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India's World Cup match against Canada washed out

India's T20 World Cup group match against Canada in Lauderhill, Florida was abandoned on Saturday, after rain left the Central Broward Park stadium with wet patches in the outfield.

Pakistan's fate in balance as wet outfield delays USA v Ireland match

Should the Group A game be abandoned, the USA would qualify for the Super Eights stage, along with group leader India, while Pakistan and Ireland would be eliminated.

ICC confirms NY, Dallas, Florida as T20 WC 2024 venues

The USA is set to host the T20 World Cup for the first time, with Grand Prairie in Dallas, Broward County in Florida and Nassau County in New York chosen as the venues for the grand event. 

Hurricane Michael gains strength as Floridians flee to higher ground

Hurricane Michael howled closer to Florida's Gulf shore as a major Category 3 storm, as half a million coastal residents are urged to seek higher ground on the eve of a landfall forecast to bring towering waves and roof-shredding winds.

Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto powers toward Florida

Thousands of Florida residents evacuates homes on Sunday as Subtropical Storm Alberto picked up strength as it heads north through the Gulf of Mexico, with forecasters saying it could bring life-threatening inundation to Southern coastal states.

Mass exodus in Florida as Hurricane Irma closes in

Hurricane Irma churns towards Florida after cutting a deadly swath through the Caribbean. Florida's governor says all of the state's 20.6 million inhabitants should be prepared to evacuate.

1 cop killed in Florida shootings

One police officer has been killed and three wounded in nighttime shootings in two Florida cities where the officers are responding to suspected drug activity and reports of a suicide attempt, say police.

Trump hammers claim of fraud in new ad

Donald Trump's newest campaign ad begins with a warning: "In Hillary Clinton's America, the system stays rigged against Americans."

Florida policeman shoots autistic man’s unarmed black therapist

A Florida policeman shot and wounded an autistic man's unarmed black therapist on Monday, local media reports.

May 21, 2016
May 21, 2016

Florida crocodiles: Man-eating Nile beasts confirmed in swamps

Florida wildlife experts express concern about three man-eating Nile crocodiles found in local swamps, amid fears more may be at large.

May 14, 2016
May 14, 2016

Mastodon meal scraps revise US prehistory

Stone tools and bones from a butchered mastodon, found at the bottom of a river in Florida, are shaking up the known history of humans in the region.

April 25, 2016
April 25, 2016

Bubble burst: Florida man using "hydropod" at sea rescued

Authorities say a Florida man bidding to reach Bermuda in an inflatable bubble has been voluntarily rescued by the US Coast Guard.

March 17, 2016
March 17, 2016

Florida woman battles to keep her motorcycle-riding alligator

Rambo, a 15-year-old alligator has been living in a house with Florida-based Mary Thorn for about 11 years.

March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016

Wisconsin cat disappears, reappears in Florida

It takes about 22 hours to reach Florida by car for a person traveling from Wisconsin.

February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016

Shark pulled out of water for a photo

A Florida man is filmed taking photos with a shark after dragging it out of the ocean, where it washed ashore.

December 27, 2015
December 27, 2015

Take home a pet jellyfish this holiday!

Florida company Jellyfish Art began selling jellyfish aquariums since 2011 but this year it gears up a notch with a successful kickstarter of 3rd-generation, LED, tank.

November 26, 2015
November 26, 2015

Facebook wife killer convicted in US

A Florida man who killed his wife and posted a photo of the body on Facebook has been found guilty of murder.

October 30, 2015
October 30, 2015

15 hurt after plane engine catches fire in Florida

Fifteen people are injured when a plane's engine caught fire as it taxied for take-off from an airport in Florida.

October 25, 2015
October 25, 2015

Florida holds hunt to kill 320 bears

Florida holds its first bear hunt in more than two decades, despite opposition from animal rights campaigners.