Tropical storm Milton threatening Florida strengthens to hurricane
MOSCOW: Tropical storm Milton, threatening to hit the US state of Florida, has strengthened to a hurricane, reported Sputnik, quoting the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC). The day before, the office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reported that a state of emergency had been declared in 35 counties of the state in connection with the […]
Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effect, overturning previous 15-week rule
WASHINGTON: Florida’s new abortion ban, restricting procedures after six weeks of pregnancy, came into effect on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. The legislation, replacing the previous law that allowed abortions up to 15 weeks, has been enacted following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The landmark ruling had previously safeguarded federal […]
Human body found in the mouth of 14-foot-long Florida alligator
NEW YORK: Human remains were spotted in the mouth of a 13-foot, 8.5-inch alligator on Friday (Sept 22), in a canal just north of the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo, just west of Tampa, reported German Press Agency (dpa). The gator was extracted from the water and “humanely killed,” the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said […]
Cuba, Florida brace for Hurricane Ian
HAVANA: Cuba declared an emergency alert in multiple provinces Monday as fast-approaching Hurricane Ian strengthened rapidly, with Florida also ramping up preparations ahead of a likely hit. Some 50,000 people in Cuba’s western Pinar del Rio province moved to safer locations, 6,000 of them to state-run shelters and the rest to the homes of relatives […]
US school shooter faces death penalty at sentencing trial
MIAMI: A young man who gunned down 17 people at his former high school in Parkland, Florida goes on trial Monday, with jurors set to hand down either the death penalty or a life sentence. Nikolas Cruz took an AR-15 assault rifle into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day in 2018 and killed […]
Two-year-old accidentally shoots father in Florida
MIAMI: A two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his father in Florida after his parents left a loaded gun unattended, local authorities said Monday. When police officers, alerted by a 911 call, arrived at the victim’s home near Orlando on May 26, they found the child’s mother Marie Ayala providing CPR to her husband, Reggie […]
