Oct 21 7 reasons flesh-eating screwworms are as gross as you think By Nsikan Akpan, Courtney Norris As Florida's outbreak of flesh-eating screwworms continues to expand, here are 7 things you didn’t know about the parasites. Continue reading
Oct 13 Flesh-eating screwworms return to U.S. By Courtney Norris As if Zika virus and Hurricane Matthew aren’t enough, Florida residents are now facing the country’s first local infestation of flesh-eating screwworms in 30 years. Continue reading
Oct 12 Trump urges supporters to vote on wrong day By Associated Press Trump told a Florida crowd to "make sure you get out and vote, Nov. 28." Election Day is actually Nov. 8. Continue reading
Oct 12 Judge extends Florida’s voter registration to Oct. 18 By Gary Fineout, Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday extended voter registration until Oct. 18 in the battleground state of Florida, due to the disruption and damage from Hurricane Matthew. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 2:47 Trump attacks Republicans as Clinton campaigns with Gore By PBS News Hour The Republican party’s civil war raged on as Donald Trump took to his favorite social media platform. Trump tweeted a slew of critical comments about Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. In Pennsylvania, he doubled down on the threat to… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 4:58 How the country’s oldest city weathered Hurricane Matthew By PBS News Hour To get a sense of the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew, Hari Sreenivasan traveled to St. Augustine, Florida. The city, billed as the oldest in the country, was devastated by last week's storm. We tour one of its hardest-hit areas,… Continue watching
Oct 10 Court extends Florida voter registration in the wake of Hurricane Matthew By Bill Barrow and Gary Fineout, Associated Press A federal judge has given Democrats a partial victory in the presidential battleground of Florida, extending of the state's voter registration deadline one day and agreeing to consider a longer extension in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 3:15 In Florida, cleanup begins after Hurricane Matthew By Melanie Saltzman, Connie Kargbo Hurricane Matthew has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone after causing a trail of damage from Florida to North Carolina over the weekend, though it continues to flood the East Coast. At least 19 people in the U.S. have died… Continue watching
Oct 08 Hurricane Matthew downgraded after Florida, still flooding Carolinas By Kamala Kelkar A weakening Hurricane Matthew hit South Carolina on Saturday and continued to inundate coastal areas with floods. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 7:13 After devastating Haiti, Hurricane Matthew threatens Florida By PBS News Hour Three days after Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti, the death toll is above 800 and expected to rise sharply as rescue teams reach the hard-hit southwestern peninsula. So far, the eye of the storm has skirted Florida’s coast, but Gov. Rick… Continue watching