HurricaneIrmaonSundaymorningmadelandfallwithamaximumsustainedwindspeedof215kphinFloridaKeys,acoralcayarchipelagolocatedoffthesoutherncoastofFlorida,accordingtot
DuringaspeechinwhichhesaidhewantstogotoFloridaverysoonandpraisedemergencyofficialsfortheirefforts,USPresidentDonaldTrumptoldreportersattheWhiteHousethat"thebadn
HurricaneIrmalostsomestrengthasitpoundedsouthernFloridaonSundayafternoon,butforecastswarneditwouldremainapowerfulstormasitfloodedMiamistreetsandknockedoutpowert
HurricaneIrmawassettomakelandfallinFloridaonSundaywithdevastatingwindsandlife-threateningstormsurges,promptingoneofthelargestevacuationsinU.S.history,afteradest
Florida'sstategovernorhastoldresidentsorderedtoleavetheirhomestogotosheltersandavoidtheroadsasHurricaneIrmaapproaches.RickScottsaiditwasnowtoolatetodriveawayfro
ThedollarcontinueditsslideagainsttheeuroandothermajorcurrenciesFriday,whileoilpricesfellsharplyastheUSfacedoffagainstanothermajorhurricane.Thegreenbacktumbledto
FloridainsurancecompanieshavenotbeentestedtoseeiftheycanwithstandahistoricstormlikeHurricaneIrma,andanindustryexpertwarnedthat"allbetsareoff"ifthedamageisascata
HurricaneIrmawill"devastate"eitherFloridaorneighbouringstates,theheadoftheUSfederalemergencyagencyhassaid.BrockLongsaidpartsofFloridawouldbewithoutpowerfordays.
HurricaneIrmaisnowforecasttohittheFlordiaKeysasaCategory5hurricanewithsustainedwindsof160milesperhour(258kmperhour),themostpowerfuldesignationbytheNationalHurr
HurricaneIrmawill"devastate"eitherFloridaorneighbouringstates,theheadoftheUSfederalemergencyagencyhassaid.BrockLongsaidpartsofFloridawouldbewithoutpowerfordays.
AsHurricaneIrmaworkeditswayacrosstheCaribbean,leavingdestructioninitswake,andmovedtowardFlorida,USPresidentDonaldTrumpvoicedseriousworries."Weareveryconcerned,w
SpaceXhaslaunchedasuper-secretspaceplanefortheUSAirForceasHurricaneIrmastormstowardsthelandingsiteforitsreusableFalcon9rocket.Despitethedevastatingweatherforeca
MuslimsintheUShavefacedanincreaseinattackstargetingtheircommunities.Theadvocacygroup,theCouncilonAmericanIslamicRelations(CAIR),foundanti-MuslimhatecrimesintheU
Ayearafter49party-goersweregunneddownbyamanwithaassault-stylerifleatthePulseNightclubinOrlando–theworstmassshootinginmodernUShistory–DemocratsinFloridasayjustab
White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump staged dueling rallies in crucial battleground Florida, with the Republican billionaire zeroing in on the Obamacare health overhaul as a job-killing, wallet-busting "monster."
About 800,000 families and businesses across the southern U.S. state of Florida on Friday were cut off power as killer hurricane Mathew continued to move up coast, posing a storm surge to coastal cities in U.S. southeast states.
A bipartisan coalition of Florida politicians has urged the United States government to step up efforts to fight Zika, including sanctioning the emergency use of genetically engineered mosquitoes to battle the disease.