Watch CBS News
Florida Senator Bill Nelson is underwater when it comes to his approval rating, but he's still ahead by seven points over Republican challenger Representative Connie Mack, IV, according to the later Public Policy Polling poll.
As Democrats gather in Charlotte, North Carolina this week to officially nominate President Barack Obama for a second term, their national convention is expected to have a strikingly different tone than last week's Republican celebration.
Florida welfare recipients who were denied benefits during a four-month period last year because they failed or refused to take a drug test are eligible for their share of $600,000 in missed benefits.
As the campaigns for President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney begin to go in to a full court press before the November Election, the subject of Medicare has taken on a new focus.
President Barack Obama is embarking on a four-day march through battleground states and the storm-battered Gulf Coast in the lead-up to his party's convention.
Fresh off accepting the Republican nomination for Vice President, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan said he and running mate Mitt Romney can relate to Floridians and know exactly what they want: jobs.
he Hialeah woman at the center of an investigation regarding brokered absentee ballots was offered a plea deal Friday morning at her arraignment but the deal wasn't immediately accepted.
With a blend of presidential nominee Mitt Romney's biography, a few parting shots at President Barack Obama and a surprise appearance by Clint Eastwood, the Republican National Convention in Tampa closed, even as Florida remained central to the presidential election.
It was the moment the Republican faithful have been waiting for all week.
Gov. Rick Scott ranked 43rd in Modern Healthcare's list of the 100 most influential people in health care. A second Floridian also placed in the Top 100.
A public employee union is rethinking its strategy following a judge's refusal to reopen a lawsuit challenging Florida's plan to privatize prison health care.
One day after an appeals court ruled that Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester should step down from the George Zimmeran case, a new judge has been named to take over the proceedings.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi lambasted the Obama administration for imposing restrictions on the American people during her speech at the Republican National Convention.
Republican Vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan gave a rousing speech to the GOP faithful in Tampa Wednesday night during the Republican National Convention. The only problem was that parts of Ryan's speech were riddled with factual problems.
On Thursday, Former Gov. Jeb Bush said there's "no question" the party will heed his advice on issues that matter to Hispanic voters.
L.A. has now won 8 in a row, its longest streak of the season, after Friday's win at loanDepot park.
A bystander who recorded video at the scene describes chaos as two children were struck.
The response to the attacks led to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration.
A group of retired NYPD officers gathers at the Moose Lodge in Tamarac 10 times a year to lean on one another.
From Hollywood to Miami, communities held events Friday honoring first responders and victims of the 2001 attacks.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Degnis Bofill, who won a 2022 Latin Grammy, is being held at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County while his asylum case is pending.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
Courtney Walter said her husband, Jorge Luis Eliecer Ruiz, was stopped by immigration agents on Aug. 3 in Coconut Creek.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Gilbert is running for the seat that Frederica Wilson is retiring from.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
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.
Stella Parton gives insight into her sister Dolly Parton's marriage, makeup habits and views on death in an exclusive CBS News interview.
Dolly Parton died in Nashville on Aug. 25 at the age of 80 — a shock to fans around the world who weren't aware of her illness.
Ben Shelton ended Carlos Alcaraz's title reign in the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history, pulling out the victory in a marathon tussle that ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday.
While performing in St. Louis on Saturday night, Lionel Richie appeared at one point to lean on a piano for support, according to video from the show.
The international airport in Nashville, Tennessee, would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal by Tennessee's governor.
