Hurricane Michael, 'largest storm to hit region in 100 years' mauls Florida

Hurricane Michael unleashed a furious onslaught on Florida’s Panhandle on Wednesday, the record-breaking cyclone tearing apart buildings and submerging houses in floodwaters before......

Ex-student kills 17 in shooting spree at Florida high school

The mass shooting, which is said to be 18th incident in the year, seems to have rekindled a debate on the controversial gun control legislation in the US.  Lalit K Jha/PTI reports IMAGE:......

What Hurricane Irma left behind

Hurricane Irma hopscotched up Florida’s west coast making two landfalls and driving a wall of water and winds that submerged Miami. The storm described by many as ‘one of the......

Indian-Americans pool resources to help Irma-hit Floridians

Indian-Americans in Atlanta and Georgia pooled in their resources to help several million people from Florida who were affected by hurricane Irma that plummeted parts of the US coastal State with......

Florida offers to host Olympics if Tokyo backs out

IMAGE: People have their photographs taken next to the Olympic Rings. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images Florida’s chief financial officer has asked the International Olympic Committee......

Sports Shorts: Prajnesh makes second straight Masters main draw

IMAGE: A 6-4, 6-4 victory in the second qualifying round of the ATP-1000 tennis tournament earned Prajnesh Gunneswaran a place in the main draw. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters India's number one......

Beckham mulls adding school to Miami stadium in bid for MLS team

Retired English football star David Beckham is considering a proposal to build a sports high school at a new football stadium in Miami as part of his quest to bring a Major League football team to......