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.
The Fall Equinox, the official start of astronomical fall, is on Tuesday. But it will still feel like summer in South Florida.
In the fourth quarter, the Hurricanes' defense had to take the lead.
Miami was eliminated from the postseason race.
A 45-year-old woman was also checked out at a hospital as part of an evaluation.
Heavy storms flooded streets across Broward County, stalling cars and leaving some pedestrians wading barefoot.
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.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
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.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
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.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
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.
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.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
Stella Parton gives insight into her sister Dolly Parton's marriage, makeup habits and views on death in an exclusive CBS News interview.
