Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 At Walt Disney World, electric scooters provide a lifeline for people, some with hidden disabilities, who can't walk the massive grounds. But amid rapidly growing Disney crowds, these vehicles have brought on a rise of civil lawsuits. |   | |
 The Justice Department said Attorney General William Barr will hold a news conference at 9:30 a.m. Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report. | | | |
 Just weeks before another hurricane season, large numbers of Florida nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the storm-battered state continue to struggle to meet requirements that they have backup power generators to keep facilities cool. | | | |
 After a four-month delay, Uber and Mears Transportation are launching UberTaxi, a hybrid service that will make Mears taxis available on the Uber app in Orlando. It's a first-of-its-kind partnership. | | | |
 300,000 bunnies! The founder of Bubbalou's barbecue started a tradition of visiting kids in the hospital on Easter. Now his nonprofit does so in 90 hospitals in 30 states, Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell writes. | | | |
 Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen Jr., hired to "lead change" at UCF after school leaders acknowledged the use or planned misuse of more than $85 million in leftover operating funds for construction, is a finalist for the president's job at the University of South Carolina. | | | |
 A 46-year-old man died Wednesday after someone turned in front of his pickup truck near Lake Conway in Orange County, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said. | | | |
 The Toronto Raptors showed off a sense of urgency during their rout of the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference playoff series. | | | |
 It's clear the Orlando Pride have numerous things to work on in their first season under new coach Marc Skinner. | | | |
 Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic, who consistently delivered double-doubles during the regular season, has struggled to score in the playoffs against the Toronto Raptors. | | | |
 Las Vegas oddsmakers believe the rowdy Amway Center crowd will give the Orlando Magic a significant boost during their best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff series. | | | |
 If there was a moment to embody Orlando City's slew of slow starts, Sam Johnson's goal last Saturday would be a good place. | | | |
 "Richard II" at Orlando Shakes, reviewed by Orlando Sentinel theater critic Matthew J. Palm. | | | |
 Television Academy Honors will go to "Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story'' and "RBG.'' They "harness the power of television to inspire social change,'' the Academy said. | | | |
 Highlights from the Florida Film Festival including Sketches Insane: The Wild World of Independent Animation, Shorts 4: Chain of Fools and a secret screening. | | | |
 On Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2019 are Gayle King, Bob Iger, Sandra Oh, Regina King, Emilia Clarke, Rami Malek and Mahershala Ali. | | | |
 On May 1, a special parade, merchandise and food will help mark the 30th anniversary of Disney's Hollywood Studios. Plus a new projection show debuts. | | | |
 The Trump administration will be tightening restrictions on travel to Cuba, and the money Cuban Americans can send to family on the island. The announcement on Wednesday comes on the 58th anniversary of the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion, an attempt to overthrow the Fidel Castro regime. | | | |
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