigious Intel science competition

Amber Yang, a senior at Trinity Prep, took top honors at prestigious Intel science competition [More]

 

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Today's Top Sports News

 

Orlando City returns to host D.C. United with renewed purpose, bit of attitude

Orlando City coach and players seemed hyper-focused with a bit of attitude the day before hosting D.C. United [More]

 

Whitley: Tiger Woods needs to deal better with his pain

Tiger Woods needs to figure out how to deal with his pain. [More]

 

UF coach Jim McElwain disappointed Gator Antonio Callaway didn’t heed past advice

UF coach Jim McElwain said the Gators spoke with Antonio Callaway in the past about his off-the-field decisions and is disappointed it didn't prevent the star receiver's recent marijuana citation. [More]

 

Former UCF pitcher tops Verlander in major-league debut as Royals blank Tigers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Late Tuesday afternoon, Eric Skoglund pulled up a chair and hunched down at a table inside the Royals' clubhouse. His 6-foot, 7-inch frame sat [More]

 

Dolphins DT Jordan Phillips acknowledges that ‘it’s time to step up’

Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Jordan Phillips came close to calling himself a disappointment Tuesday. Phillips, the 2015 second-round pick, said he must be more consistent and better against the r [More]

 

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Today's Top Entertainment News

 

Scott Pelley out as 'CBS Evening News' anchor

Scott Pelley is out as anchor at "CBS Evening News." [More]

 

Kathy Griffin shocks in gory photo shoot with Trump's (fake) head

Comedian Kathy Griffin and photographer Tyler Shields may have pulled off the impossible with the creation of a gory photo that's spurring outrage. [More]

 

Olivia Newton-John says she has breast cancer; cancels tour

Olivia Newton-John says she has a breast cancer and is canceling her June tour. [More]

 

More Disney Springs restaurants revealed, including new Puck concept

Wolfgang Puck, Jose Andres eateries coming to Disney World in 2018 [More]

 

The A to Zs (but mostly Ks) of Volcano Bay

Here's an A-to-Z look at Universal Orlando's new water park Volcano Bay. There is no shortage of Ks. [More]

 

 
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