Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 Tropical Storm Karen slowed to a tropical depression as it makes its way toward Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands while Tropical Storm Lorenzo formed in the Atlantic Ocean. |   | |
 Central Florida was hammered in 2004 by three hurricanes, but Polk County was the spot where all three hurricane paths actually came within a couple miles of one another. | | | |
 Some Disney World workers are spit at, screamed at, sexually harassed and physically attacked when they go to work. Why? Often, tourists are upset about FastPasses, long lines or just being told 'No.' | | | |
 As outrage continued to spread over the arrests of two 6-year-old students by an Orlando police officer last week, State Attorney Aramis Ayala confirmed Monday afternoon that her office would not prosecute the children and is working to clear their records. | | | |
 Florida's average SAT scores fell in 2019, as the pool of test takers grew to include the entire senior class, according to results released Tuesday by the College Board. Scores nationally fell, too, as a record number of teenagers -- more than 2.2 million -- took the college admissions exam. In Florida, the average combined score on the math and reading sections was 999. Nationally, it was 1059. | | | |
 Thomas Cook bankruptcy cancels flights, including to several U.K. cities from Orlando International Airport, leaving thousands of British travelers stranded. | | | |
 A UCF instructor says he has been placed on paid leave because of a satirical video he posted in response to a student complaint, and an online petition protesting his removal has received more than 500 signatures. | | | |
 It's been more than two years since Hurricane Irma barreled across the state, downing thousands of trees and leaving tens of thousands without power.The Federal Emergency Management Association issued a $2.5 million grant to the City of Orlando to help cover costs of restoring power following the 2017 storm. This comes about a month after the federal agency awarded $12.4 million in aid to the municipally-owned Orlando Utilities Commission to help extensive repairs needed to the electrical grid. | | | |
 Many theaters rely on alcohol sales to boost the bottom line, but intoxicated people do not make good theatergoers. | | | |
 Yaupon Brothers American Tea is now served by Foxtail Coffee Co. throughout Central Florida. The tea company's owners hope Florida farmers will eventually grow the plant and are working with the University of Florida to study it as a crop. | | | |
 The Orlando Magic will not sign 2019 first-round pick Chuma Okeke to his rookie-scale contract this season as he works his way back from an ACL injury. | | | |
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