Major League Soccer: 18 players, six staff members diagnosed with coronavirus
A total of 668 players were tested for COVID-19 since the resumption of full team training on June 14.
Jun 29, 2020, 13:45 PM IST
Former NFL player Donald 'Reche' Caldwell shot dead in Florida at age 41
Former National Football League (NFL) star Donald 'Reche' Caldwell of Florida was shot dead at his hometown of Tampa recently. He was 41-year-old at the time of his death.
Jun 08, 2020, 13:05 PM IST
Tropical Storm 'Arthur' forms before start of the official Atlantic hurricane season
The tropical storm warning was issued for parts of North Carolina's coast, from Surf City to Duck, including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds.
May 17, 2020, 17:53 PM IST
Coronavirus: WWE's 'Wrestlemania 36' goes ahead behind closed doors
The day one of the show took place on Saturday (local time) and it saw major stars taking the ring with no spectators around.
Apr 05, 2020, 11:38 AM IST
Saudi airman in US for training suspected in deadly shooting at Florida naval base
The shooter was armed with a handgun and was killed by sheriff`s deputies responding to the dawn incident at Naval Air Station Pensacola, the Navy and local sheriff`s office said, the second deadly shooting at a US military installation this week.
Dec 07, 2019, 06:43 AM IST
Three killed including shooter at US Navy base in Pensacola, Florida
Three people including a suspected shooter were killed and at least seven others were injured on Friday at Naval Air Station Pensacola, a major U.S. Navy base in Florida, authorities said, the second deadly shooting at a U.S. military installation this week.
Dec 06, 2019, 20:55 PM IST
Donald Trump to host G7 summit at his Florida golf resort, sparking criticism
Donal Trump faces ongoing criticism and a number of congressional investigations over his finances and potential conflicts of interest stemming from his real estate business, which he still owns. He is also facing an impeachment inquiry into allegations he pursued political interests in his dealings with Ukraine.
Oct 18, 2019, 07:27 AM IST
Baby turtle dies after eating 104 pieces of plastic in south Florida
A baby turtle that got washed up in Boca Raton in Florida died after eating as many as 104 pieces of plastic, the Gumbo Limbo Nature Centre informed.
Oct 06, 2019, 21:00 PM IST
Dorian makes landfall in Bahamas as catastrophic hurricane, parts of Florida evacuate
Hurricane Dorian became the strongest storm in modern records to hit the northwestern Bahamas and is expected to pound the islands with up to two days of torrential rain, high waves and damaging winds as parts of Florida evacuated before it took aim at the US mainland.
Sep 01, 2019, 23:25 PM IST
Hurricane Dorian: Florida widens state of emergency; Donald Trump cancels trip to Poland
Dorian is predicted to pack winds reaching 209 kph in 72 hours. That would make it a Category 4 storm, the second-strongest on the Saffir-Simpson scale for measuring hurricane intensity.
Aug 30, 2019, 06:51 AM IST
Hurricane Dorian barrels towards Florida, emergency declared
Dorian was bearing down on Puerto Rico from the southeast and was expected to become a hurricane soon as it barrels towards Florida, which it could hit as a major hurricane.
Aug 29, 2019, 09:43 AM IST
Shocking video shows alligator climbing fence at US Navy air base
A shocking video, which has gone viral on social media, shows a huge alligator climbing over a fence at the US Naval Air Station in Florida's Jacksonville.
Aug 23, 2019, 10:33 AM IST
Team India's security upped in West Indies after threat
India just finished playing the three-match ODI series in the West Indies after playing a T20I series against them where the first two games were played in Florida and the last game was in the West Indies.
Aug 18, 2019, 23:20 PM IST
Watch: Father tries to sell seven-month-old baby at local store
The police launched a massive manhunt to find the father of the infant.
May 11, 2019, 15:12 PM IST
Boeing 737 with 143 on board skids into Florida river, 21 injured
A chartered Boeing 737 jetliner with 143 people on board slid off a runway and into the St Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday while attempting to land at a military base in a thunderstorm, injuring 21 people.
May 04, 2019, 11:08 AM IST
Boeing 737 jet with 136 people on board goes into Florida river, no casualties so far
A Boeing 737 commercial jet with 136 people on board slid into the St John`s River near Jacksonville, Florida after landing on Friday, a spokesman for Naval Air Station Jacksonville said.
May 04, 2019, 08:50 AM IST
Chinese woman, who trespassed into Trump`s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, denied bail
Yujing Zhang, 33, was indicted on Friday on charges of making false statements to a federal officer and entering or remaining in a restricted area at Trump`s Mar-a-Lago resort, an incident that raised concerns about security at the Palm Beach club.
Apr 16, 2019, 05:51 AM IST
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy conducts first commercial flight
The most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, launched its first commercial mission on Thursday from Florida in a key demonstration for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk`s space company in the race to grasp lucrative military launch contracts.
Apr 12, 2019, 05:43 AM IST
Rory McIlroy wins Players Championship by one stroke in Florida
Mcllroy finished at 16-under 272 to edge American Jim Furyk, who with a gimme birdie at the final hole threatened to become the event's oldest winner at the age of 48.
Mar 18, 2019, 12:14 PM IST
Tiger Woods says he feels good on arrival at Players Championship in Florida
Woods pulled out of last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational citing a neck strain, which raised the possibility that he might also miss the PGA Tour's flagship event.
Mar 12, 2019, 10:44 AM IST
