Police say a man with an extensive criminal record — he spent time in prison a decade ago for the shooting death of his young son — killed six of his grandchildren, his adult daughter, and himself in a rampage at a home in a small Florida town outside of Gainesville.

A convicted criminal killed six of his grandchildren, his adult daughter and himself in a shooting at his Florida home.

The Kardashian sisters are being sued for $10m.

A US hunter accidentally shot his girlfriend after mistaking her for a wild hog.

A surveillance video shot after the killing of a teenager in Florida shows the man who shot him being led in handcuffs from a police car, and an attorney for the victim’s family said it is obvious the shooter did not have the injuries his supporters have claimed.

A woman is in jail accused of starting a fire that destroyed one of the world’s oldest cypress trees.

Police were preparing tonight to question world number one golfer Tiger Woods after a mysterious late-night car crash.

WORLD number one golfer Tiger Woods suffered minor injuries in a car crash outside his home in Florida, his office confirmed last night.

ONE passenger said he “absolutely never heard the word ‘bomb’ at all” before air marshals shot dead a man during the uproar as an Orlando-bound flight prepared to leave Miami on Wednesday.

Disney World has become an anti-terrorism fortress, surrounded by barriers to prevent suicide bombers launching a deadly strike.

RETURNING to Florida after our annual stay in Ireland was quite a revealing experience. A California-style no-smoking edict had been put into effect since October of 2003.

MIND GAMES or exasperation? Who knows why South Africa’s Retief Goosen chose the Madrid Open to label his Irish rival for the Order of Merit, Padraig Harrington “the slowest player on the European Tour.”

A media-sponsored review of disputed ballots from the 2000 US presidential election in Florida was ‘‘fascinating’’ but it doesn’t change anything, Senator Joseph Lieberman said yesterday as he reaffirmed his support for President Bush.