Florida

US City Official Charged In Store Shooting Caught On Video

World News | Reuters | Sunday October 21, 2018

A Florida city commissioner has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder for shooting a man he suspected of trying to shoplift a hatchet from his military surplus store, officials said on Saturday.

At Least 30 Killed By Hurricane Michael As Storm Moves Through US

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 17, 2018

Hurricane Michael killed at least 30 people in four states, as the storm made its way through the southeastern United States last week, new local estimates showed Tuesday.

Hurricane Michael Death Toll Hits 17 In US

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday October 13, 2018

The death toll from Hurricane Michael has risen to at least 17 with fears it would continue to climb Saturday as search-and-rescue teams scour the debris of the Florida town that bore the brunt of the monster storm.

Rescuers Look For Survivors After Hurricane Michael Kills 12 In Florida

World News | Reuters | Friday October 12, 2018

Rescuers will pick through the rubble of ravaged beach communities searching for survivors on Friday after Michael, one of the most powerful hurricanes in U.S. history, slammed into the Florida Panhandle, killing at least seven people.

Family Stranded Outside Home, Thanks To 8-Foot Boa Constrictor Blocking Door

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Friday October 12, 2018

A family in Florida was recently left stranded outside their home, thanks to an 8-foot boa constrictor blocking their door.

Hurricane Michael Devastates United States's Florida "Like A War Zone"

World News | Luz Lazo, Mark Berman, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post | Friday October 12, 2018

Entire oceanfront communities in the Florida Panhandle were virtually obliterated, an Air Force base suffered "catastrophic" damage and at least six people were killed by Hurricane Michael, a sucker-punch of a storm that intensified suddenly and now ranks as one of the four most powerful hurricanes ever to strike the United States.

"Monster's Roar Like In A Horror Movie": A US Hurricane Survivor's Story

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 11, 2018

With Hurricane Michael swirling around her, Loren Beltran thought the safest place would be her boyfriend's apartment, in a sturdy building designed to withstand a Category Five storm -- the maximum. But it never occurred to her, in the rushing and the chaos and the wet, that the building was surrounded by trees and pines.

1 Dead As Powerful Hurricane Michael Smashes Florida Panhandle

World News | Kevin Begos, Mark Berman, Luz Lazo, Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post | Thursday October 11, 2018

Late-blooming and suddenly historic Hurricane Michael smashed into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday afternoon with roof-peeling winds of 155 miles per hour and a storm surge that scraped homes from their foundations. An October surprise that raced across the Gulf, Michael could go down in the record books as the third-strongest hurricane to hit t...

"Extremely Dangerous" Hurricane Michael Rumbles Towards Florida Coast

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 10, 2018

Michael has strengthened to an "extremely dangerous" Category Four hurricane as it rumbles toward the Gulf Coast of Florida, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday.

US Navy Vet Horrified As Mom's Tweet Miscasts Him As #HimToo Poster Boy

World News | Meagan Flynn, The Washington Post | Wednesday October 10, 2018

Pieter Hanson was in the middle of a marketing exam when his phone started blowing up, buzzing and buzzing until he was convinced something terrible had happened. Too anxious to focus, he whizzed through the rest of his test, handed it in to his University of Central Florida professor and bolted into the hallway to pull out his cellphone and find o...

Florida Braces For Lethal Floods As Hurricane Michael Nears

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 9, 2018

Florida was warned Monday to plan for "life-threatening" flash flooding as Michael heads for the US Gulf Coast, where it is expected to make landfall midweek as a major Category 3 hurricane.

Florida Man Threatens To Shoot Lawmakers If Brett Kavanaugh Not Confirmed

World News | Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post | Saturday October 6, 2018

A Florida man has been accused of threatening to shoot members of Congress and their families if Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is not confirmed.

For $20 Per Kg, You Can Now Order Experimental Soil From Mars

Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 1, 2018

The University of Central Florida (UCF) in the US has a unique product to sell - experimental Martian and asteroid soil. Interested buyers can get it for $20 a kg plus shipping.

Adobe, Microsoft, SAP Announce 'Open Data Initiative' to 'Eliminate Silos'

Reuters | Tuesday September 25, 2018

SAP, Microsoft and Adobe said they were forming a data alliance that will make it easier for clients running their applications to get a better overview of the customer.

Microsoft Cortana Skills Kit for Enterprise Launched for Developers

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 25, 2018

Microsoft's Cortana Skills Kit for Enterprise will help developers use the digital assistant's natural-language processing to create custom voice skills for businesses.