All posts tagged "Florida"

World10 months ago
Hurricane Dorian strengthens to Category 4
Miami, Aug 31 Hurricane Dorian was continuing to strengthen in the Atlantic waters and has now reached Category 4, with maximum sustained winds of 220 kmph,...
Tech1 year ago
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft test runs into problems
Miami, April 21 Thick plumes of smoke rose over a SpaceX facility in Florida during a test fire of a Crew Dragon spacecraft and the issue...
World1 year ago
23 killed as tornadoes wreak havoc in US
Washington, March 4 : As many as 23 people were killed in the US state of Alabama as a cluster of storms ripped through the country’s...
Election2 years ago
US key swing state Florida to recount votes in 3 races
Washington, Nov 11 : Ken Detzner, the secretary of state of Florida, a key swing US state, on Saturday ordered machine recounts for three razor-thin races...
America2 years ago
Six shot in Florida, suspect on run
All six victims were adults, Xinhua news agency quoted deputies as saying.
Disaster2 years ago
‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Michael nears Florida
Washington, Oct 10 : Hurricane Michael was upgraded to an “extremely dangerous” category 4 storm on Wednesday, hours before it is due to make landfall in...
Disaster2 years ago
Hurricane Michael batters Cuba
Havana, Oct 9: Hurricane Michael has battered west Cuba with strong winds and heavy rains as it whipped through the Yucatan Channel on its way to...
World2 years ago
Four men indicted in XXXTentacion’s murder
Los Angeles, July 20 (IANS) Four men have been indicted in rapper XXXTentacion’s murder by a grand jury in Broward County, Florida. The men were on...
Entertainment2 years ago
Chart-topping rapper XXXTentacion shot dead in Florida
New York, June 19: US rapper XXXTentacion, who shot to fame with consecutive hit albums, has been killed aged 20. He was reportedly shopping for a motorcycle...
World2 years ago
Several killed after pedestrian bridge at Florida college collapses
A pedestrian bridge stretching across a street on the Florida International University campus in Miami collapsed Thursday afternoon, killing multiple people, according to the Florida Highway...
World2 years ago
US Navy jet crashes in Florida, 2 dead
Washington, March 15: A US Navy fighter jet has crashed off the coast of Key West, Florida, killing its two crew members, a media report said. The...
World2 years ago
Florida school shooting survivors call for tougher gun laws
Miami, Feb 18: Survivors of a deadly shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 students and teachers, have called for tougher gun laws in the...
America2 years ago
17 killed in Florida school shooting, ex-student held
19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz into custody in connection with the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
World3 years ago
Hurricane Nate makes landfall in US
Washington, Oct 8, 2017: Hurricane Nate has brought strong winds, torrential rain and a threat of storm surges to the US Gulf Coast. The storm, with...
World3 years ago
Florida Keys reopen after hurricane Irma’s devastation
Miami, Oct 2: The Florida Keys, which was devastated by the hurricane Irma last month, has reopened amid a $1 million ad campaign designed to lure visitors...
World3 years ago
400 hurricane survivors arrive in France, Netherlands
Paris – About 400 exhausted and traumatised survivors of Hurricane Irma, which pummelled Caribbean islands last week, arrived in France and the Netherlands on Monday aboard...
Disaster3 years ago
Hurricane Irma marches on major Florida cities
Miami – Hurricane Irma prowled toward the Florida mainland on Sunday, where anxious residents waited in dread to be “punched in the face” by the monster...
World3 years ago
Hurricane Irma begins lashing Florida
Miami, Sep 10: Florida residents were asked to stop evacuating and start seeking shelter as violent winds and rains from hurricane Irma has begun pounding the southern...
World3 years ago
Hurricane Irma reaches Turks and Caicos Islands, threatens Florida
Washington, Sep 8: The eye of the devastating category-5 hurricane Irma was moving near the Turks and Caicos Islands on Friday and continued tracking towards South Florida...
Sports3 years ago
Serena Williams gives birth to baby girl
Washington, Sep 2: US tennis star Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl at a clinic in Florida, the media reported. Williams, 35, whose partner...
World3 years ago
3-year-old found dead after left in day care van for almost 12 hours
Washington, Aug 9: In an unfortunate incident, a three-year-old boy was found dead in a parked hot van in Florida state of the US on Monday....
World3 years ago
5 Killed in shooting at US airport
Washington, Jan 7: At least five persons were killed after a gunman opened fire at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida on Friday, officials said....
World4 years ago
Intimidation reported at polling places in Florida
Tallahassee, Nov 9, 2016: Voters in Florida, a key battleground, have reported multiple accounts of voters saying they have encountered aggressive, intimidating behaviour, according to an...
World4 years ago
Hurricane Matthew kills over 800 in Haiti, glances past Florida
Port-au-Prince (Haiti)/Daytona Beach (Florida), Oct 8, 2016: “Monster” Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful Caribbean storm in a decade, killed more than 800 people and left tens...
World4 years ago
Hurricane Hermine makes landfall in Florida
Hurricane Hermine made landfall early Friday in Florida, bringing threats of floods, landslides, surges and even tornadoes, according to the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC). Hermine,...
Health4 years ago
Travel issues notice as new cases of zika virus found in florida
The US state of Florida has identified 10 additional cases likely caused by local mosquito bites, bringing the total number of people with locally transmitted Zika...
World4 years ago
Shooting at Florida nightclub in Fort Myers, 1 dead
At least 17 people were shot dead in South Florida nightclub in Fort Myers, United State (US) media reported. The incident took place during a ‘teen...
America4 years ago
Clinton leads Trump in diverse battleground states: Poll
Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is leading Republican rival Donald Trump in four crucial swing states, a new poll has revealed. The NBC News/Wall...
America4 years ago
2016 Presidential Swing State Polls Poll:Clinton losing in Florida, Pennsylvania
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has overtaken his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, in the key states of Florida and Pennsylvania, according to a voter survey...
America4 years ago
Obama: senators ‘failed the American people’ on gun control
The White House accused U.S. senators of a “shameful display of cowardice” on Tuesday and said they failed the American people by not advancing any gun...
World4 years ago
Orlando nightclub gunman did pledge allegiance to IS: police chief
Orlando, June 13 : The lone gunman who killed 49 and wounded 53 at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, did pledge allegiance to the Islamic...
World4 years ago
IS claims responsiblity for Orlando nightchub shooting
Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has claimed the responsibility for the shootings in which at least 50 people were killed and 53 others injured when a...
World4 years ago
Nightclub shooting ‘clearly an act of terror:’ Florida governor
Orlando (AFP) – The overnight shooting at a gay nightclub that left 50 dead and 53 wounded is “clearly an act of terror,” Florida Governor Rick...
World4 years ago
Orlando nightclub shooter ID’d as US citizen Omar Mateen from Florida – report
The suspect behind the gay nightclub shooting in Orlando, which left dozens dead and injured, has been identified as 29-year-old US citizen Omar Mateen, born to...
World4 years ago
Death toll in Orlando gay club shooting rises to 50, 53 injured
Fifty people have been killed and 53 injured in the Orlando night club shooting, the city mayor said during a press briefing. Police described it as...
World4 years ago
Death toll in Orlando gay club shooting rises to 50, 53 injured
Fifty people have been killed and 53 injured in the Orlando night club shooting, the city mayor said during a press briefing. Police described it as...
World4 years ago
Florida nightclub firing: Police confirms “multiple injuries” at Pulse Orlando
A number of people have reportedly been injured after an attacker opened fire inside a gay nightclub Pulse Orlando in the Florida city of Orlando, police...
World4 years ago
Christina Grimmie’s murderer identified
The Murderer of Late singer Christina Grimmie who shot her dead while signing for an autograph after a concert, was identified as Kevin James Loibl, 27,...
World4 years ago
There will be riots if GOP Denies my Nomination,says Donald Trump
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump warned there will be ‘riots’ if he is denied Republican nomination “I wouldn’t lead it, but I think bad things would...
World4 years ago
Trump, Clinton big victories bring US Election Showdown Closer
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump romped to victory in the Florida primary Tuesday, thwarting party efforts to stop his march to the White House nomination and...