Florida

Corporate Media Called Out for Whiffing on 'Most Important Story in the World'

Hurricane Irma to Spend Sunday Raking Florida's West Coast

- Common Dreams staff

Forecasters warned that the entire Florida peninsula — including the Miami metropolitan area of 6 million people — was in peril

Citing Climate Hoax, Limbaugh Downplayed Irma Threat to Millions. Now He's Evacuating

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Radio host tells listeners hurricane warnings are exaggerated, but now...

Florida Warned 'Don't Let Your Guard Down' as Irma Roars for Direct Hit

Julia Conley, staff writer

After devastating Caribbean, historic hurricane expected to bring catastrophic...

Caribbean Islands Pleaded for Climate Action. Hurricane Irma Shows Why.

A Storm That Could 'Rewrite History': Irma Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricane Ever

Look Around: The Costs of Not Acting on Climate Are Adding Up Fast

Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break Into Mar-a-Lago

Despite Increasing Evidence They Hurt Children, Trump Touts School Vouchers

House Science Committee Plans to 'Make the EPA Great Again'—By Destroying It

March to the Palace Gates: Thousands March Against Trump Outside Mar-A-Lago

Thousands Demand Charities Call Off Galas at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Estate

Despite Arrests, Peace Activists Vow to Keep Feeding City's Homeless

Claiming Clinton Actually Won, Three Florida Voters Sue for Recount

Absent VRA Protections, Voters Report Long Lines, Intimidation in Critical Swing States

Florida's "Deceptive" Solar Initiative, Backed by Utilities Companies, Loses Support

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Grotesque Overkill: 23 Cops, 377 Rounds, Two Suspects, Zero Guns

A months-long investigation into "perhaps the largest case of contagious fire on record" has found that frenzied Miami police last December fired 377 rounds at a crashed car - hitting several officers and sending neighbors diving to the floor - that killed a robbery suspect and his innocent friend who were both unarmed and trying to surrender. Adrian Montesano, with one prior minor arrest and an apparent drug problem, had allegedly robbed a Walgreens and shot an officer (who later recovered)...