Storm likely to churn into hurricane, looms on U.S. Gulf coast
A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico and aimed at water-logged New Orleans is likely to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of
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Florida man charged after bombs sent to Trump critics
The Florida man suspected of mailing at least 14 pipe bombs to some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s leading critics was in custody on federal
More than a thousand remain missing days after Hurricane Michael
More than a thousand people were still missing on Wednesday a week after Hurricane Michael flattened communities across the Florida Panhandle, killing at least 27.
Hopes fade for more survivors of Hurricane Michael
By Rod Nickel The hunt for missing people in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael early Sunday is turning into a search for the dead, as
Florida Panhandle battered by record-breaking Hurricane Michael (V)
Hurricane Michael, the fiercest storm to hit Florida in more than 80 years and the third-most powerful ever to strike the U.S. mainland, battered the
Hurricane Michael becomes a Category 4 as Florida braces for monster storm
Hurricane Michael strengthened into a Category 4 storm early on Wednesday before it was expected to plow into Florida’s Gulf shore with towering waves and
Hurricane Michael gains strength as Floridians flee to higher ground (V)
Hurricane Michael howled closer to Florida’s Gulf shore on Tuesday as a major Category 3 storm, as half a million coastal residents were urged to
Police search for motive in Florida mass shooting
Police searched on Monday for a motive in the third mass shooting in Florida in two years, which left two people dead and 11 wounded
Florida foot bridge collapse leaves 4 people dead (Update)
A newly erected pedestrian bridge spanning several lanes of traffic collapsed at Florida International University on Thursday, killing four people, Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Dave
Florida state senate votes against arming most teachers
Florida‘s Republican-controlled senate approved sweeping reforms to the state’s gun law on Monday that raise the minimum purchase age and add a three-day waiting period
Trump pushes for broad bill on guns after school shooting
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday went his furthest yet toward endorsing restrictions on gun sales, bucking Republican Party orthodoxy as he challenged lawmakers to go big
Classes to resume at Florida school two weeks after massacre
Students and teachers traumatised by one of the deadliest US mass shootings ever were due back in classes on Wednesday for the first time since
Armed deputy who didn’t confront Florida school gunman resigns
The armed sheriff’s deputy assigned to the Florida high school where 17 people were shot dead has resigned rather than face suspension after an internal investigation showed
Trump considers arming teachers as students protest gun laws
Students galvanised by the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school confronted lawmakers on Wednesday with demands to restrict sales of assault rifles, while
Grief, anger as Florida readies to bury victims school massacre
As families prepared on Friday to bury victims of another US mass shooting, grief mixed with anger amid signs of possible lapses in school security
FBI was warned about alleged Florida gunman
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was warned last year about an ominous online comment by the 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people in his
Criminal probe opens into 8 deaths at Florida nursing home
Eight elderly patients died after being left inside a stifling South Florida nursing home that lost power during Hurricane Irma, officials said on Wednesday, prompting
Returning Florida evacuees stunned by Irma’s wreckage
By Andy Sullivan Hurricane Irma evacuees began returning to the storm-ravaged Florida Keys on Tuesday to find homes ripped apart and businesses coated in seaweed
Floridians return home as Irma moves to Georgia (Updated)
Shocked Florida residents returned to their shattered homes on Monday as the weakened Hurricane Irma pushed inland, flooding cities in the northeastern part of the
Hurricane Irma rips through Cuba as it heads for Florida
Hurricane Irma pounded Cuba’s northern coast on Saturday as it headed for Florida, where millions of residents were told to evacuate after the storm killed