Rick Scott

Taliban controls Kabul airport, celebrates victory after US withdrawal

America's longest war took the lives of nearly 2,500 US troops and an estimated 240,000 Afghans, and cost some $2 trillion.

Death toll from Hurricane Dorian rises to at least 50 in Bahamas

The death toll increased to 50 in the Bahamas, where Hurricane Dorian pummeled 320 km/h winds, according to a spokesman for the islands' National Emergency Management Agency.

Dorian hovers over Bahamas, kills five

Hurricane Dorian came to a catastrophic daylong halt over the northwest Bahamas, flooding the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama with walls of water that lapped into the second storeys of buildings. The storm spurred evacuations in southeastern US.

Florida governor signs gun restrictions 3 weeks after attack

Survivors of the Florida school shooting attack say the School Safety Bill does not go far enough, while other says it violates the Second Amendment and punishes law-abiding citizens.

Florida lawmakers pass gun-school safety bill three weeks after massacre

Florida state lawmakers give final passage to a gun-safety package that raises the legal age for buying rifles and imposes a three-day waiting period on all firearms sales, while also allowing the arming of some public school personnel.

Florida students plan to march on Washington in call for gun reform

The "March for our Lives" will take place on March 24 in a bid to "shame" lawmakers into reforming gun laws.

Trump visits Florida massacre survivors as FBI admits it mishandled tip

US President Donald Trump comforts Florida massacre survivors as anger mounts over the FBI's failure to stop the attack despite a solid tip about Nikolas Cruz who killed 17 people in a high school rampage.

Trump thanks Florida first responders for Irma work

US President Donald Trump visits Florida that was ravaged by Hurricane Irma. The death toll from Irma stands at 81, including 38 in the United States.

At least eight residents dead at Florida nursing home after power outage

At least eight elderly residents died at a Florida nursing home which went powerless after Hurricane Irma hit the region, leaving its inhabitants without air conditioning. Police said they have opened a probe into possible criminal negligence.

US authorities assess damage after Irma

Hurricane Irma, which was downgraded to a tropical storm on Monday, has claimed at least 43 lives in the Caribbean and 11 in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Cuba as Category 5

Florida orders evacuation of 5.6 million people as Hurricane Irma closes in. Trump warns the storm has “historic destructive potential.”

Mass exodus from Florida as Irma closes in

Florida's governor warned that all of the state's 20.6 million inhabitants should be prepared to evacuate. Miami's beaches, normally packed with sun lovers, were deserted.