Help! There's an alligator in my bathroom! Palmetto: A Tampa-area woman found an unwelcome weekend guest in her bathroom - a 7-foot alligator. Alexis Dunbar says she screamed and the alligator hissed when she found it inside the bathroom of her home Saturday afternoon. Her boyfriend propped a small table by the bathroom to keep the gator inside until an officer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission showed up to take him away. Dunbar believes...  
01:28 PM, Apr 27, 2011

Florida pardons Doors rocker Jim Morrison Tallahassee: Rock and roll icon Jim Morrison was pardoned on Thursday by the Florida clemency board for exposing himself at a raucous concert in 1969, an act the late singer and many concert-goers denied ever took place. Outgoing Governor Charlie Crist and the clemency board voted unanimously to pardon The Doors' lead singer, who would have turned 67 on Dec. 8. Morrison, the bad boy "lizard king" who became a...  
11:01 AM, Dec 10, 2010

American woman tries to sell son to buy a car
by CNN
Florida: A Florida mother has been arrested for her alleged part in attempting to sell her 8-week-old son, police said Tuesday. Stephanie Bigbee Fleming, 22, is the third person charged in the case. Her mother, Patty Bigbee, 45, and her mother's boyfriend, Lawrence Works, 42, were arrested and charged last week. Fleming was already incarcerated on unrelated charges. Bigbee is accused of having approached a potential buyer in late October,...  
01:46 PM, Nov 10, 2010

Indian origin girl crowned America's teen queen London: Anysha Panesar, a 16-year-old Indian origin teenager has been crowned America's Perfect Teen. The only problem is she is British. The teenager from Wales beat a host of American beauties to win the contest while on holiday in Florida and it has not gone down well with the losing candidates. Parents of the American girls have protested to the organisers of the pageant, which has a $ 2,000 first...  
08:36 AM, Sep 21, 2010

Christian pastor rethinks plan to burn Quran Gainesville: A Christian pastor on Thursday canceled a plan to burn copies of the Quran at his obscure Florida church, which had drawn international condemnation and a warning from President Barack Obama that it could provoke al-Qaeda suicide bombings. However, in the latest developments to the event, the New York Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has said that he never had any discussion with Pastor Jones or Imam Musri about relocating...  
07:44 AM, Sep 10, 2010

Outrage in Pakistan over Quran burning row

The US and world leaders have condemned the plan to burn Qurans as disrespectful and divisive. ...
10:05 AM, Sep 09, 2010

Florida Pastor threatens to burn Quran

"We have received much pressure in the direction of canceling the event, " said Florida Pastor. ...
09:48 AM, Sep 09, 2010

Kabul angry as US pastor stays firm on Quran burning

Angry citizens warn of a backlash if Florida pastor goes ahead with his plans on 9/11 anniversary. ...
12:23 AM, Sep 09, 2010

India@9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Get the day's top news with CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai on India at 9. ...
11:47 PM, Sep 08, 2010

Biking to water skiing, this dog is game for all!

Chibi and his owner are turning heads in a Florida beach community, cruising on a motorcycle or even water-skiing. ...
09:24 PM, Sep 08, 2010

Florida pastor firm on his plan to burn Quran
by CNN
Florida: A pastor at a church in Florida plans to burn a Quran on the 9/11 anniversary even after being warned by the US military. Despite being criticised by the US government, Terry Jones said he would go ahead with his plans. But people from his own community say they see the plan to burn the Muslim holy book as a threat. "I see it as a sign of terror....  
07:35 PM, Sep 08, 2010

Florida dog stuns all with new tricks

Chibi, a dog in Florida, is game for new tricks from motor biking to water-skiing. ...
11:59 AM, Sep 08, 2010

Clinton joins condemnation of Quran burning plans Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said that she is heartened by the unequivocal condemnation of 'disrespectful and disgraceful' proposed act of burning of the holy Quran by a Florida pastor. "We sit down together for this meal on a day when the news is carrying reports that a pastor down in Gainesville, Florida plans to burn the Holy Quran on September 11th," she said in her...  
11:32 AM, Sep 08, 2010

Florida church plans to burn quran on 9/11
by CNN
A church in Florida plans to mark the Al Qaeda's biggest strike against America by burning copies of the quran. ...  
03:19 PM, Sep 07, 2010

Restaurant owner thanks FB for saving his firm

The down economy has chewed up many restaurants in Florida. So Andrew Wilkins posted his dilemma on Facebook. ...
09:31 AM, Jul 10, 2010

US mom finds missing kids using Facebook Children were reported missing 15 years ago has tracked them down in Florida using Facebook. ...  
09:49 AM, Jun 06, 2010

Tiger Woods' wife spotted without wedding ring
by IANS
Tiger is reported to be doing everything he can to save his marriage. ...  
02:45 PM, Dec 14, 2009

Tiger Woods' wife spotted without wedding ring
by IANS
Tiger is reported to be doing everything he can to save his marriage. ...  
02:45 PM, Dec 14, 2009

Groom mistakes bride for intruder, shoots her dead
by IANS
A man in Florida shot his bride-to-be on the eve of their wedding. ...  
08:53 PM, Oct 11, 2009