The 20-year-old Florida man who claimed the $451 million Mega Millions jackpot chooses to get $282 million at once instead of more in annual instalments.

Florida man is being held on Tuesday after being accused of vandalising a mosque and desecrating it with bacon, whose consumption is forbidden by the Muslim religion, police said.

A south Florida man is suing a hospital for emotional distress, saying his leg was amputated and thrown in the garbage with his name tag still on it.