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People finding parts of launch vehicles or spacecraft could face theft charges if they fail to report and return the equipment.
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People finding parts of launch vehicles or spacecraft could face theft charges if they fail to report and return the equipment.
A Florida organization will get a $250,000 infusion to help uninsured residents find health-care coverage over the next 10 weeks, President Joe Biden's administration announced Monday.
In a priority of Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, a House committee on Monday unanimously approved a bill that would crack down on people who run scams about vaccines and personal protective equipment during pandemics.
Many Republican lawmakers in Florida haven't hidden their skepticism about the use of marijuana as a medical palliative.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Monday a new initiative focusing on protecting Florida from foreign influence.
The Florida Department of Health reported another 1,700 new coronavirus cases on Monday.
Governor Ron DeSantis is expanding the state's vaccine administration plan to include school employees, police officers and firefighters.
In a politically charged issue that has become a rallying cry for Gov. Ron DeSantis and many other Republicans, a House committee Tuesday will take up a proposal that targets large social-media companies that block users from their platforms.
February was the most expensive month at the pump since July 2019 which is 19 months. Throughout the month, gas prices increased an average total of 24 cents per gallon.
A Pompano Beach high school senior organized a massive coordination effort to rescue 260 rabbits and guinea pigs and find them new homes.
Manatees in Central Florida are starving to death after tens of thousands of acres of seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon have disappeared.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has cleared the way for more people under age 65 to receive shots if they are "extremely vulnerable" to COVID-19.
Former President Donald Trump, taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, called for GOP unity in his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Sunday.
The Florida Department of Health reported another 5,539 new coronavirus cases on Sunday.
On Saturday morning, the US House of Representatives passed President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, but the bill did not pass with bipartisan support.
A growing memorial in Coral Springs reflects the community’s grief for the city’s slain vice mayor, whose husband has been charged with murder. Dozens gathered to honor her life of service, adding candles, flowers and photos outside City Hall. Residents described her as a trailblazer and unifier — the first Haitian American and the first Black woman to serve on the City Commission — and said her loss has left a deep void in the community she helped lead.
Traffic backed up around Inter Miami’s new stadium as fans left on opening night, with delays visible on the Dolphin Expressway near Northwest 37th Avenue. Police were directing cars through the congestion, which airport officials had warned would peak between late afternoon and 11 p.m. Despite the rain, fans told CBS News Miami they were thrilled to finally see the team open a true home venue.
Easter weekend is going to have an increase in rain chances with a breeze.
Bomb threats have been reported in Dadeland Mall, Baptist Hospital, and Bayside Marketplace on Saturday afternoon.
The city continued to honor Nancy Metayer Bowen's legacy on Saturday, with a memorial outside City Hall that has grown over the past few days.
The action reportedly stems from the shootdown of two airplanes belonging to the group Brothers to the Rescue 30 years ago over international waters.
The boat, a 39-foot Sea Ray Cabin motorboat, was anchored at the Haulover sandbar with 13 passengers on board, according to a new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
There were 17 gravesites damaged, headstones knocked over and the names "Trump" and "DeSantis" spray-painted in red
In an interview with "Face the Nation," Gates said another mass exodus from Cuba is the "biggest risk."
BSO Fire confirmed four adults and one child were transported as trauma alerts to the hospital. Two other adults sustained minor injuries.
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.
In an interview with "Face the Nation," Gates said another mass exodus from Cuba is the "biggest risk."
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
As Powell steps down after more than eight years leading the Federal Reserve, economists say he helped steer the U.S. through historic shocks but misread inflation.
ICE has released the wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier after a month in detention, her husband told CBS News.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
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.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
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.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
