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New polling from Gallup released Monday showed just how closely divided the country is on three main topics that could swing the election to either President Barack Obama or his Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
Congress has never shied away from getting involved in public education. But a new study from the Sunlight Foundation shows some of the very members of Congress might need to go back to school.
Two more suspects are in jail in connection with the alleged terror plot in Chicago during the NATO summit.
Lawyers for three activists with ties to South Florida who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit and have accused of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters and other targets say the charges against them are trumped up to frighten peaceful protestors.
Looking toward the 2014 election, the Republican Party is gearing up ad campaign in an effort to keep Rick Scott in office.
Indiana state treasurer Richard Mourdock rode a tea party furor to an unlikely upset of longtime Indiana Senator Richard Lugar. Now, a Florida senator is lending Mourdock a hand.
Results from the FCAT reading and writing parts of the test paint a very bad picture for students moving through the Florida school system.
Florida's unemployment rate in April continued to mirror that of the rest of the country, dropping to 8.7 percent, according to numbers released Friday.
Citizens Property Insurance Company continued down the path of raising rates for new policies Thursday during a conference call with the Actuarial and Underwriting committee.
The latest Fox News poll is putting together a tough road for Republican Mitt Romney to win the White House from President Barack Obama.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has almost completely closed the gap between him and President Barack Obama when it comes to fundraising for the campaign.
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is making a swing though Florida on Wednesday and Thursday to add to his campaign's coffer.
An effort by Hollywood police officers to claw back lost raises and back pay made no headway Wednesday in a special meeting between city commissioners and union representatives, as the city said it simply didn't have the money to give it's first responders what they want.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has weighed on the Republican campaign to face U.S. Senator Bill Nelson in November. Romney gave his endorsement to Representative Connie Mack, IV Wednesday afternoon.
Zombies can vote in Florida. Well, not exactly. It seems the state has 53,000 dead listed on the voter rolls and now election supervisors have been told to remove them.
New Florida laws to protect domestic violence survivors include tougher repeat-offender penalties, more relocation aid, and a study on secure online reporting.
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.
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.
