Florida
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Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago resort in Hurricane Dorian’s path
World | Aug 31, 2019, 06:43 AM ISTThe resort, currently closed for the summer, is on the wealthy barrier island of Palm Beach. No activity could be seen there Friday afternoon and the Trump Organization did not return a call seeking comment.
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Hurricane Dorian gains fury but might skirt Florida coast
World | Aug 31, 2019, 06:41 AM ISTTrump declared a state of emergency in Florida and authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster-relief efforts.
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‘A big deal’: Florida braces for Hurricane Dorian
World | Aug 30, 2019, 08:03 AM ISTFlorida residents picked the shelves clean of bottled water and lined up at gas stations Thursday as an increasingly menacing-looking Hurricane Dorian threatened to broadside the state over Labor Day weekend.
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Trump cancels Poland trip as hurricane heads to Florida
World | Aug 30, 2019, 07:16 AM ISTTrump said he had delivered the news of the cancellation to Polish President Andrzej Duda earlier Thursday and plans to reschedule the trip — which would have been his second to Warsaw — in the “near future.”
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Here's why the Miami Air International plane overshot runway and hit Florida river
World | May 06, 2019, 12:52 PM ISTPilots of a chartered jet that ran into a river at a Florida military base made a last-minute change to the runway where they would make a landing, a federal investigator said on Sunday.
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Boeing 737 crashes into Florida river at end of runway, no casualties
World | May 04, 2019, 09:33 AM ISTA Naval Air Station Jacksonville news release says a Boeing 737 arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, crashed into the St. Johns River Friday night.
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Large, flightless bird attacks and kills its fallen owner in Florida
World | Apr 14, 2019, 05:11 PM ISTA large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea attacked and killed its owner when the man fell on his farm in Florida, authorities said Saturday.
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Florida Bank Shooting: 5 killed, shooter surrenders to SWAT team
World | Jan 24, 2019, 10:35 AM ISTThe shooter called police to report that he had fired shots inside the bank in Sebring, about 80 miles southeast of Tampa. Negotiations failed to persuade the barricaded man to leave the building.
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US: Six killed in vehicle collision, fuel spill on Florida highway
World | Jan 04, 2019, 06:54 AM ISTEight other people were taken to the hospital, some with critical injuries, the Gainesville Sun reported.
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Florida: Three, including shooter dead in shooting incident at yoga studio
World | Nov 03, 2018, 08:01 AM ISTThe plaza is home to popular restaurants, a jewellery store, a framing shop, a hair salon and other businesses.
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Florida man arrested for sending 13 mail bombs to prominent Democrats
World | Oct 27, 2018, 07:10 AM ISTEven as he was arrested and charged, investigators scrutinized new suspicious packages believed to be tied to his plot.
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Florida turns into 'war-zone'after Hurricane Michael scourge
News | Oct 13, 2018, 10:00 AM ISTDeath toll from hurricane Michael rises to 16; likely to rise further
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Hurricane Michael: Death toll rises to 6, over 400,000 homes and businesses affected
World | Oct 12, 2018, 09:38 AM ISTThe Gadsden County Sheriff's Office confirmed four fatalities in the Florida Panhandle county, which is west of the state capital Tallahassee.
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Deadly hurricane Michael makes landfall in Florida
News | Oct 11, 2018, 10:45 AM ISTHurricane Michael battered Florida causing uprooting of trees and power outages.
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Mass shooting at video game tournament in Florida, 4 dead, several injured
News | Aug 27, 2018, 08:12 AM ISTA gunman opened fire at an online video game tournament that was being livestreamed from a Florida mall, killing multiple people
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Three including suspect dead, several injured in Jacksonville mass shooting
World | Aug 27, 2018, 06:42 AM ISTThe shooting took place in Jacksonville Landing, a downtown market place, confirmed the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office through Twitter.
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US: Indian girl among 3 killed in mid-air plane collision in Florida
World | Jul 18, 2018, 12:54 PM ISTAn Indian teenager has been killed along with two other persons after two small planes collided mid-air in the US state of Florida
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Chart-topping rapper XXXTentacion shot dead in Florida
Hollywood | Jun 19, 2018, 07:05 AM ISTThe reports of Associated Press stated, ''Rapper-singer XXXTentacion has died after being shot outside a motorcycle dealership.''
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Two massive cooling towers blasted to the ground within seven seconds in Florida's Jacksonville
News | Jun 17, 2018, 08:10 AM ISTTwo massive cooling towers blasted to the ground within seven seconds in Florida's Jacksonville
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NASA set to launch new satellite from Florida to hunt for Earth-like planets
Apr 16, 2018, 08:14 PM ISTTESS has been fitted with four wide-field cameras that will give the satellite a field-of-view covering 85 per cent of our entire sky.