Former high school student Nikolas Cruz booked on 17 counts of "murder premeditated".

A US senator has summed up what the rest of the world is thinking.

A teenage girl is the first known person to have died in the school massacre.

Jury took less than 15 minutes to convict Florida man for horrific crime.

Joy Cooper, mayor of a Florida city since 2005, is facing several corruption charges.

He won lottery - and elected for a lump-sum payout that made him as rich as Taylor Swift.

Florida man stepped outside with his dog to find a bear standing next to him.

A young man from Florida has been jailed after it was found he led a neo-Nazi group.

Next stop Florida, for Spring training with the Phillies

Police investigated Florida coach's relationship with teenager 17 months ago.

A week-long nightmare for Florida parents ended when their daughter was found in New York.

An unlikely friendship is touching hearts around the world.

Police link nighttime shooting of 60-year-old to three previous murders.

Florida police attending a domestic disturbance made an unsettling discovery.

After convicted killer's final words, his victims' family didn't hold back.

US city gripped by fear after serial killer appears to be slaying people on Halloween eve.

A US brewery has come up with a clever way to boycott a white supremacist event.

Veronica Posey claims she was punishing her misbehaving cousin. She ended up killing her.

Hurricane Nate is expected to hit coastal areas of Louisiana and Florida soon.

Brad Smeele took a two week social media holiday. He thinks you should too.

A State of Emergency has been declared in Florida as tropical storm heads toward the state

Yanelly Zoller, 4, looked in her grandmother's bag looking for sweets. She found a gun.

The scope and scale of misery caused by Irma continues to grow.

An off-duty cop came across a strange sight in the wake of Hurricane Irma.

Criminal investigation into the deaths at South Florida facility without air conditioning.

Locals have clashed with police after being denied access to their homes.

Kiwis describe their ordeal as Hurricane Irma raged across the Caribbean and Florida.

A kiwi has shot stunning footage of rising floodwaters sweeping through Miami streets.

Flooding, power failures and wholesale destruction were Irma's legacy.

The facts of Hurricane Irma.