Census Gives Florida Presidential Influence
In 2000, the late Tim Russert said the presidential election was all about Florida. Tuesday, the U.S. Census released new data that showed Florida's presidential influence will only increase.
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In 2000, the late Tim Russert said the presidential election was all about Florida. Tuesday, the U.S. Census released new data that showed Florida's presidential influence will only increase.
Miami Republican Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart is one of the highest profile voices pressing for a free Cuba.
Immigrant advocates staged a protest in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood Monday against the detention and pending deportations of hundreds of Haitians.
Although legislators in Washington D.C. voted down the Dream Act for a second time, many undocumented college students in South Florida are not giving up hope.
South Floridians who gathered to hear if a bill that would give hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants a chance to gain legal status were disappointed Saturday after it was blocked by the Senate.
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) will inaugurate its new military headquarters Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
President Barack Obama's tax-cut deal with the GOP leadership sailed through both houses of Congress, easily passing in the House of Representatives Thursday evening.
State Senator Maria Sachs, of Delray Beach, will propose a bill in the Florida Legislature that she hopes can avert another tragic death in day vehicles.
President Barack Obama's tax-cut deal with the GOP leadership was supposed to be a bi-partisan plan. Instead, it's drawing bi-partisan fire as it makes its way through Congress.
The battle over the Obama-GOP tax cut compromise passed its first hurdle in the Senate Monday evening after a test vote received a filibuster-proof majority.
Miguel Exposito knows the job of Miami police chief comes with a hot seat as standard equipment.
Monday, the United States Senate gave preliminary approval to a tax-cut deal struck by President Barack Obama and the GOP.
Haitians in the US illegally had been given a pass when it comes to deportations, thanks to the earthquake which devastated their country 11 months ago. Now, for some, that break is being ended.
When President Barack Obama unveiled his federal stimulus plan, many in both parties erupted over the $787 billion price tag. But now, Obama's tax deal with Congressional Republicans will dwarf the stimulus in the cost to American taxpayers.
Governor-elect Rick Scott continues his statewide jobs tour at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale Thursday. His visit Wednesday offered hope, but no details.
For this year, lawmakers moved the discount dates to July 20 through Aug. 20.
Miami-Dade deputies say a Miami caregiver stole thousands of dollars from the victim's bank account, using the money to gamble at local casinos.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.3 with the epicenter 30 miles southwest of Aquiles Serdan, Mexico.
Aerial images showed smoke emerging from the garage of the home as fire crews actively worked to extinguish the blaze.
Tangela Wright, 51, faces 2 counts of attempted murder, for the May 2025 crash, police say.
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.
President Trump delivered a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House. Here are the facts behind some of his claims.
Immigration officers could weigh use of Medicaid, food aid and housing help in green card decisions after Trump administration rescinds Biden-era public charge rule.
The legislative proposal would allow the defense secretary to withhold "controlled unclassified information," potentially curbing public access to a wide range of defense records.
Part of President Trump's speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Pentagon will now require service members over 30 to screen for testosterone deficiency, and if needed, they can elect to have testosterone replacement therapy.
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 lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
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.
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.
