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Chinese woman arrested at Trump resort with malware on thumb drive

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 08:20 AM

WASHINGTON - A Chinese woman carrying multiple cellphones and a thumb drive containing malware was arrested on Saturday at US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida while he was staying there, court documents revealed Tuesday. Read more »

LOOK: Darren Espanto spends time with family in Florida

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 06:10 PM

Singer Darren Espanto spent time with his family in Florida to celebrate his younger sister's birthday. Read more »

A year after US school massacre, gun control remains elusive

Leila Macor, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 14 08:34 AM

MIAMI - On Valentine's Day of last year, a 19-year-old armed with a military-style assault rifle walked into his old high school in Parkland, Florida and slaughtered 17 people.  Read more »

Pinoy sasabak sa Ultraman Florida 2019 dala ang bandila ng Pilipinas at UAE

Rachel Salinel and Randy Lamsen, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Posted at Feb 12 02:31 PM

DUBAI – Nasa Amerika na ang unang atletang Pilipino na magsisilbing kinatawan ng dalawang bansa sa gaganaping Ultraman Florida 2019 ngayong buwan.   Read more »

Sinkhole leads to secret tunnel to bank

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 05:18 AM

MIAMI - Road workers in Florida sent out to repair a sinkhole got a surprise this week when they discovered it was caused by a tunnel leading to a nearby bank. Read more »

Florida bank shooter killed 5 women in apparent random attack

Gina Cherelus, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 05:52 AM

NEW YORK - The 21-year-old gunman accused of carrying out a deadly bank shooting in a small Florida town killed five women in what police said on Thursday appeared to have been a random attack. Read more »

Team led by Fil-Am scientist develops 'saliva-based' malaria test

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 01:30 PM

MANILA - A team of researchers led by a Filipino-American scientist has invented a "saliva-based" contraption that "detects malaria before symptoms appear," potentially making diagnosis of the disease easier and more effective.  Read more »

Mga uuwi sa Bagong Taon dumadagsa na sa mga terminal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 07:47 PM

Isang araw matapos ang Pasko, nagsimula nang dumagsa ang mga pasahero sa iba't ibang terminal sa Kamaynilaan para makabiyahe pauwi ng probinsiya sa pagsalubong ng Bagong Taon.  Read more »

Mga biyahe papuntang Cagayan, Ilocos, fully booked na

Ron Lopez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 10:55 PM

Limang araw bago ang Pasko, fully booked na ang mga byahe papuntang northern Luzon sa Florida Bus terminal sa Sampaloc, Maynila.   Read more »

Venus Williams settles lawsuit over fatal Florida car crash

Gina Cherelus, Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 07:07 AM

Tennis star Venus Williams has settled a wrongful death suit related to a fatal traffic accident she was involved in near her Florida residence in June 2017, according to court records. Read more »

SpaceX's crew rocket set for January test flight

Joey Roulette, Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 06:34 AM

ORLANDO, Florida - The first flight of a SpaceX rocket tailored to fly astronauts to the International Space Station is set for liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 7, NASA said on Wednesday. Read more »

Global Pinoy professionals to gather in Orlando for mentoring event

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 01:34 PM

Filipino professionals across the globe are invited to join a brainstorming and mentoring event in Orlando, Florida next month, an offshoot of a successful run in New York. Read more »

A week after Hurricane Michael

Saul Loeb, AFP
Posted at Oct 16 04:57 PM

Damaged buildings are seen from a helicopter as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were touring damage from Hurricane Michael on the Florida Panhandle on Monday. Read more »

More dead expected in destroyed Florida Panhandle towns after Michael

Rod Nickel, Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 09:40 AM

Dozens of people remained missing on Sunday in Florida Panhandle communities reduced to ruins by Hurricane Michael as rescuers said they expected the death toll to rise and survivors grappled with power outages and shortages of food and water. Read more »

Hurricane Michael death toll expected to rise

Devika Krishna Kumar, Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 11:42 PM

PORT ST. JOE, Fla. - Rescuers used heavy equipment and search dogs on Friday to look for people trapped or killed in the Florida Panhandle towns devastated by Hurricane Michael, amid expectations the death toll of 12 from the powerful storm will climb. Read more »

Hurricane Michael kills 7

Carlo Allegri, Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 04:40 PM

First responders and residents walk along a main street following Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida, USA on Thursday. Read more »

Michael weakens to tropical storm after day of havoc in Florida

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 11 10:26 PM

PANAMA CITY - Michael weakened to a tropical storm Thursday after wreaking havoc along Florida's Gulf Coast, flooding homes and streets, ripping away roofs and snapping trees and power lines as it roared ashore as a raging Category 4 hurricane. Read more »

Hurricane Michael hits Florida

Steve Nesius, Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 07:57 PM

Waves crash on stilt houses along the shore due to Hurricane Michael at Alligator Point in Franklin County, Florida, US on Wednesday. Read more »

Escaping the 'monster's roar': A US hurricane survivor's story

Brendan Smialowski and Gianrigo Marletta
Posted at Oct 11 11:24 AM

PANAMA CITY, United States - With Hurricane Michael swirling around her, Loren Beltran thought the safest place would be her boyfriend's apartment, in a sturdy building designed to withstand a Category Five storm -- the maximum. Read more »

Hurricane Michael, among strongest in US history, slams Florida Panhandle

Devika Krishna Kumar, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 11 06:55 AM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Hurricane Michael crashed into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with 155 miles per hour (249 kph) winds and the potential for a devastating storm surge from what was expected to be the worst storm ever recorded in the region. Read more »