Florida

Nine-year-old girl dies after being sat upon by her 325-pound cousin, it has been alleged. Veronica Green Posey said she sat on the girl as a form of punishment.

Hundreds of police in Florida were were forced to undergo training to prevent similar bungles.

Marlene Warren was shot dead by a person dressed as a clown in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 1990.

This is just the latest gaffe surrounding the US president and first lady Melania.

Lisa Santamaria, a single mother of two, said she could not go to work fearing for the safety of her family members.

Britain is unable to use its aid budget to help its Caribbean territories hit by the hurricane.

Some escaped Irma's wrath while others struggled to face the day after the storm.

'Please do not call 9-1-1 and request this group respond to your 'incident'', the Gainesville Police Department said in response.

Workers were told that they had to be back at work within 72 hours of the storm.

Military planes to spray Lone Star and Sunshine states with chemicals in emergency measures.

With communication cut to some of the Florida Keys, many are holding their breath for what daylight might reveal.

Seawater penetrated as much as half a kilometre (one-third of a mile) inland in places.

'Catastrophic' storm surge is feared in the Florida Peninsula, where ocean levels were quickly rising.

Pasco County Sheriff's Office warned residents of the 'dangerous side effects' of shooting into the hurricane.

Irma is moving up the western coastline of Florida.

The storm has made landfall in Florida and is expected to move up the western coast.

Hurricane Andrew left devastation behind in Florida, Irma looks set to be even worse.

Irma's winds of around 175mph (290kph) tore down trees, and flattened homes, schools and hotels, destroying some of the world's most exclusive tourist resorts.

Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, is heading directly towards Florida after it lashed the Caribbean.

Storm has triggered panic in region of more than 6 million people clustered along a narrow ribbon of coastline.

There are more than a dozen Trump properties along the south-eastern coast of Florida.

Smashed hotels, boats tossed into piles, and flooded streets and homes on Sint Maarten, the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.

The tiger got loose when the truck hauling 14 big cats stopped.

Online sellers accused of price gouging during emergency as water sells for 20 times its usual price.

Hurricane warnings have been declared in the Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and other islands in the Caribbean.

Parents were flown over from India to help 'discipline' their son's wife.

Leslie Ross Sr was previously investigated for molestation allegations on one of the victims.

Rich Piana, 46, a steroid user, died on Friday (25 August) in Florida, 2 weeks after being placed in a coma.

The boys survived on water from a puddle and two granola bars between them.

The state will also become the first to use a lethal drug combination never used before in the US.