Here Are The Top Three Ways This Week's Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect You
The much-anticipated Saharan dust plume is now making its more than 5,000-mile trek across the Atlantic to the United States.
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The much-anticipated Saharan dust plume is now making its more than 5,000-mile trek across the Atlantic to the United States.
Officials in states across the South are warning that more young people are testing positive for coronavirus.
The COVID-19 outbreak continued its fevered escalation in Florida on Saturday, as the state reported more than 4,000 new cases — the highest daily total yet in a state that has seen numerous record-breaking spikes since reopening restaurants, bars, gyms and other public places.
Three Miami restaurants were shut down by Miami-Dade police for "violating Miami-Dade Emergency Order 23-20," having to do with COVID-19 restrictions, officials announced.
The Florida Department of Health issued a Public Health Advisory on Saturday in response to increased COVID-19 cases in the state.
Continuing to gradually finish the work of this year's legislative session, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday signed 21 bills, including measures aimed at improving school-bus safety and preventing bear poaching.
A former Florida State University football player has launched a drive to rename the university's stadium, asserting in a petition that the man it is named for, Doak S. Campbell, was a segregationist.
Medical professionals will not be able to perform pelvic exams on unconscious patients without their informed consent under a bill signed by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Demonstrators held a series of rallies Friday afternoon throughout South Florida on this day known as "Juneteenth," marking the end of slavery in 1865.
Florida's tourism-reliant economy saw its unemployment rate go up to 14.5 percent in May, even while businesses started reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic.
As coronavirus cases spike in Florida, Governor Ron Desantis is attributing the alarming trend to increased testing, outbreaks in high-risk areas like jails, assisted living facilities, and migrant worker communities.
Apple is closing stores in Florida and three other states as COVID-19 cases increase.
Major cruise lines including Doral-based Royal Caribbean and Carnival Corp. have voluntarily suspended cruises out of US ports until September 15th.
State and local tax revenues from hotels will drop an estimated $1.3 billion this year in Florida because of the coronavirus-driven reduction in travel.
Florida has reported its biggest jump yet in new COVID-19 cases.
The Florida Panthers helped unveil a new interactive hockey exhibit at the Museum of Discovery and Science, giving guests a hands‑on look at the science and skill behind the sport. Players toured the exhibit with visitors, signed autographs and worked with kids on hockey techniques. The exhibit runs through May 3.
A new Survivor‑themed pop‑up café on Jungle Island is drawing fans eager to try real challenges from the show ahead of its 50th season. Visitors can attempt games like “Debbie Spoons,” introduced in Season 49, with former contestants — including a Miami winner — cheering them on. The café also serves dishes inspired by the show’s reward challenges, offering fans a taste of the Survivor experience without the hunger.
A man previously trespassed from a Hollywood farmers market is now charged with trying to lure a child away. Police say the mother intervened and stopped him.
A man accused in a 2025 Hialeah murder will remain jailed without bond after being extradited from Mexico to Miami. He is charged with second‑degree murder and tampering with evidence in the disappearance of a woman whose infant was later found safe. A second woman is charged as an accessory.
A student at a Davie cosmetology school was shot and killed in her car by a former boyfriend, who then killed himself. Flowers now line the campus as the community mourns.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
The New York Yankees beat the Miami Marlins 9-7 on Saturday night for their second 7-1 start in three seasons.
Evgeni Malkin had his 14th career hat trick to reach 1,400 career points and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Florida Panthers 9-4.
Metayer Bowen was the first Haitian American and first Black woman to serve on the city commission and was rumored to be ready to announce a run for Congress.
According to numbers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, more than 70% of H-1B visa holders in 2024 were Indian.
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.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked George to step down and take immediate retirement, CBS News exclusively reported earlier this week.
The changes were likely to affect Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, the No. 3 official at the Justice Department and Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
The war shows no signs of slowing as Iran responds to airstrikes with attacks across the region.
The ruling follows a lawsuit filed earlier this month by a coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general.
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 federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
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.
