Florida
Gun control: 'Kids are being slaughtered senselessly'
One of the survivors of the Florida high school massacre hid in a closet with classmates for three hours. He told Morning Report political inaction on gun control was unacceptable. Audio
Ex student arrested after school shooting that leaves 17 dead
Seventeen people were killed and 14 injured when a gunman opened fire at a high school in Florida. It is the deadliest school shooting since the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012.
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Florida school massacre kills 17
Nikolas Cruz, a former student who was expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida last year, returned today with a cache of weapons. Video, Audio
Elderly residents die after being trapped at rest home by Hurricane Irma
Eight elderly residents died after spending three days inside their sweltering residential care facility north of Miami when Irma knocked out power and air conditioning. Video, Audio
Death toll rises at Florida nursing home hit by Irma
Power was cut after Hurricane Irma struck, leaving the facility without air conditioning in hot weather.
Hurricane Irma: Quarter of Florida Keys homes destroyed
Hurricane Irma evacuees are returning to scenes of devastation in the Florida Keys.
Hurricane Irma 'crazy' - NZer in Miami
New Zealander Chad Bennett was caught in Hurricane Irma. He's from south Auckland and is living north of Maimi in Lighthouse Point with his wife and daughter. They were were able to evacuate, but he… Audio
World Rowing Champs good to go
World Rowing Championship organisers says the Florida event will start on time on the 23rd of this month.
Angry Florida residents demand access to hurricane ravaged home
Desperate to see the damage to their homes, residents gathered at a police checkpoint to demand permission to return to Key Largo, but authorities maintain the roads are still unsafe. Video, Audio
USA correspondent Gabrielle Levy
Gabrielle Levy with the latest from the US on the devastating trail of Hurricane Irma through Florida. Audio
Irma leaves two thirds of Florida without power
About 6.5 million homes are without power after Hurricane Irma cut a deadly path through the US state, officials say. Video
Positive news for World Rowing Championships
The World Rowing Championships are expected to go ahead in Florida later this month despite Hurricane Irma ripping through the state.
Havana flooded as Irma batters Cuba
Parts of Cuba's capital Havana have been turned into canals due to storm surge flooding, and widespread damage has been reported in coastal communities and tourist resorts. Video, Audio
Hurricane Irma hits Florida with torrential rain, winds
Hurricane Irma has made landfall in Florida, lashing the region with torrential rain and wind. Thirty-six million people are on hurricane watch and one person is believed to have died. US… Audio
Kiwi Anna Wilding in Florida as it prepares for Hurricane Irma
Deadly hurricane Irma has taken lives everywhere it's hit - through the Caribbean, onto Cuba and now it's barrelling towards Florida. Anna Wilding is a Kiwi who has barricaded up in her home in… Audio
Hurricane Irma due to hit Florida over the weekend
After leaving a trail of destruction and death across the northeast Carribean, Hurricane Irma is now starting to lash the Turks and Caicos Islands, before heading towards the Bahamas and then the US… Audio
Hurricane Irma kills 10, bearing down on Cuba
The category five storm is packing winds of 300 kilometres an hour, and is pushing waves up to ten metres high well inland on some islands.. Video, Audio
Florida residents prepare ahead of Hurricane Irma
People living in Florida, and especially the Florida Keys, a dotted archipelago connected by a single, low road, are fleeing the state ahead of Hurrican Irma. Steve Mort has more. Video, Audio
Hurricane Irma hits Atlantic islands with 295km/h winds
Hurricane Irma has ripped through the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, with winds of up to 295km/h. It's the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever, has destroyed buildings and caused major… Audio
Irma becomes most powerful hurricane ever recorded in Atlantic
Irma is projected to bring massive storm surges, life-threatening winds and torrential rainfall in a swathe across Puerto Rico, Haiti, The Dominican Republic, and Cuba, before moving onto Florida. Video, Audio
