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Paramedics who took sick selfies with patients face prison
Kayla Dubois and Christopher Wimmer, took photos with unconscious patients as part of a morbid competition.
North Miami police officer who shot unarmed black therapist 'was aiming for autistic patient'
The union representing the officer said a video of the incident 'poorly portrayed' events.
North Miami police shoot unarmed black autism carer as he lay on the ground with hands in the air
Officers say they were called to reports of an armed man threatening to shoot himself.
Frightened Florida homeowner fires on teens parked outside playing Pokemon Go
Teenage players escape unharmed as they speed off in hail of bullets.
Five die in Florida after their bus runs a red light
More than 20 people taken to hospital after fiery collision with a truck.
Luna the orangutan returned to her enclosure after a brief taste of freedom
The ape took in the onlookers who had gathered as she sat high up in a tree.
Florida woman 'threatened man with a hatchet for refusing to have sex with her'
Leslie Mills was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and domestic battery.
Funding bill to fight Zika collapses in US Senate due to squabble over Planned Parenthood network
Meanwhile, the first 'Zika baby' with microcephaly is born in Florida.
Florida jury finds retired Chilean army officer responsible for singer Victor Jara's death in 1973
The verdict against Pedro Pablo Barrientos Nuñez could now lead to him facing murder charges in Chile.
Florida: Precious the pitbull dies protecting owner from alligator attack
Owner Robert Lineburger has pleaded with officials not to let the service dog's death be in vain.
Florida: More than 240 alligators on Disney World land 'caught and killed' in last decade
The data emerges after an alligator killed a two-year-old boy.
Orlando gunman's alleged gay lover says massacre was revenge for rejection by Latino men
Man spoke under false name and said Mateen blamed gay man for HIV scare
'I'm in Orlando and I did the shootings': Partial transcript of Omar Mateen 911 calls released
Mateen also told authorities that he had explosives in a vehicle outside the club, but none were found.
Orlando shootings: Florida prosecutor suspended for saying city 'should be levelled' on Facebook
Assistant state attorney Kenneth Lewis suspended for breaking SAO Facebook policy.
Orlando shooting: Gunman Omar Mateen appeared in hidden camera documentary about the BP oil spill
He told film-makers people were working the BP spill clean-up to make money and were hoping for more oil.
Orlando shooting: Survivor says nighclub gunman offered to spare black people
A friend of the youngest victim says she feels guilty at having survived the massacre.
Alligator drags toddler into lagoon near Disney World as father battles 7ft reptile
2-year-old boy dragged into Seven Seas Lagoon south of the Magic Kingdom near Disney's Grand Floridian Resort.
Young Omar Mateen threatened mass shooting at school, says former classmate
Orlando mass killer remembered as a vicious bully, especially towards girls, in his Florida elementary school.
11ft-long alligator found blocking Florida drain
The huge creature was fished out by the Public Works Department after a complaint.
Orlando shooting: Eyewitness accounts and video of the worst shooting in recent US history
Revellers in Pulse nightclub sent texts and took videos as the tragic night unravelled
Omar Mateen 'visited gay nightclub a dozen times' before Orlando shooting, witness says
A regular told the Orlando Sentinel that he had visited the Pulse nightclub up to a dozen times before.
Orlando shooting: LGBT Muslims speak up – 'Owen Jones was right to walk out'
LGBT Muslims speak about the impact of the mass shooting of LGBT people at nightclub Pulse in Orlando.
Orlando shooting: Gunman Omar Mateen's father says 'God will punish homosexuals'
Seddique Mateen said his son should not have carried out the attack and sent condolences to victim's families.
Orlando shooting: Ex-wife of 'mentally ill' killer who abused her is heartbroken for victims
Sitora Yusifiy said she had not seen her husband for years and fled the violent relationship
Orlando shooting: Photos of #TwoMenKissing hit social media in defiance against anti-LGBT attack
Social media users have made a poignant stand against the LGBT-targeted attack.
Orlando shooting: JK Rowling's tears for victim who worked on Harry Potter ride at Universal
Luis Vielma, 22, was named as one of the 50 victims of shooter Omar Mateen.
Donald Trump criticised for his response to the Orlando nightclub shooting
The presumptive GOP nominee tweeted a 'congrats' message about being right regarding 'radical Islam'.
Orlando nightclub shooting: What do we know about Omar Mateen?
The 29-year-old husband and father killed at least 50 people and injured 53 others at the Pulse nightclub.
Orlando nightclub shooting: Father of suspect Omar Mateen says son was angry over two men kissing
Father of Orlando shooting suspect apologises, saying actions had nothing to do with religion.
Orlando nightclub shooting: Gunman named as US citizen Omar Mateen
The death toll has reached 50, with 53 casualties from the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub.