USA

Several dead and wounded in US airport shooting

The alleged attacker has been arrested and is being questioned by police and FBI agents.

6 January 2017

World News

Video shows burglar metres away from residents

This footage, released by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, shows the moment burglars target a family home in Florida while its residents sleep in the same room.

27 October 2016

USA

Polling stations open for early voting in US battleground state Florida

Polling stations have opened in the largest US battleground state of Florida, amid a tight race there between White House hopefuls Donald Trump and Hillary…

24 October 2016

USA

Hurricane Matthew tears up America's Atlantic coast

After killing hundreds of people in Haiti, Hurricane Matthew has been sweeping up America’s Atlantic coast.

8 October 2016

USA

'This storm will kill you': Florida braces for Hurricane Matthew

Florida's governor issued a stark warning - "Do not surf, do not go to the beach, this storm will kill you," as the Sunshine State prepares for the Category 4 hurricane.

7 October 2016

USA

Orlando gunman mosque is set ablaze

Police in Florida are investigating a fire at the mosque where the Orlando gunman, Omar Mateen used to pray.

13 September 2016

USA

Hermine wreaks havoc across US state of Florida

Hurricane Hermine has wreaked havoc across the US state of Florida, knocking out power to nearly 300,000 homes and businesses, flooding low-lying areas and raising concerns about the spread of the Zik

3 September 2016

USA

Hurricane Hermine makes landfall in Florida

The Category 1 hurricane has brought winds of 130 kilometres an hour to several areas of the US state.

2 September 2016

USA

Cape Canaveral explosion destroys SpaceX rocket and Israeli satellite

An explosion has destroyed a rocket during test firing at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

1 September 2016

USA

Zika cases in Miami Beach bring new warning for pregnant women

Confirmation that the Zika virus has infected several people in Miami Beach has led US authorities to warn pregnant women not to travel to the Florida resort’s affected…

19 August 2016

USA

Cannibal attack stuns Florida

"Legal high" drug Flakka is under the spotlight after police find a 19-year-old student chewing the face of a stabbing victim.

17 August 2016

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Homage to Hemingway

Over one-hundred people participated in the annual Ernest “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West, Florida on Saturday (July 23).

25 July 2016

USA

USA: two people dead, others seriously injured in Florida nightclub shooting

Police in Florida have confirmed that two people have been killed in a shooting at a nightclub in Fort Myers.

25 July 2016

USA

Orlando gunman pledged allegiance to ISIL during 911 calls

Newly released transcripts of 911 calls made by Orlando gunman Omar Mateen reveal he threatened to strap hostages into explosives vests.

20 June 2016

USA

Florida police find body of boy grabbed by alligator

Police divers have recovered the body of the a 2-year-old boy who was seized by an alligator near a Disney World Hotel in Florida.

16 June 2016

USA

Alligator drags toddler into Disney lagoon

A frantic search for the two-year-old boy is underway in Orlando, Florida.

15 June 2016

USA

Wife of Orlando gunman, Noor Salman, could face charges

US officials are considering whether to charge the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, in connection with the attack.

15 June 2016

USA

Orlando shooter 'regular' at Pulse nightclub

The gunman who killed 49 people and wounded dozens in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando visited the bar on multiple occasions, several customers have said.

14 June 2016

World News

"He was an American so he doesn't represent Afghanistan"

Afghans respond to news that Orlando nightclub killer Omar Mateen was the son of Afghan immigrants.

13 June 2016

USA

"I played dead to survive"

A survivor of Sunday's nightclub attack in Orlando has given a vivid account of the moment the gunman opened fire on the crowd.

13 June 2016