Settlement Reached In Birth Certificates Dispute
The state has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over birth certificates issued to children born into same-sex marriages.
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The state has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over birth certificates issued to children born into same-sex marriages.
A heartbreaking scene played out Tuesday morning as the body of a young girl was wheeled out of her home on a gurney, the body of her mother was not far behind.
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to be his Senior White House Adviser, a move which will test a 1967 anti-nepotism law.
One of South Florida's biggest exports is author Brad Meltzer, who's gone from roaming the halls at North Miami Beach Senior High to selling millions of books all over the world.
Johnson & Johnson says they will release the average price increases of its prescription drugs in an attempt to calm the community over soaring prices.
A Florida Amber Alert, issued Tuesday morning for a 16-year-old reported missing, has been canceled.
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Florida's tourism agency is paying its outgoing president and CEO $73,000 amid a controversial deal with rapper Pitbull that prompted a shakeup.
The manhunt continues for a wanted fugitive suspected of killing Orlando police Master Sgt. Debra Clayton outside a Wal-Mart store early Monday.
The U.S. Justice Department has stepped into a nearly year-old lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections, alleging that the state's prison agency "systematically violates the rights of inmates with disabilities."
President Barack Obama will deliver his farewell address Tuesday evening - his last after nearly eight years in the White House.
Governor Rick Scott has an ambitious legislative agenda to cap student fees, eliminate sales taxes on textbook purchases and extend the Bright Futures scholarships to summer classes.
After hearing that the man accused of killing five people at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport had a history of mental problems, some have assumed that explains his actions.
An officer and a deputy are both dead, and a suspect is on the loose prompting a massive manhunt in Orlando.
Lawmakers are taking a new look at rules about guns on planes after Friday's airport shooting in Fort Lauderdale.
A North Port police officer in Sarasota County rescued a small child who was caught on dashcam video running along U.S. Highway 41 in the dark.
An 8-year-old girl is recovering after being shot during a drive-by in Lauderhill. Police say a projectile entered her home through a window around 7:48 p.m. and struck her while she was inside with family. She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia on charges of bank fraud and making false statements. Prosecutors allege she misrepresented a Virginia home as a second residence to secure better mortgage terms, while actually renting it out. James denies wrongdoing and says the charges are politically motivated. [Yahoo], [EURweb], [NBC News]
Two Miami police officers are recovering in the hospital after being shot Thursday morning during a standoff in Allapattah. The suspect was killed after barricading himself inside a home. The officers — a male sergeant and a female officer — were shot in the ankle and knee, respectively. Both are longtime members of the department and are expected to undergo surgery. Police said they were in good spirits despite their injuries.
A Margate family is mourning the death of a child after a fire tore through their home. Neighbors say the boy, believed to be around 11 years old and living with a developmental disability, was in the shower when the fire started, according to his grandmother.
The Highway 41 Fire in west Miami-Dade has grown to a staggering 6,700 acres and is still 0% contained.
The former Miami Central standout and 2022 Nat Moore Trophy winner returned home Thursday to celebrate with the community that helped shape his journey after hearing his name called 15th overall in the first round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The video shows City of Miami police officers finding 37-year-old Adrian Venereo with a gunshot wound to the head and attempting to save him by performing CPR.
The suspect, identified by police as Abraham Recinos, was seen snatching tools from one home, then tossing them next door before walking to Bruce Casey's residence.
Cell phone video captured the emotional moment Gabriela Lozano walked out of the Baker County Detention Center in Jacksonville.
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 Trump administration is subjecting broad categories of immigrants applying for green cards and citizenship to enhanced FBI checks, and is pausing some cases while those changes are implemented, according to documents obtained by CBS News.
Saying he felt the "weight of history" on his shoulders, King Charles became the first British monarch in 35 years to address Congress on Tuesday.
The State Department is planning a limited-edition redesign of the American passport with new artwork that features a portrait of President Trump, according to a department official.
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's policy of making immigrants subject to mandatory ICE detention without bond, including those who have lived in the U.S. for years.
Former FBI Director James Comey is again facing federal charges after the government's previous case against him was dismissed.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
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.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
