Derek Rosa: Boy, 13, charged with murder of his mother in Florida

A 13-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed his mother to death in front of her newborn baby has been charged with murder. Derek Rosa is accused of attacking 39-year-old Irina Garcia while she slept in their home in Hialeah, Florida. The teenager has been charged with first-degree murder, which means his case will be heard in […]

Mark Zuckerberg says ‘time to move on’ from Elon Musk cage fight

Mark Zuckerberg has accused Elon Musk of not being serious about the pair having a cage fight – and says it is time to “move on” from the saga. The Facebook co-founder said his tech billionaire counterpart did not appear to want to go through with the highly-anticipated clash after failing to even agree on […]

Cocaine worth $1.1m found by Tampa mayor Jane Castor on family’s fishing trip

The mayor of Tampa has found cocaine with an estimated street value of about $1.1m floating in the Atlantic while on a fishing trip with her family. Jane Castor, who was the city’s first female police chief before becoming mayor, was fishing off the Florida Keys on 23 July when she made the discovery. She […]

Coronavirus Variant EG.5 Takes Top Spot from ‘Arcturus’

A new coronavirus strain has taken over as the top variant circulating in the U.S. EG.5 was responsible for more than 17% of new coronavirus cases over the past two weeks, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s the highest prevalence of any strain circulating, rising above the so-called “arcturus” […]

Leprosy is on the rise in the US and could be endemic in Florida, report says

Leprosy could be endemic in the US state of Florida, a new report has found. Officially called Hansen’s disease, leprosy is a type of bacterial infection that targets the nervous system and causes swelling under the skin. A new report, published in the US-based Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, found cases in the southwest of America […]

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