Florida

Boy With Dreadlocks Was Turned Away By His School On First Day Of Class

World News | Avi Selk, The Washington Post | Thursday August 16, 2018

The wrath of the Internet came down on a tiny private Christian school in central Florida this week, over video of a 6-year-old being turned away on the first day of school because he has dreadlocks.It's one of those stories where surprisingly few facts are in dispute between C.J. Stanley's family and the school, and somehow it still ends in calls ...

6 Months After Massacre, Students Begin School Year At Florida School

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 16, 2018

Students at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school began a new school year Wednesday amid beefed up security six months after a mass shooting that claimed 17 lives and rekindled the US debate over guns.

Toxic, Red Algae Bloom Leaves Trail Of Dead Marine Animals In Florida

World News | Joel Achenbach, Kate Furby, Alex Horton, The Washington Post | Wednesday August 15, 2018

Florida's governor this week made official what residents of Southwest Florida already knew: The bloom of toxic algae that has darkened Gulf waters is an emergency. The red tide has made breathing difficult for locals, scared away tourists, and strewn popular beaches with the stinking carcasses of fish, eels, porpoises, turtles, manatees and one 26...

11-Year-Old Boy Hacks Into Replica US Vote Website in Minutes

Reuters | Tuesday August 14, 2018

An 11-year-old boy managed to hack into a replica of Florida's election results website in 10 minutes and change names and tallies during a hackers convention.

11-Year Old Hacks Into Replica US Vote Website In Minutes At Convention

World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 14, 2018

An 11-year-old boy managed to hack into a replica of Florida's election results website in 10 minutes and change names and tallies during a hackers convention, organizers said, stoking concerns about security ahead of nationwide votes.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe to Launch on Saturday, the First Spacecraft to 'Touch Sun'

Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 11, 2018

NASA's car-sized Parker Solar Probe is scheduled to blast off on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida early Saturday.

"Keyboard Gangsters" Argued Online. Then One Shot The Other In Real Life

World News | Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post | Saturday August 11, 2018

A political debate on social media turned violent in Florida when a Facebook user drove to another's house and shot him, striking him in the buttocks and thigh, police said.

On Video, Bus Driver Repeatedly Strikes Man For Spitting At Him, Fired

World News | Eli Rosenberg, The Washington Post | Friday August 10, 2018

In his years of working as a bus driver in West Palm Beach, Florida, Terrence Barber says he'd seen it all: people using alcohol or drugs on the bus or having sex. Others peeing or defecating.

In Florida, Cows Gave Police A Helping Hoof To Catch Suspected Thief

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Thursday August 9, 2018

A woman accused of stealing a car in Florida had her escape attempt thwarted by a herd of cows. A video shows a herd of cows cornering her to a fence, helping cops arrest her.

Woman Shocked To Find Venomous Snake In Garage. Watch How It Was Removed

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Wednesday August 8, 2018

A woman in North Port, Florida, spotted a rattlesnake in her garage. She and her husband immediately called for help. A video posted by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Animal Services on Facebook shows an officer dealing with the terrifying snake.

"Burn. Kill. Destroy": Parkland Shooter Says "Demons" Ordered Shooting

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 7, 2018

The man alleged to have shot dead 17 people in the Parkland Florida school massacre had heard demons ordering him to "burn, kill, destroy," police transcripts released Monday showed.

Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh 'Yelled At Me', Alleges Fan Who Shared Disney World Videos

Entertainment | Sunday August 5, 2018

In the videos the female fan can be heard saying: "Do you think we can get a picture?" after which, Deepika can be seen approaching the camera

Voracious 4-Feet-Long Lizards May March To Southern United States: Study

World News | Reuters | Friday August 3, 2018

A group of South American lizards that can grow up to four feet long (1.2 meters) has established a home in the Florida wild after being brought to the United States as pets, and the reptiles could begin a voracious march across the US South, according to a new study.

Donors Raise $102,000 For Gay Boy Who Could Not Afford College

World News | Eli Rosenberg, The Washington Post | Friday August 3, 2018

On paper, everything was going well for Seth Owen. A valedictorian of a high school in Jacksonville, Florida, with a 4.16 grade-point average, the 18-year-old had been accepted to Georgetown University as part of its Class of 2022.

Don't You Lose It Seeing Deepika Padukone And Ranveer Singh In Disneyland Hand-In-Hand

Entertainment | Thursday August 2, 2018

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh are couple goals for life!