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As the presidential campaign kicks into high gear over the summer, Florida is once again expected to be a key swing state that could decide who will occupy the White House. But troubling questions are coming up as the state seeks to purge voter rolls.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio spent Tuesday traveling to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where he toured the U.S. Naval Station and learn more about the facility and its role in the detention of "enemy combatants."
A 91-year-old decorated World War II veteran is just one of hundreds of South Florida voters shocked to learn that they've been identified as a non-U.S. Citizen and may be ineligible to vote.
As the Supreme Court nears a historic decision on the fate of President Barack Obama's health care law, Republicans are finding themselves painted into a corner by the far right wing of the party.
With debate and votes taking place around the state and polls showing a growing acceptance, the issue of same-sex marriage and domestic partner rights will likely be among a host of second tier issues that could determine which presidential candidate takes the state.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi got away this weekend, but she'll be coming back from a Cayman Islands trip with more than just a tan. Florida's top law enforcement officer is bring back a husband, after a Saturday wedding to a Tampa ophthalmologist.
A coalition of civil rights and voting organizations have asked the State of Florida to stop its push, directed by Governor Rick Scott, to remove non-U.S. citizens from the state's voter rolls.
One day after a Quinnipiac University poll showed Mitt Romney leading in the Sunshine State; a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found President Barack Obama leading in Florida by five points, outside the margin of error.
As U.S. Senator Bill Nelson continues to pull in more money for his general campaign, it's looking more and more like his Republican opponent will likely be Representative Connie Mack IV.
Republicans and Democrats know the key voting bloc to capture in each election going forward will be Hispanic Americans. According to a new NBC/Wall Street Journal, President Barack Obama and Democrats are currently doing very well with the key demographic.
After successfully recalling Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and Commissioner Natacha Seijas last year, auto tycoon Norman Braman has his new target – four incumbent county commissioners.
If President Barack Obama wants to carry the swing state of Florida, he's got quite a bit of work to do, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.
Florida is one of more than 30 states that has passed constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage in the state. But, those opinions may slowly be starting to change in the Sunshine State.
Can you be in the grave, but still have a pulse to vote? The answer is yes, in South Florida.
South Florida has relied on tourism to keep the area growing during the Great Recession. But, one key group of tourists, Europeans may be about to undergo even more economic hardship that could impact tourism and U.S. politics in an election year.
A Hialeah woman is facing child abuse charges after police say she left her 13-year-old daughter chained to a fence in the heat without food or water.
As many South Florida families continue to grapple with rising costs, financial experts say a midyear budget reviewcan help improve your financial outlook before the end of the year.
A Little Havana homeowner and her attorney argue the City of Miami fined her for code violations tied to work completed before she bought the home.
Princess Cruises confirmed a crew member died after going overboard Monday morning off Mexico's Caribbean coast.
Over 40 years after Patty Gifford vanished, her family sees justice in Dennis Socher's execution, but their search for her remains goes on.
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.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.
Lindsey Graham, the senior U.S. senator from South Carolina, died suddenly at age 71 on Saturday.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine.
A landmark housing bill automatically became law overnight after President Trump declined to sign it.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
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.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.
