Jobless Claims Drop By 17K From Previous Week In Florida
The number of people filing new jobless claims in Florida dropped last week by more than 17,500 from the previous week, according to figures released Thursday.
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The number of people filing new jobless claims in Florida dropped last week by more than 17,500 from the previous week, according to figures released Thursday.
The number of Florida prison inmates who have died from COVID-19 increased to 59 on Wednesday, while corrections officials said they have taken additional steps to deal with outbreaks at two facilities.
Senator Rick Scott has fired back at a comment Governor Ron DeSantis made about the state's troubled unemployment system.
Florida surpassed 500,000 coronavirus cases Wednesday as testing ramped up following a temporary shutdown of some sites because of Tropical Storm Isaias, state officials said.
As we bid adieu to Isaias and get ready for the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, the researchers at Colorado State University has updated their forecast for this year.
A bond hearing held on Zoom for the Florida teen accused of being behind last month's major Twitter hack had to be postponed after it was repeatedly interrupted Wednesday by hackers using pornography.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the state will look at ways to ease restrictions that have kept nursing-home residents and family members separated since March.
Clorox announced Wednesday that consumers will continue to see a shortage of its wipes and other products into 2021 because of overwhelming demand during the pandemic.
A battle about the constitutionality of a Florida county ordinance that requires people to wear face masks to try to curb the spread of COVID-19 is headed to a state appeals court.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 11:00 a.m. on August 5, 2020.
Attorneys for the Florida Education Association have filed a motion seeking a temporary injunction to keep the state from forcing brick and mortar schools to open this month.
The US Navy SEALs are severing ties with a National Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, a nonprofit organization not overseen by the military after videos surfaced of dogs attacking a man wearing a Colin Kaepernick jersey during a demonstration.
A Florida man is accused of going on a racist rant and attacking a female bartender in Nokomis, near Sarasota.
An upset passenger attacked a Lyft driver in Flagler County.
Group homes and other facilities that care for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities will be required to start testing staff members every other week for COVID-19 beginning Aug. 24, under an emergency rule issued late Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration.
Immigration advocates are hoping that the judge will rule in their favor.
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.
A Delray Beach man with Parkinson's says an MRI-guided focused ultrasound procedure stopped his tremors instantly, offering life-changing relief.
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.
In a press conference at Coral Springs City Hall on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said that her death seems to be a domestic incident, and her husband, Stephen Bowen, is in custody as a suspect in her death.
Sandy Alcantara threw the first complete game of the MLB season in a 93-pitch shutout to lead the Miami Marlins over the Chicago White Sox 10-0.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register and vote in Florida, as voting rights groups swiftly filed a federal lawsuit.
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 on Wednesday appeared open to invalidating President Trump's executive order that would end birthright citizenship.
President Trump went to the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices took 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.
