Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Doesn't Want To Punt On Fall Football
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday continued to pitch the return of college and high-school sports as a safer environment for student-athletes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday continued to pitch the return of college and high-school sports as a safer environment for student-athletes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The mother of a boy who was arrested at his Key West elementary school is now filing a civil lawsuit.
Florida's number of official COVID-19 cases in children has more than doubled over the past month, data from the state showed Tuesday.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 11 a.m. on August 11, 2020.
Less than two years ago, Richard Branson's Virgin Group celebrated the creation of a partnership with the state's private passenger train service Brightline.
Weighing privacy issues, a federal appeals court has sided with a transgender student who argued his constitutional rights were violated when the St. Johns County school district prevented him from using boys' restrooms at his high school.
As Florida schools reopen this month, district superintendents are calling on state officials to address two major challenges: the need for rapid testing for COVID-19 and a statewide plan to handle students and staff members who test positive.
The state's health department, while working to better understand the extent of the Dengue fever outbreak in Monroe County, found an additional five confirmed cases.
Considered the Northern Hemisphere's most popular meteor shower of the year, the Perseid meteor shower will peak Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
The daughters of Tiger King star Carole Baskin's missing ex-husband have filed a lawsuit against three people, including Baskin, for information about his disappearance.
With the pandemic raging across America and fears of student athletes catching and spreading the virus, there are indications that the governing bodies of the college football teams are leaning towards pulling the plug on the fall season.
Gov. Ron DeSantis joined Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran in a roundtable discussion about reopening schools.
Governor Ron DeSantis said on morning radio shows Monday that the pandemic will "loom" over every budget and policy debate during the 2021 legislative session.
The attorney discusses his battle with Jeffrey Epstein that lasted over a decade and representing the women that were sexually abused by him.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 11 a.m. on August 10, 2020.
Officials said no injuries were reported.
CBS News Miami's Nikiya Carrero reports how people flying out of Miami International Airport knew there were going to be significant delays and cancellations due to the winter storm, but they didn't know they would also be waiting in long lines before even heading inside to catch their flight.
CBS News Miami's Chelsea Jones reports as near-freezing temperatures grip South Florida, residents bundle up, restaurants add heaters, animal shelters race to protect pets and tropical plant owners fight to save their crops from the chill.
Speaking as part of a bipartisan panel of mayors on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on CBS News Sunday, Higgins described a climate of "fear and terror" gripping her city.
Big sports night! Norman Powell earns his first All-Star nod for the Heat but misses the Bulls game for personal reasons. Meanwhile, Alexander Volkanovski defends his featherweight title in Australia, tying the record for most UFC featherweight defenses, and Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam at just 22.
CBS Miami and the Miami Marlins will bring 10 regular-season games to South Florida fans for free in 2026, including three primetime matchups.
NASA's Artemis II astronauts are set to launch today on a nine-day mission around the moon and back. Follow the countdown and watch it live.
No injuries were reported.
Lev Parnas is the latest democrat to throw his name into the fray, and it's a name that many may associate with President Donald Trump.
High temperatures are expected to climb into the low 80s on Wednesday afternoon with a mix of clouds and sunshine.
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.
Lev Parnas is the latest democrat to throw his name into the fray, and it's a name that many may associate with President Donald Trump.
President Trump has told Britain's Telegraph newspaper he could try to terminate U.S. membership in NATO. He's railed against NATO allies for refusing to join the Iran war.
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over President Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship, a case that tests one of the cornerstones of his immigration agenda.
President Trump is planning to go to the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices take up his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, a major test of his immigration agenda.
A federal judge has ordered Penn to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
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.
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.
A Las Vegas performer has sued Taylor Swift over the title of her hit album "The Life of a Showgirl," alleging it violates the performer's trademark.
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
Savannah Guthrie stepped back from her NBC duties almost two months ago when her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared. The investigation is ongoing.
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.
