Euclid: Europe’s ‘dark explorer’ telescope launches

The Euclid mission will make an immense 3D map of the cosmos to uncover its biggest secrets. More »

‘Secret’ life of sharks: Study reveals their surprising social networks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sharks have more complex social lives than previously known, as shown by a study finding that gray reef sharks in the Pacific Ocean cultivate surprising social networks with one another and develop bonds that can endure for years. The re... More »

‘It came alive:’ Astronauts recount wild ride home on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon

(Reuters) – U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, home two days from a landmark mission as NASA’s first crew to fly a privately built vehicle into orbit, recounted on Tuesday the loud, jarring ride they experienced through Earth’s atmosphere before a sa... More »

NASA astronauts cap historic ‘odyssey’ aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule

(Reuters) – U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon, splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after a two-month voyage that was NASA’s first crewed mission from home soil in nine... More »

NASA astronauts riding SpaceX capsule poised for Sunday return

(Reuters) – The two NASA astronauts who rode to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon are heading home for a Sunday splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, capping a two-month voyage in space that marked NASA’s first crewed mission from hom... More »

NASA launches new rover to search for signs of past Martian life

(This July 30 story refiles to add details on previous NASA rovers, landers) By Joey Roulette (Reuters) – NASA’s next-generation Mars rover Perseverance blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Thursday atop an Atlas 5 rocket on a $2.4 billion mission to s... More »

NASA set to launch robotic rover to seek signs of past Martian life

(Reuters) – NASA is set to launch an ambitious mission to Mars on Thursday with the liftoff of its next-generation Perseverance rover, a six-wheeled robot tasked with deploying a mini helicopter, testing out equipment for future human missions and searching fo... More »

U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place curbs on voting by ex-felons in Florida

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a bid by voting rights advocates to block a Republican-backed Florida law mandating that people with past felony convictions pay court fines and fees before being able to register to vote. The ... More »

SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts slated for August 2 return

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The NASA astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s first crewed flight in May are expected to return to Earth on Aug. 2 after spending two months in orbit, a NASA spokesman said on Friday. U.S. astronauts Bob... More »

Mandatory masks, Mickey at a distance as Walt Disney World reopens

(Reuters) – Mickey waved from a distance and visitors wore colorful face masks with mouse ears on Saturday as Florida’s Walt Disney World opened to the public for the first time in four months amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the state. Walt Disney Co (DIS... More »

Arrest warrants issued for NFL players over armed robbery allegations

(Reuters) – Arrest warrants have been issued for National Football League (NFL) players Quinton Dunbar and Deandre Baker in Miramar, Florida, after they were accused of being involved in an armed robbery, local police said late on Thursday. Dunbar, a cornerbac... More »

Coronavirus scrambles 2020 expectations for Trump in must-win Florida

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Before the coronavirus pandemic, Desi Marinov considered herself “apolitical.” The Fort Lauderdale, Florida, flight attendant didn’t even bother to vote in the 2016 presidential election. Losing her job due to lockdowns to curb the spre... More »

As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 51,000, handful of states move toward reopening

ATLANTA (Reuters) – With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 51,000 and nearly one in six workers out of a job, Georgia, Oklahoma and several other states took tentative steps at reopening businesses on Friday, despite disapproval from President Donald Tru... More »

Brady told to leave park closed due to COVID-19, says Tampa mayor

(Reuters) – Six-times Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady was told to leave a Tampa park that had been closed as part of measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the city’s mayor said on Monday. Brady was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last... More »

Democrats want FCC to reject Trump campaign threat to broadcasters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two top Democrats in Congress on Thursday asked Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to reassure broadcasters the agency will not revoke their licenses for airing advertisements critical of President Donald Trump. On... More »

Biden’s wins in U.S. states that matter most set stage for duel with Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With Bernie Sanders on the ropes in the race for the Democratic Party nomination, Joe Biden can turn his attention now to a November matchup against Republican Donald Trump, backed by momentum in states that decide U.S. presidential elec... More »

Abigail Disney slams tweet showing huge crowds at Magic Kingdom

(Reuters) – Abigail Disney, grand daughter of Walt Disney Co’s co-founder Roy Disney, slammed a Twitter post showing a huge crowd at Sunday night’s showing of ‘Happily Ever After’, a fireworks show in Florida’s Magic Kingdom theme park. “Are you … kidding me??... More »

Opelka fires 27 aces in beating Nishioka in Florida

(Reuters) – Towering American Reilly Opelka beat Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in three sets to win his second career ATP Tour title at the Delray Beach Open in Florida on Sunday. The fourth-seeded Opelka clinched victory in style, pounding his 27th ace of the ma... More »

Solar probe embarks on unprecedented mission to map sun’s polar regions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new probe built by NASA and the European Space Agency set off on a blazing hot journey to the sun on Sunday to take the first close-up look at the star’s polar regions, a mission expected to yield insight into how solar radiant energy ... More »

Latest solar probe to get first close up of the sun’s polar regions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new spacecraft built jointly by U.S. and European space agencies is ready for a blazing journey to the sun to capture an unprecedented view of its two poles, an angle that could help researchers understand how the star’s vast bubble of... More »

49ers have few answers after late Super Bowl collapse

MIAMI (Reuters) – The San Francisco 49ers will spend the next few months wondering what might have been. Up by 10 with just over six minutes left in Sunday’s Super Bowl, the 49ers suffered a collapse that saw them allow three late-game touchdowns en route to a... More »

Chiefs QB Mahomes named Super Bowl MVP after win over 49ers

MIAMI (Reuters) – If Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes still had any doubters going into the Super Bowl, he silenced them on Sunday. Mahomes was named the Most Valuable Player of the Super Bowl after leading Kansas City to a 31-20 win over the San Franci... More »

Sweet Super Bowl success worth the 50-year wait for Chiefs

MIAMI (Reuters) – With a Super Bowl drought stretching five decades finally behind them, the confetti falling from above, and throngs of elated fans in front of them, one thing was clear for the Kansas City Chiefs: winning was well worth the wait. Coming back ... More »

Kobe Bryant honored with moment of silence at Super Bowl

MIAMI (Reuters) – There was a moment of silence in honor of Kobe Bryant at the Super Bowl in Miami on Sunday following the death of the basketball great, his daughter Gianna, and seven other passengers in a helicopter crash in California a week ago. Prior to k... More »

U.S. candidate Bloomberg vows to back Israel, takes dig at Sanders

(Reuters) – U.S. presidential contender Michael Bloomberg pledged on Sunday to “always have Israel’s back,” while separately joking he was the only Jewish candidate who does not want to turn the United States into a “kibbutz.” The joke, made during a speech on... More »

SpaceX astronaut capsule splashes down off Florida after rocket failure test

CAPE CANAVERAL (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX simulated a dramatic emergency landing on Sunday to test a crucial abort system on an unmanned astronaut capsule, the company’s final milestone test before flying NASA astronauts from U.S. soil.A Crew Dragon astron... More »

Bad weather forces delay of SpaceX simulated rocket failure test

CAPE CANAVERAL (Reuters) – Bad weather forced Elon Musk’s SpaceX to delay until Sunday a test in which it will destroy one of its own rockets in a trial of a crucial emergency abort system on an unmanned astronaut capsule. The test, the company’s final milesto... More »

Boeing’s Starliner lands in desert: company

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s Starliner astronaut spacecraft landed in the New Mexico desert on Sunday, the company said, after faulty software forced officials to cut short an unmanned mission aimed at taking it to the International Space Station. The 7:... More »

NASA, Boeing investigating why Starliner spacecraft missed orbit

(Reuters) – The Boeing Co Starliner spacecraft that failed to hit the right orbit to reach the International Space Station is healthy, in a stable orbit and expected to land in New Mexico on Sunday morning, NASA said. Boeing’s (BA.N) CST-100 Starliner astronau... More »

Man who ate $120,000 banana at art show says ‘I’m not sorry’

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A performance artist who ate a banana taped to a wall that was an artwork valued at $120,000 said his actions were not vandalism and he does not regret his snack at Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida. “I decided in the morning. But I was no... More »

Biden campaign attacks Trump policy on Saudi Arabia, North Korea

(Reuters) – Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign launched new attacks on Donald Trump on Sunday, advocating a reevaluation of U.S.-Saudi relations and calling North Korea’s apparent weapons test a “rebuke” to the U.S. president in a statement to Reuters.... More »

Emotion-sensing robot launches to assist space station astronauts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An intelligent robot equipped with emotion-sensing voice detectors was headed to the International Space Station after launching from Florida on Thursday, becoming the latest artificial intelligence-powered astronaut workmate in orbit. T... More »

Secretive military spaceplane lands in Florida after record-long orbital flight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s secretive X-37B spaceplane landed in Florida on Sunday after a record-long orbital flight lasting more than two years, the U.S. Air Force said, capping the latest test mission for an array of military technologies. The unp... More »

Surprised over Doral flap, Trump thinks he’s still in hospitality business: Mulvaney

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump was surprised at the resistance to his now-revoked decision to host next year’s Group of Seven summit at his Florida golf resort, his acting chief of staff said on Sunday, adding that Trump still considers him... More »

Trump abandons plan to host 2020 G7 meeting at his Florida golf resort

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned plans late on Saturday to host next year’s Group of Seven summit at his Florida golf resort, after Democrats and others had decried the selection as evidence of the president misusing his office for ... More »

Jose Jose, one of Mexico’s most-loved voices, dies at 71

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican singer Jose Jose, whose powerful, romantic ballads captivated Latin America for more than half a century, died on Saturday. Mexico’s Culture Ministry expressed its condolences in a statement, calling Jose Jose, whose real name w... More »

U.S. CDC recommends against using vapes with marijuana ingredient

(Reuters) – People should stop using e-cigarettes, especially those with marijuana ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), U.S. public health officials recommended on Friday, as an investigation into illnesses and deaths related to vaping deepens. E-cigarettes ... More »

Disaster under the waves: the race to save the coral of the Caribbean

KEY WEST, Fla. (Reuters) – Emily Hower, a research assistant at Nova Southeastern University doing field work on coral off Key West in Florida, bobs up out of the water and removes her diving mask. The news is not good. Most of the pillar coral that her team h... More »

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn to leave New York for Florida

BOSTON (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, a born New Yorker who has run his business from the city for decades, is moving his office, more than half of his staff and himself to Florida early next year, people familiar with the plan said on Thursday. ... More »

‘Difference-maker’ independent voters in U.S. presidential election…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Reuters) – Ellen Kirschner is no cheerleader for Donald Trump, but the retired Florida letter carrier also feels unsure about voting for a Democrat in next year’s presidential election. Her independence makes her a rare breed in the Ameri... More »

As Dorian looms, Florida’s Space Coast braces for possible…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Hurricane Dorian advances on a course likely to slam the Florida peninsula within days, U.S. space agencies and aerospace companies are sheltering millions of dollars in hardware and assets along the Space Coast. Dorian, expected to s... More »

Florida scientists induce spawning of Atlantic coral in lab for…

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – Scientists in Florida have artificially induced reproductive spawning of an endangered Atlantic coral species for the first time in an aquarium setting, a breakthrough they say holds great promise in efforts to restore depleted r... More »

Florida man charged for stash of Trump-shaped ecstasy pills

(Reuters) – A Florida man who was found to have ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump’s head has been charged with unlawful possession of controlled substances, according Pinellas County court documents. Brendan Dolan-King, 23, was charged on F... More »

New York coroner ‘confident’ Epstein’s death was suicide: New York…

(Reuters) – New York City’s chief medical examiner is confident Jeffrey Epstein died by hanging himself in the jail cell where he was being held without bail on sex-trafficking charges, but is awaiting more information before releasing her determination, the N... More »

‘Moving fast:’ Musk’s SpaceX eyes Florida for launch site for Mars…

ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expanding its facilities in Florida to make room for the space company’s forthcoming super heavy-lift launch vehicle dubbed Starship, according to a draft of the plans seen by Reuters on Friday. Starship, a 384-f... More »

Astronauts hailed as heroes 50 years after historic moon landing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Capping a week of celebrations over the historic Apollo 11 mission, Vice President Mike Pence joined astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Saturday at the launch pad in Florida that sent the moonwalker and his two crew mates to space for hu... More »

Reinsurance hedge fund Tangency Capital raises further $165 million

LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge fund Tangency Capital has raised a further $165 million to invest in the property reinsurance market, bringing its size to $265 million as the hurricane season gets under way, one of its co-founders told Reuters on Wednesday. Insured l... More »

NASA tests abort system on astronaut capsule built for moon missions

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – An unmanned full-scale NASA crew capsule blasted off from a Florida launchpad on Tuesday in a successful test of the spacecraft’s abort thrusters, an astronaut safety device that will be key as the agency works to return humans... More »

Florida governor signs law allowing felons to vote but there’s a price

(Reuters) – Florida’s Republican governor on Friday signed a bill to restore the voting rights for felons who have served their time but he wants them to pay all fines and restitution before casting a ballot, a hurdle that immediately drew a lawsuit from civil... More »

Congress ethics panel probes Gaetz over ex-Trump lawyer Cohen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee said on Friday it will investigate Republican lawmaker Matt Gaetz after allegations he tried to threaten and influence the congressional testimony of President Donald Trump’s former lawy... More »

Costs, delays mount for Boeing’s NASA launch system, audit finds

(Reuters) – NASA’s flagship space launch system being built by Boeing is taking years longer than expected with cost overruns of nearly $2 billion, an audit found on Wednesday, raising questions about meeting a goal of returning humans to the moon by 2024. The... More »

NASA’s first SpaceX astronauts ready for ‘messy camping trip’ to space

HOUSTON (Reuters) – The first U.S. astronauts chosen to fly aboard a SpaceX capsule built for NASA shrugged off a spate of design and test mishaps, saying such setbacks were “part of the process” and the new technology was far more advanced than the space shut... More »

Doctor, medical funder charged in New York in transvaginal mesh fraud

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A doctor and a surgical funding consultant were arrested on Friday on charges that they defrauded women into having unnecessary surgeries to remove transvaginal mesh implants in order to profit from settlements paid to the women by mesh ma... More »

SpaceX confirms crew capsule destroyed in April test accident

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Nearly two weeks after a fiery explosion during a ground test of its new crew capsule, SpaceX confirmed on Thursday that the vehicle was destroyed, but neither the company nor NASA, its primary customer, have publicly acknowled... More »

Mueller report strengthens resolves on both sides of political…

CLEARWATER, Florida/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – After months as volunteer activists demanding that U.S. President Donald Trump be impeached, Eileen and Michael O’Brien sat on their couch on Thursday, cracked open a laptop and began to read the 448-page special couns... More »

Israel plans new moonshot after maiden mission fails

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The aerospace company behind Israel’s failed first moonshot said on Saturday it would pursue a second mission with funds raised from private donors and the public. The robot craft Beresheet, built by non-profit SpaceIL and state-owned Isr... More »

Republican delight, Democrat dismay as Mueller details released

DEARBORN, Mich./MIAMI (Reuters) – Retired Ford assembly plant worker and Donald Trump supporter Henry Thompson was giddy as he listened to a summary of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report on TV at a Dearborn, Michigan, diner on Sunday. Mueller ... More »

Del Potro to miss Miami Open, may need surgery on knee: source

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro will miss the upcoming Miami Open because of a knee injury, with a source close to the player telling Reuters he may have to undergo surgery. Del Potro, ranked fifth in the world, was unable to defend hi... More »

Elon Musk’s SpaceX capsule splashes down off Florida coast

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – An unmanned capsule from Elon Musk’s SpaceX splashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, successfully completing a mission crucial to NASA’s long-delayed quest to resume human space flight from U.S. soil later this year. After a... More »

Musk’s SpaceX capsule set to splash down Friday after space station…

(Reuters) – An unmanned capsule from Elon Musk’s SpaceX was due to return to earth on Friday after a short-term stay on the International Space Station, capping the first orbital test mission in NASA’s long-delayed quest to resume human space flight from U.S. ... More »

Madoff trustee can pursue lawsuits against Koch, banks, others

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court said the trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s firm may pursue dozens of lawsuits to recoup funds from defendants including Koch Industries Inc, long controlled by the billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch... More »

NASA clears SpaceX test flight to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – NASA gave its final go-ahead on Friday to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX company to conduct its first unmanned test flight of a newly designed crew capsule to the International Space Station on March 2. The approva... More »

Israel’s first lunar lander launched into space from Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel’s first lunar lander on a mission that if successful will make the Jewish state only the fourth nation to achieve a controlled touchdown on the... More »

SpaceX rocket launched carrying Israel’s first lunar lander

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel’s first lunar lander on a mission that if successful will make the Jewish state only the fourth nation to ever to achieve a controlled touchdow... More »

Israel’s first moon mission set for liftoff from Florida Thursday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Israel’s first spacecraft designed to land on the moon is set to blastoff from Florida on Thursday in the first privately-funded lunar mission, as the Jewish state seeks to become only the fourth nation to reach the surface of ... More »

Florida wins its first passing grade on annual gun-safety report card

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Florida earned a passing grade for the first time on an annual gun-safety report card compiled by a prominent advocacy group, after the state led all others in bolstering its firearms laws in the year since the deadly Parkland school shoot... More »

Florida governor suspends sheriff for response to school massacre

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday suspended the local sheriff criticized for the police response to last year’s mass shooting that left 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. DeSantis said Broward County Sher... More »

SpaceX launches biggest U.S. ‘rideshare’ mission with 64 satellites

(This story corrects to delete incorrect information that rocket carried a University of Illinois satellite) By Joey Roulette (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from California on Monday carrying 64 small satellites into low orbit around... More »

NASA prepares to fly probe into Sun’s scorching atmosphere

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) – NASA is preparing to send a probe closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft has ventured, enduring wicked heat while zooming through the solar corona to study this outermost part of the stellar atmosphere that gives rise to th... More »

Florida man with no arms charged with stabbing man with scissors

(Reuters) – A 46-year-old homeless man with no arms was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, for stabbing another man with a pair of scissors using his feet, police said on Wednesday. Florida native Jonathan Crenshaw stabbed a 22-year-old Chicago man twice with t... More »

HAL-like robot to help astronaut in space odyssey

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A science fiction-inspired robot hardwired to assist astronauts launched from Florida early Friday to become the first personal, artificial intelligence-powered companion in space. The Crew Interactive Mobile Companion, or CIMO... More »

SpaceX launches new rocket primed for future crewed missions

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – An updated version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, tailored for eventual crewed missions for NASA, made its debut launch on Friday from Florida’s Cape Canaveral carrying a communications satellite for Bangladesh into orbit. The ... More »

SpaceX postpones first commercial launch of updated Falcon 9 rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A last-minute technical glitch prompted SpaceX on Thursday to postpone for at least 24 hours the first commercial flight of its updated Falcon 9 rocket, a launch vehicle tailored for eventual crewed missions into orbit. The roc... More »

SpaceX halts countdown of first commercial launch of updated Falcon…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – SpaceX on Thursday aborted the launch of its planned first commercial flight of an updated Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on a mission to carry a satellite into orbit for the government of Bangladesh.... More »

Tiger, Mickelson and Fowler grouped at Players Championship

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler have been grouped together for the first two rounds at the Players Championship on Thursday and Friday. The PGA Tour also announced on Sunday that Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas would be ... More »

Thin rough for May finale at next week’s Players Championship

(Reuters) – The Players Championship will bid farewell to its May date in the calendar with the thinnest rough in a decade, according to the PGA Tour rules official overseeing the course set-up at the famous TPC Sawgrass Stadium course. Cool weather over the l... More »

U.S. recalls more than 200 million eggs over salmonella fears

(Reuters) – Nearly 207 million eggs from a farm in North Carolina are being recalled from nine U.S. states after 22 people fell ill, the federal Food and Drug Administration has said. It is the largest recall of eggs in the United States since 2010, the Food S... More »

Florida Republican Governor Scott enters marquee Senate race

(Reuters) – Republican Florida Governor Rick Scott on Monday kicked off his campaign for the U.S. Senate, challenging Democrat Bill Nelson in a race expected to be among the most competitive contests to decide which party controls Congress. Scott announced his... More »

Trump pulls back from big changes to gun laws after Florida shooting

U.S. President Donald Trump responds to a reporter’s question about North Korea as he departs the White House, Washington, DC, U.S., for a day trip to suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a Make America Great Again rally supporting Republican candidate Rick ... More »

Republicans signal no quick moves on guns despite Trump push

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with bi-partisan members of Congress to discuss school and community safety in the wake of the Florida school shootings at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) – R... More »

Florida governor proposes new gun sale limits after school shooting

Florida Governor Rick Scott listens during a meeting with law enforcement, mental health, and education officials about how to prevent future tragedies in the wake of last week’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at the Capitol in Tallahas... More »

BlackRock puts gunmakers on notice after Florida school shooting

FILE PHOTO: An exhibit booth for firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson is seen on display at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Chicago, Illinois, October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The world’... More »

Students plan protests, Washington march, to demand gun control…

A senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School weeps in front of a cross and Star of David for shooting victim Meadow Pollack while a fellow classmate consoles her at a memorial by the school in Parkland, Florida, U.S. February 18, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Dra... More »

Trump says FBI missed signs on Florida shooting due to Russia…

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with law enforcement at the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., February 16, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – P... More »

Trump to meet House Speaker Ryan on Sunday in Florida: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with law enforcement at the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., February 16, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (R... More »

Florida nurse’s choice words to avoid flu: ‘Wash your stinking hands’

A Florida nurse has offered some frank advice for people whose lax hygiene is contributing to a deadly flu outbreak, including "wash your stinking hands!" More »

Florida’s ban on felons voting ruled unconstitutional by judge

FILE PHOTO – A voter walks to a poll with no line as it opened for the U.S. presidential election in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Joe Skipper (Reuters) – Florida’s policy of banning felons from voting until they petition the government ... More »

Motor racing: Car woes plague Alonso as Albuquerque team wins at Dayto

(Reuters) – Portuguese drivers Filipe Albuquerque and Joao Barbosa teamed up with Brazil’s Christian Fittipaldi to win the Rolex 24 Hours as twice Formula One champion Fernando Alonso’s car experienced frequent problems at Daytona International Speedway on Sun... More »

Patriots, Eagles ready for Super Bowl showdown

Jan 21, 2018- Foxborough, MA, USA- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates after a first down by running back Dion Lewis (33) picks up a first down in the fourth quarter in the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillet... More »

Captive orca Lolita can stay at Miami aquarium: U.S. appeals court

Lolita the Killer Whale is seen between shows at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami January 21, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday rejected efforts by animal rights advocates to force the Miami Seaquarium in Florida to rel... More »

Senate shelves disaster aid bill until next month

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation to provide $81 billion in new disaster aid for U.S. states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands was put on hold by the Senate on Thursday amid attacks from both Republicans and Democrats. The Republican-controlled House o... More »

U.S. House approves $81 billion for disaster aid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved an $81 billion bill to help widespread recovery efforts from hurricanes and wildfires this year. By a vote of 251-169, the House passed the measure to help Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virg... More »

David Cassidy, teen heartthrob of ‘The Partridge Family,’ dies at 67

David Cassidy, a singer and actor whose androgynous features and jaunty voice made him a 1970s teen heartthrob on the "The Partridge Family" television show, died on Tuesday at age 67, his publicist said. More »

Cuban businesswomen seek Rubio meeting as U.S. policy bites

Niuris Higueras (C), one of Havana’s most successful restaurateurs in Havana, sits with U.S. clients at her restaurant in Cuba, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini HAVANA (Reuters) – An association of Cuban businesswomen has asked to meet with Repub... More »

White House seeks $44 billion hurricane aid, far short of requests

FILE PHOTO: A destroyed home is seen from a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey surveying the aftermath from Hurricane Maria in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Friday said it had asked C... More »

U.S. begins $4.05 billion Madoff fund payout, thousands to recoup losses

The U.S. government said it has begun distributing $772.5 million from a $4.05 billion fund to compensate victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, ending a nearly nine-year wait for thousands of people to start recouping their losses. More »

U.S. House approves disaster funds as Trump criticizes Puerto Rico

A new package of U.S. disaster assistance sailed through the House of Representatives on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump expressing impatience with having to devote federal resources for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico's recovery. More »

Democrats rising? Early statehouse wins test new faces

Democrats desperate to rebuild after losing the White House last year have scored a string of election victories for statehouse seats, testing a new generation of candidates and activists eager to resist President Donald Trump's conservative agenda. More »

Exorcism excise: U.S. psychic pleads guilty to $3.5 million tax evasion

A self-proclaimed psychic who was paid $3.5 million by an elderly Massachusetts woman in exchange for claiming to cleanse her of demons pleaded guilty on Thursday to trying to avoid paying taxes. More »

Florida says it has no indication O.J. Simpson moving there

Florida corrections officials said on Thursday they had no indication from O.J. Simpson that he would move to the state after his upcoming release from a Nevada prison, amid speculation about the former "Trial of the Century" defendant's post-incarceration pla... More »

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