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Tallahassee

Head of Government

Governor Ron DeSantis

US President Donald Trump and his son Eric Trump drive in a golf cart at Trump National Doral Miami golf course in Doral, Florida on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Trump says things ‘going very well’ after worst stock market drop in years

US president’s new tariffs lead to the biggest Dow wipeout since 2020.

4 Apr 2025 - 8:31AMvideocam

Millionaires and billionaires

Meet billionaire Shahid Khan and his wrestling-obsessed son Tony

7 Apr 2025 - 11:15AMvideocam

Opinion | An Asia racked by natural disasters needs insurers to step up

3 Apr 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser ‘has 4 days to live after bus crash’

Virginia Giuffre’s car was hit by bus in Australia. She was among first people to speak out about sexual abuse by Epstein, Prince Andrew.

1 Apr 2025 - 9:58AM

From left, Britain’s Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell pose for a photo said to have been taken in London in 2001. On Monday, Giuffre said she had been in a car crash in Australia. Photo: US District Court - Southern District of New York / AFP

Finland’s president boosts ties with Trump with round of golf in Florida

The meeting comes a day after Trump’s VP J.D. Vance accused Denmark – Finland’s close ally – of doing a poor job keeping Greenland safe.

30 Mar 2025 - 5:38AM

Nasa astronauts back on Earth after 9 months stuck in space

Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore and Suni Williams splashed down off the Florida coast, capping an end to their prolonged space mission.

19 Mar 2025 - 1:22PMvideocam

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Extreme weather

US death toll rises to 36 after extreme weather across multiple states

President Trump pledges help to affected states after unusually vicious and damaging weather.

17 Mar 2025 - 10:21AM

Residents look for personal belongings at their damaged home on Sunday after a tornado passed through Plantersville, Alabama. Photo: AP

US-China relations

Exclusive | Despite tariff war, Trump may meet Xi in China as soon as April, insiders say

US president expressed hope for China’s leader to visit Mar-a-Lago but China seeks more formal setting in Beijing or Washington: source.

11 Mar 2025 - 4:26PMvideocam

Gun violence in the US

US Secret Service shoots armed man near White House while Trump out of town

Agents had been warned by local police of a ‘suicidal’ person travelling to Washington.

10 Mar 2025 - 9:47AM

Celebrity children

Meet Tiger Woods’ teenage daughter Sam, a highly skilled soccer player

Sam, born in 2007, has frequently been on the sidelines at her father’s events but prefers the soccer pitch to the golf green; her name is also a subtle tribute to her famous parent.

10 Mar 2025 - 3:10PM

Tiger Woods and daughter Sam Woods onstage during his World Golf Hall of Fame induction in 2022. Photo: Getty Images

Suspected robber swallows US$770,000 Tiffany diamond earrings during arrest

Police now face the unenviable task of waiting to ‘collect’ the stolen items, which appear to be visible in an X-ray, ‘after they’re passed’.

6 Mar 2025 - 3:20PM

An X-ray shows what are believed to be two diamond earrings that were stolen from a Tiffany & Co. jewelry store in central Florida and were swallowed by the suspect. Image: Orlando Police Department office via AP

Andrew Tate and brother under criminal investigation in Florida

The influencer siblings have just returned to the US from Romania, where they faced rape and human trafficking charges.

5 Mar 2025 - 1:45PM

Fame and celebrity

Who is the sister of Gabby Petito murderer Brian Laundrie, Cassie Laundrie?

A new Netflix documentary about the murder of ‘van life’ influencer Gabby Petito by her fiancé Brian Laundrie questions how much his family knew: here’s what you need to know about his sister Cassie.

21 Feb 2025 - 6:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Davon Godchaux, Chanel Iman’s husband and Patriots defensive tackle

The 30-year-old NFL star locked horns with Patriots executive VP Eliot Wolf about his team spirit, but his romance with Iman – complete with a private-yacht wedding – proves life’s a beach.

21 Feb 2025 - 4:00AM

The New England Patriots’ Davon Godchaux, husband of model Chanel Iman. Photo: @chauxdown/Instagram

Florida man executed for killing couple in front of their toddler in 1997

James Dennis Ford, who was convicted of the murders of Gregory and Kimberly Malnory, was put to death by lethal injection.

14 Feb 2025 - 7:44AM

Death row inmate James Ford is seen in an undated image. Photo: Florida Department of Corrections via AFP

Trump to impose 25% steel, aluminium tariffs in latest trade escalation

The US president also confirmed his plan to announce further ‘reciprocal’ tariffs this week.

10 Feb 2025 - 9:53AM

Giuliani can keep property, agrees to stop defaming Georgia election workers

The settlement with Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss means the ex-New York mayor and Trump lawyer will no longer have to face trial.

17 Jan 2025 - 10:37AM

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Icons and Influencers

Meet Jeanette Rubio, wife of Trump’s new Secretary of State, Marco Rubio

Jeanette met Marco when she was 17 and they dated for years before marrying in 1998; she once worked for billionaire Norman Braman, but her career is now taking a back seat as she raises her children.

16 Jan 2025 - 6:01PM

Marco Rubio and wife Jeanette Rubio in Washington. Photo: @jeanettedrubio/Instagram

US judge allows release of report on Trump’s 2020 election case

Federal judge permits release of Jack Smith’s report, but injunction delays immediate disclosure.

14 Jan 2025 - 2:10PM

As a felon, Trump can vote but can’t own gun, has to turn over DNA

The US president-elect won’t have to go to jail for his hush money conviction, but his criminal record will affect some of his rights.

11 Jan 2025 - 1:57AMvideocam

Trump to replace national archivist after agency’s role in documents case

National Archives alerted DoJ in 2022 to issues with Trump’s handling of classified documents, resulting in FBI search and federal charges.

7 Jan 2025 - 11:46AMvideocam

US president-elect Donald Trump. Photo: AFP

Italy’s Meloni boosts ties with Trump in surprise visit to Florida

Italian PM was latest in a string of world leaders who have visited Trump in the run-up to his inauguration as US president.

6 Jan 2025 - 6:35AM

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, right, with US president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida at the weekend. Photo: Filippo Attili / Chigi Palace Press Office Handout / EPA-EFE

Giuliani in court as lawyers for election workers pursue US$148 million judgment

Ex-New York mayor, found liable for defaming poll workers during 2020 election, could face civil sanctions over failure to turn over assets.

4 Jan 2025 - 7:34AMvideocam

Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 4 as severe weather moves east

The National Weather Service indicated the system was moving east with the possibility of tornadoes in Georgia and Florida.

30 Dec 2024 - 7:24AM

Pet therapy charity’s miniature horses bring joy to young, old and sick

Miniature horses offer therapy to Greek special needs children, old people and psychiatric patients, but charity providing them needs help.

14 Jan 2025 - 1:24PM

A resident of an old people’s home pats Calypso, a miniature horse used for therapy programmes, in Athens, Greece. Photo: AP

Lara Trump says she’s removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator

The daughter-in-law of the incoming US president had been seen as a potential replacement for Senator Marco Rubio.

22 Dec 2024 - 10:12AM

Lara Trump has withdrawn her aspirations to be a US senator. File photo: Reuters

Republicans sink attempts to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics report

Democrats wanted sexual misconduct report published even though Gaetz left Congress and withdrew as Trump’s attorney general pick.

6 Dec 2024 - 10:47AM

Trump mulls DeSantis for Pentagon chief as Hegseth faces multiple allegations

Hegseth insists he’s ‘not going anywhere’, claiming the US president-elect’s full support despite concerns about his path to confirmation.

5 Dec 2024 - 3:42AMvideocam

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