In 1900, the Great Galveston Hurricane in Texas killed up to 12,000 people.
In November 1970, the Bhola Cyclone smashed into East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and West Bengal (India) and killed at least 500,000 people
Hurricane Irene has become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, and it's tracking toward a Florida strike as a possible Category 2 storm. Forecast models are always changing, based upon timing, but if Irene stays on its current course, Florida could be in for days of damaging wind and rain. Here is why Hurricane Irene could be one of the worst to strike Florida in years.
Hurricane Irene hits Puerto Rico and approaches Florida, rebels take over Libya's capital, charges may be dropped against Dominique Strauss-Kahn and more in Monday's daily scoop.
Hurricane Irene has strengthened over Puerto Rico, becoming the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic Season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a statement on Monday.
Hurricane Irene is only skirting the northern coast of Hispaniola early Monday but the storm is heading toward the U.S. East Coast, where it could strike Florida on Wednesday night and Thursday. Forecast models show the entire state of Florida is at risk of days of heavy damaging winds and rain through Saturday.
Lured by a sum of $2000, a woman from Florida was trying to sell her five-year-old son.
Three generations of women from one New York City family died after their SUV flipped several times on I-95 in eastern North Carolina, authorities said on Sunday.
Residents in Florida should be keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Irene, as it could strengthen into a hurricane and possible hit the state on Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center, which also said the storm's path is uncertain.
Tropical Storm Irene barreled across the Caribbean toward Puerto Rico on Sunday on a course that could take it to Florida.
A hurricane warning for Tropical Storm Irene was issued for the southern coast of the Dominican Republic as well as Puerto Rico, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Tropical Storm Irene formed east of the Leeward Islands on Saturday and was expected to become a hurricane in the next two days heading on a northwestward track through the Caribbean that may threaten Florida.
A woman from Florida reportedly left her five-year-old daughter in her stroller at 10 pm on the rainy night of Thursday, outside a bar, to enjoy a couple of drinks. The 34-year-old mother, Sarah Lynn Cheek, has been charged with child neglect after some bystanders reported the incident of child-torture to the authorities.
Tropical Storm Irene, which is the ninth storm for the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Saturday east of the Caribbean's Leeward Islands.
A funeral service was held on Saturday for Florida megachurch pastor Zachery Tims who was found dead in a New York City hotel room last week. The circumstances surrounding Tims' death is still a mystery and the 8,000 members of the New Destiny Christian Center, which was run by Tims, will have to start moving forward and begin rebuilding without knowing what resulted in the death of their leader.
Pastor Zachery Tims' funeral arrangements are set for Saturday 11 a.m., at First Baptist church of Orlando, but the ceremony will be held privately and will not stream live online.
Pundits are calling it a shocking sports story -- allegations from a former booster and subsequent NCAA investigation that University of Miami football players received millions of dollars in improper benefits including gifts of money, jewelry and prostitutes over the course of eight years.
Answers in Genesis, the Christian ministry behind the Creation Museum, is set to build a new theme park called The Ark Encounter, that will feature a life-sized wooden Noah's Ark replica.
Mourners from around the world will pay their last respects this weekend to Dr. Zachery Tims, Jr., the founder and senior pastor of one of Florida's most largest churches.
A tribute service and a public viewing for Pastor Zachery Tims will be held Friday at the New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Fla., the church announced on its Web site. The public viewing is between 3 and 7 p.m., while the tribute will follow at 7 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. A funeral service will take place the next day at the First Baptist Church of Orlando, where there will be a viewing from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
A killer fresh-water parasite, popularly known as the Brain-eating Amoeba, is suspected to have caused the infection that resulted in the death of three individuals, including a child. Naegleria fowleri, a free-living amoeba found in warm fresh-water bodies, such as ponds, lakes, rivers, and hot springs, is reported to have killed an unidentified man in his early 20s, a 9-year-old boy, and a 16-year-old girl this month, say health officials in Louisiana.
