Florida House, Senate Spending Plans Point To 'Lean Year' For Higher ED
House and Senate budget leaders are eyeing cuts to higher education spending, but early recommendations would go about it in different ways.
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House and Senate budget leaders are eyeing cuts to higher education spending, but early recommendations would go about it in different ways.
A measure that would stiffen penalties against violent protesters that was approved in the state's House, but momentum could slow down considerably, and maybe even come to a screeching halt in the Senate, as lawmakers approach the midway point of their two-month session.
Here's a sight you don't see every day. A bull shark and an alligator swimming side-by-side in Vero Beach.
The Florida Department of Health reported an additional 4,943 new coronavirus cases on Sunday.
The Florida Department of Health reported an additional 5,883 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
A Florida woman is facing murder charges more than two years after her father was killed with a baseball bat and a knife, authorities said.
A Florida business owner has been convicted of illegally receiving more than $2 million in coronavirus relief funds.
South Florida is the cruise capital of the U.S. and the continuing CDC no-sail order due to the COVID-19 pandemic is crippling the industry. That's why Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody are now considering legal avenues to challenge those federal guidelines as efforts continue to convince the CDC to lift restrictions.
On Friday, Miami-Dade County finalized a new 19-year partnership agreement with a cryptocurrency exchange company to rename the home of the Miami HEAT as the FTX Arena.
The Florida Department of Health reported an additional 5,750 new coronavirus cases on Friday.
With supporters saying the issue is about property rights, the Florida House on Friday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would allow people to carry guns at churches that share locations with schools.
As COVID-19 vaccination efforts expand across Florida, the state's unemployment rate ticked down in February.
New unemployment claims continue to slow in Florida, with an estimated 13,892 coming in last week.
For those waiting patiently for the eligible age to drop so they can get a COVID-19 vaccination, Governor Ron DeSantis has some good news for you.
Two Florida kids were rescued off Florida's Atlantic Coast after being swept more than a mile out to sea while on board a paddleboard, officials said.
As the partial government shutdown gets underway, Democratic Congressman Jared Moskowitz defended the decision not to fund the Department of Homeland Security and argued that not only was it essential for ICE to be reformed, but Democrats should also demand that Kristi Noem either resign or be fired.
Temperatures on Sunday, Feb. 15, are expected to hit the lower 80s ahead of a front that may bring showers overnight. However, President's Day looks mostly sunny by late morning.
The day has been warm and it will continue to be like that all weekend, with rain chances set to be higher Monday
The Coast Guard intercepted two boats in Broward County that carried cocaine that translated to $5.6 million dollars worth.
The audience was shocked when Ron Magill announced his retirement after 46 years at Zoo Miami
Vladimir Volgaev became a U.S. citizen on January 11, 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday.
Two of the 11 people who were rescued received minor injuries, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
Maternity Madness, as their friends and family call it, has them invested.
Here's what to know about peptides, what they can and can't do, and what's driving viral claims about possible health benefits online.
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 Senate is holding a test vote on advancing a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security. Follow live updates.
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife appeared Thursday in federal court in Manhattan. Here's a look at his life behind bars.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida is accused of using part of the $5 million to bolster her campaign and on luxury goods.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's bill would raise taxes on households worth more than $50 million and on billionaires.
President Trump suggested late Wednesday he's avoiding describing the military conflict with Iran as a "war" because of concerns around the fact that Congress hasn't authorized military force.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
Nixon is in the Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who was instrumental in causing Trump's first impeachment.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
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.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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.
Local reports estimate that roughly 40,000 people gathered across central Seoul to watch K-pop band BTS reunite.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Bodycam video footage of Justin Timberlake's June 2024 DWI arrest on Long Island was released to the media Friday.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
