- 14h ago
Iran vows to keep US warships out of the Persian Gulf as Washington cuts embassy staff
Iran's armed forces say they will not let US warships enter the Persian Gulf, while a US intelligence memo warns that Iranian plots against American officials have reached an advanced stage.
- 16h ago
Rubio urges Cubans to cooperate with CIA as US pressure on Havana grows
Marco Rubio urged Cubans seeking change to work discreetly with the CIA on Friday, 23 October, as Havana mocked the appeal and Donald Trump said Washington would deal with Cuba after Iran.
- 18h ago
Burnham approves Jackdaw gas field as Trump praises UK North Sea drilling
The UK government has approved gas production from the Jackdaw field in the North Sea, and Donald Trump has praised Prime Minister Andy Burnham for it. First gas is expected before the end of October 2026, while the same Friday phone call also covered Ukraine's access to Starlink.
- 2d ago
Lauderhill police officer charged after allegedly living in dead man's Florida home for years
Brian Louis Sguros, a 35-year-old Lauderhill police officer, was arrested on Tuesday, 20 October, after the Broward Sheriff's Office said he took over a dead man's house in 2022 and lived there under the man's identity.
- 2d ago
Judge orders Trump to give sworn deposition by 11 December in BBC defamation case
Trump must give a sworn deposition by 11 December, a Miami judge ruled, after he cancelled a 16 October session in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC. Sanctions, including dismissal of the suit, are possible if he does not comply.
- 2d ago
Former Chiefs defensive end Allen Bailey dies at 37, found dead at his Florida home
His wife found the former Chiefs and Falcons defensive end dead at their Florida home on Tuesday, 20 October. Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes have paid tribute, and the family believes he died of natural causes.
- 3d ago
Florida executes 77-year-old Vietnam veteran William Reaves, its 18th execution this year
Florida executed William Reaves, 77, by lethal injection on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, for the 1986 shooting of a deputy in Indian River County. More than 100 military veterans had asked the governor for clemency in the days before.
- 4d ago
Pakistan arrests man accused of $126 million US postage label fraud
Pakistani authorities arrested Faheem Akram, 33, on Tuesday, 20 October, after a weeks-long search. US prosecutors allege his website sold counterfeit postage labels and cost the US Postal Service more than $126 million.
- 5d ago
Florida issues arrest warrant for Raúl Castro over 1996 Cuban plane shootdown
A Miami judge signed the state warrant on Friday, 16 October, accusing the former Cuban president of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder over the 1996 downing of two civilian planes.
- Oct 18
Alligator kills 71-year-old man fishing near Lake Apopka in Florida
On Friday, 16 October, around 5 p.m. local time, an alligator pulled a 71-year-old man into the water at a park in Winter Garden, Florida. Other alligators hampered the rescue, and the animal was later killed or removed.
- Oct 16
Nine former FBI employees sue Kash Patel over February dismissals tied to Trump probe
Nine former FBI employees filed a federal lawsuit in Washington on Thursday, 15 October, challenging their February 2026 dismissals, which they link to the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation into Donald Trump.
- Oct 14
Spanish prosecutors back court probe into Julio Iglesias over worker abuse claims
Spain's prosecution now says the Audiencia Nacional has jurisdiction to investigate a complaint by two former female employees alleging sexual assault and labour abuse at the singer's Caribbean properties.
- Oct 13
Florida executes James Robertson, its 17th prisoner put to death in 2026, amid Tennessee scrutiny
James Robertson, 63, was pronounced dead at 12:32 p.m. on Tuesday, 13 October, at Florida State Prison near Starke, the first Florida execution since the failed Tennessee injection of Christa Pike.
- Oct 9
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida, leaving at least four dead and nearly 700,000 without power
The storm came ashore near Destin, Florida, late on Friday and weakened to a post-tropical cyclone before moving north into Alabama. Flooding and tornado threats extend into Georgia and the Carolinas, and Gulf of Mexico oil and gas output remains largely shut in.
- Oct 9
OpenAI bans Russian and Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networks targeting Ukraine
The Russian operation used ChatGPT to write internal reports and run a fake Latin American think tank, while the Iranian one planted almost 100 articles under fake Western journalist bylines.
- Oct 8
US seizes 90 biodiesel shipments bound for Cuba, Havana calls it piracy
US authorities seized 90 biodiesel shipments bound for Cuba on Wednesday, most of them at Port Everglades in Florida, and Havana responded that fuel imports are legal under international law.
- Oct 7
Trump backs plan to turn Florida golf club into presidential retreat
Donald Trump endorsed a proposal to convert a section of his West Palm Beach golf club into a Camp David-style retreat for future US presidents, offering free access while his family pays construction costs.
- Oct 7
Former CIA official pleads guilty to $194 million wire fraud and intelligence breach
David J. Rush admitted in Virginia federal court to orchestrating a $194 million fraud scheme involving gold bars, Florida real estate, and leaking secrets about a human source.
- Oct 6
Hurricane Isaias becomes first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 season, nears Alabama and Florida
Isaias became the Atlantic season's first hurricane late in the year, and the National Hurricane Center expects it to reach the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. Forecasts call for storm surge up to 2.1 metres and rain of up to 180 mm.
- Oct 5
Florida woman arrested after Anthropic flags violent threats sent to Claude AI
Deputies in Lee County, Florida, arrested 30-year-old Carli Michelle Heller after Anthropic safety reviewers reported messages threatening an attack on the sheriff's office.
