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Thanksgiving used to be a day of family, feasting and football but now, you can add shopping to the list. On a day when most stores would be closed and only reopen for the famous Black Friday sales, now big-box retailers are trying to get a jump start on the holiday shopping season by opening on Thanksgiving Day.
Miami-Dade County Transit buses and trains were running Wednesday but without new federal funding. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has suspended the county's automatic access to a pool of grant money totaling some $182 million dollars.
Who do you think are better investors - men or women? A financial expert did his own unscientific poll to find out.
If you plan to catch a flight Wednesday out of town for the long Thanksgiving holiday, there are some things you can do to make the screening process at the airport go smoother.
On one of the busiest air travel days of the year, the unthinkable happened to Miramar-based Spirit Airlines – their computers crashed nationwide.
With Black Friday just around the corner, many people are debating whether it's worth waiting in line up for hours for what could be the best deal of the holiday shopping season.
There's a growing type of identity theft that most parents don't know about: thieves stealing children's identities to run up bills and destroy their credit. The worst part is, it often goes undetected for years, until the child becomes a teenager and applies for a job or a student loan. Zach Friesen knows all about it.
Florida Regulators are going after companies who they say are violating the state's "Do Not Call" telephone solicitation law.
It's been spoofed on NBC's Saturday Night Live, but the more aggressive TSA searches at the airport is fueling anger among some travelers. The searches include full body scans, that look under your clothes; and intimate pat downs if you refuse the scan.
Black Friday sales offer potentially great deals but like everything else, there are a few secrets you need to know to make sure you stretch your bucks as much as possible.
Travelers and SunPass customers traveling through Miami International Airport may find it easier to park with the addition of the SunPass program.
The publisher of Sarah Palin's forthcoming book filed a lawsuit against Gawker Media on Friday for leaking pages of "America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag" before its release next week.
South Florida economy rises and falls with tourism. Local tourism promoters are smiling right now because 2010 looks like a year of rebounding growth amidst national and global downturns.
The Internal Revenue Service said more than eleven thousand Floridians are due refund checks worth nearly $20 million, mostly from the 2009 tax year. The checks were returned to the IRS due to mailing address errors.
For the last six years they've allowed children to do their dream job – from fighting pretend fires to becoming world famous chefs. But in January the three hundred plus employees of Wannado City at Sawgrass Mills will have to find jobs of their own.
Federal safety regulators are urging consumers to stop using the recalled fireworks and return them for a full refund.
Top travel destinations currently include areas near cruise terminals such as Seattle, Orlando, and Miami.
The Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C., are deemed a "national special security event," which is the highest possible designation.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
Detectives have shut down the SR 84 westbound lanes due to the investigation.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C., are deemed a "national special security event," which is the highest possible designation.
President Trump hasn't committed to a firm number of people who will receive clemency — he's scheduled to have a meeting on pardons Friday afternoon, sources said.
Antitrust regulators suggested that state attorneys general could assist in investigating unlawful conduct by companies.
A spokesperson said the Kentucky Republican "continues to improve."
David Hearn is accused of ripping out a piece of sealant on the bottom of the Reflecting Pool on June 19, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are expected to welcome around 1,000 guests at Madison Square Garden to celebrate their wedding, sources say.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated to 20 local and national charities ahead of their wedding Friday.
Ticket reseller StubHub abruptly canceled customers' tickets to World Cup matches, costing them thousands of dollars, a lawsuit alleges.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
