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The girls planned to stake out a school bathroom and wait for smaller students to enter, according to the police affidavit. They planned to cut their victims' throats, cut up their bodies, eat the flesh and drink their victims' blood, authorities said. (Representational Image)

2 girls plan to kill classmates, drink blood, eat flesh at Florida school

Detectives said the girls devised the plot while watching 'scary' movies at one of their houses over the weekend.

25 Oct 2018 2:56 PM

Officials said more than 400,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in Florida and 20,000 utility workers had been deployed to restore power. (Photo: AFP)

Hurricane Michael: Rescuers search for victims in US as death toll rises to 11

Michael made landfall on Wednesday afternoon as Category 4 storm, the most powerful to hit Florida's northwestern Panhandle in over 100 yrs.

12 Oct 2018 7:15 PM

Bomb squad police prepare a robot to enter a parking garage a block away from the scene of a multiple shooting at the Jacksonville Landing on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

3 dead as video gamer goes on shooting spree at Florida restaurant

Shooter, David Katz, 24, killed himself after shooting and that his body was found along with two victims. at restaurant in Jacksonville.

27 Aug 2018 7:44 AM

More than 100 tons of dead sea creatures have been shoveled up from smelly, deserted beaches in tourist areas along Florida's southwest coast this month alone. In just the past week, 12 dolphins have washed ashore dead in Sarasota County, typically the toll seen in an entire year. (Photo: AFP)

Hundreds of dead sea creatures hit Florida beaches in worst red tide in decade

Red tide is suspected as the cause of Speck’s death, but researchers won’t know for certain until lab results come back in next few weeks.

16 Aug 2018 2:27 PM

The convention linked to what it said was the Twitter account of the winning boy - named there as Emmett Brewer from Austin, Texas. (Photo: Twitter | p0wnyb0y)

Boy, 11, hacks into replica US vote website in minutes at convention

The boy was the quickest of 35 children, ages 6 to 17, who all eventually hacked into copies of the websites of six swing states.

14 Aug 2018 2:55 PM

Engineers are taking utmost caution with the USD 1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe, which Thomas Zurbuchen, head of NASA's science mission directorate, described as one of the agency's most 'strategically important missions.' (Photo: AFP)

Minutes before lift-off, launch of spacecraft to explore Sun postponed

The reason for delay was not immediately clear, but was called for after a gaseous helium alarm was sounded in last moments before liftoff.

11 Aug 2018 4:00 PM

NASA is counting down on August 10 to the launch of a USD 1.5 billion spacecraft that aims to plunge into the Sun's sizzling atmosphere and become humanity's first mission to explore a star. (Photo: AFP)

NASA minutes away from launch of first spacecraft to explore Sun

NASA’s car-sized, USD 1.5 bn Parker Solar Probe is scheduled to launch on Delta IV Heavy rocket during a 65-minute launch window.

11 Aug 2018 1:38 PM

'I have a feeling they'll be talking to us pretty soon,' Trump told a rally in Tampa, Florida, before adding: 'And maybe not, and that's OK too.' (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump has 'feeling' that Iran may speak with US pretty soon

Several Iranian public figures said it was impossible to imagine negotiations with Washington after it tore up the nuclear deal in May.

01 Aug 2018 8:59 AM

It was not clear if there were any local victims, though that remained a part of the investigation. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

US police arrests 11 men for possession, distribution of child pornography

So far 660 charges have been brought against 11 suspects in operation, dubbed 'Guardians of Innocence II'.

06 Jun 2018 1:45 PM

Cruz, wearing a ball cap, introduces himself in the first video and says he is 'going to be the next school shooter of 2018.' (Photo: AP)

Florida school shooting suspect foretold intention in videos

3 videos released by prosecutors were found on the cellphone of suspect Nikolas Cruz after shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

31 May 2018 11:06 AM

Phillip’s fiancee Victoria Armstrong says she felt violated and disrespected. (Photo: File)

US police went to funeral home to use dead man’s finger to unlock cellphone

At the funeral home, two detectives held the man’s hands up to the phone’s fingerprint sensor but could not unlock it.

24 Apr 2018 1:46 PM

Lynch was convicted in late 2017 and sentenced this week. (Photo: File | Representational)

US man who went on sex trips to Philippines gets 330 yrs jail for child porn

Authorities say David Lynch's victims were as young as 6 years old and that he posted videos online dating back to 2005.

23 Apr 2018 8:24 AM

Prosecutors have said they’re investigating Cohen’s (C) personal business dealings but haven’t said what crime they believe he may have committed. (Photo: AP)

Michael Cohen will not flip, even though most people can: Trump

Trump on his relation with Cohen said that he would 'take a bullet' for his boss.

22 Apr 2018 11:33 AM

US President Donald Trump has declared 'No More' to a deal to help 'Dreamer' immigrants and threatened to pull out of a free trade agreement with Mexico. (Photo: File)

No More DACA Deal: Trump imperils future of 'dreamer' immigrants

Donald Trump also threatened to pull out of a free trade pact with Mexico unless it does more to stop people from crossing into the US.

02 Apr 2018 11:29 AM

Noor Salman, 31, (L) could have faced up to life in prison had she been convicted of federal charges of obstruction of justice and aiding her husband, Omar Mateen (R), in providing support to the ISIS terrorist group. (Photo: AFP)

Noor Salman, widow of Pulse nightclub gunman acquitted in 2016 massacre

The acquittal was an emotional blow for the survivors and families of those killed.

31 Mar 2018 9:25 AM

At least 4 dead, 9 injured after Florida bridge collapse

Fire Chief Dave Downey said 'search and rescue mode' deploying trained canines, search cameras and was continuing into the night.

16 Mar 2018 9:42 AM

Nikolas Cruz, 19, chose to remain silent during a hearing in Broward County circuit court in Fort Lauderdale. (Photo: AP)

Amid students protesting gun violence, Florida gunman enters ‘not-guilty’ plea

State prosecutors said on Tuesday they would seek the death penalty for the massacre in which 17 students and staff were gunned down.

15 Mar 2018 10:55 AM

19-year-old Nikolas Cruz is accused of carrying out the second-deadliest shooting at a public school in US history after a deal between prosecutors and defence attorneys, the suspect's lawyer said. (Photo: File)

Nikolas Cruz’s hearing over Florida school shooting gets cancelled

The hearing would have been the second courtroom appearance for Cruz since the shooting.

28 Feb 2018 6:27 PM

The school resource officer at the high school took up a position viewing the western entrance of the building that was under attack for more than four minutes, but ‘he never went in,’ Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said. (Photo: AP)

Florida shooting: Armed officer on duty 'never went in' to stop gunman

The officer, Scot Peterson, was suspended without pay and placed under investigation, then chose to resign.

23 Feb 2018 12:38 PM

In a flurry of tweets, Trump blamed former president Barack Obama for failing to stop Russia while accusing the FBI of spending ‘too much time trying to prove collusion with the Trump campaign.’ (Photo: File)

Russia succeeding beyond ‘wildest dreams’ as probe divides US: Trump

Trump glossed over Russian responsibility and offered no indication of what his administration would do about it.

19 Feb 2018 5:06 PM

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