Bill Would Provide Feminine Hygiene Products In Schools
Calling it the "Learning with Dignity Act," a Senate Democrat on Thursday proposed a bill that would require public schools to provide feminine hygiene products free to students.
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Calling it the "Learning with Dignity Act," a Senate Democrat on Thursday proposed a bill that would require public schools to provide feminine hygiene products free to students.
The Florida Department of Health has reported another 11,335 new coronavirus infections and 135 additional deaths in the state.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has released body camera video of the raid of Rebekah Jones's home. She is the fired COVID-19 data scientist turned whistleblower.
Saying drivers and delivery people have been a "lifeline to their communities," Uber's chief executive officer on Thursday asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to prioritize the COVID-19 vaccine for the online platform's workers.
A puppy rescued from the jaws of an alligator was sworn in this week as an honorary deputy of the Lee County Sheriff's Department.
Tis the season of good cheer, or maybe that should good "cheers" in Florida which a survey found to be among the drunkest states over the holiday season.
In order to keep collecting a man's Social Security benefits, a Florida woman stuffed his body into a trash can after he died, according to investigators.
A coronavirus-fighting robot is poised to begin patrolling Key West International Airport after hours, emitting high-intensity ultraviolet UVC light that kills harmful pathogens in the air and on surfaces.
A friendly act turned into a gruesome discovery for one Florida man.
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is speaking out over the investigation into a fired state COVID-19 analyst.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined 47 other states Wednesday in a lawsuit against Facebook, accusing the social media giant of exploiting its dominance in the digital marketplace and engaging in anti-competitive practices.
The Florida Department of Health has reported another 9,592 new coronavirus infections and 89 additional deaths.
NASA has named the 18 astronauts who will train for its Artemis moon-landing program.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Wednesday joined 16 other states in backing a last-chance effort by Texas to get the U.S. Supreme Court to block election results in four swing states where the vote went in favor of President-elect Joe Biden.
Vice President Mike Pence spent the afternoon in Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center.
Winter cold snap at Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports leaves travelers stranded and anxious as massive baggage lines bring departures to a halt.
The Scouting America tradition commemorates the first postal carriers who walked the route to deliver mail to South Florida.
CBS News Miami's Nikiya Carrero spoke with shoppers at a Pembroke Pines Walmart to see how they're preparing for the cold.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede talks with State Representative David Borrero about HB 399, a bill he introduced in Tallahassee that would take the power to make changes to Miami-Dade’s Urban Development Boundary (UDB) out of the hands of county officials. Borrero defends the legislation, calling it an attempt to fix an outdated boundary line that has landlocked the county and contributed to Miami’s expensive home market. The lawmaker said he is not looking to develop into the Everglades, and said there is plenty of land west of Krome Avenue that could be developed. Guest: State Rep. David Borrero/ (R) Hialeah
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede talks with Miami-Dade County Commissioner Marleine Bastien about what the impending end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) means for South Florida’s Haitian community. Bastien, a longtime advocate for the Haitian people, said people she’s spoken to are “scared to death” about the possibility of being sent back to Haiti. She adds that employers are also concerned about losing the Haitian workers on their payroll. The home health care industry in particular could be hard-hit if a mass deportation of Haitians occurs, as many work as home care aides and in nursing homes. When asked if President Donald Trump is racist towards, Commissioner Bastien responded that the president has shown “serious racial animus toward Haitians.” Guest: Marleine Bastien/Miami-Dade County Commissioner
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday ordered Florida and U.S. flags at all local and state buildings to be flown at half-staff on Saturday to honor U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Cody Khork, who was killed by Iranian drone strikes on March 1.
Border czar Tom Homan is expected back on Capitol Hill later Friday for bipartisan talks.
With gas closing in on $4 a gallon, the Trump administration is pulling multiple levers to tame energy prices. The results have been mixed.
A pharmaceutical company issued the recall after receiving complaints of "gel-like mass and black particles" in the product, the FDA said.
Melchor Munoz was ordered to surrender his certificate of naturalization and U.S. passport, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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.
Border czar Tom Homan is expected back on Capitol Hill later Friday for bipartisan talks.
The first Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is coming from the Pacific, is still making its way toward the region.
The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of federal civil rights law.
The Justice Department says it has shuttered four websites that were allegedly used by Iranian government-linked groups to post hacked information and threaten regime critics.
The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the president and were appointed by him earlier this year, was without objection.
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.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
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.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.
Law enforcement sources told CBS News that additional images were obtained from surveillance cameras installed at Guthrie's Tucson home, but they showed nothing suspicious.
The Kennedy Center's board of directors has voted to shut down operations for two years following this summer's July 4 celebrations.
The film follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp through their seven-year journey to document the toll of America's school shooting epidemic.
