Florida legislature approves "Gulf of America" name change; bills head to DeSantis
The House already had passed the bills, meaning they are ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign them.
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The House already had passed the bills, meaning they are ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign them.
Jared Isaacman, President Trump's nominee to lead NASA, tells lawmakers the space agency can return astronauts to the moon while pursuing flights to Mars.
Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams testified Wednesday afternoon before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism.
The U.S. stock market surged immediately after President Trump announced the pause on most of his new "reciprocal tariffs."
Federal judges in New York and Texas temporarily blocked the deportations of certain Venezuelan migrants facing removal under Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act.
Republicans' budget resolution was expected to get a final vote Wednesday night. But a number of Republicans have withheld their support.
President Trump has issued executive orders that seek to punish major law firms involved in legal challenges to his second-term agenda.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed health program cuts and the measles vaccine in his first network TV interview since joining the Trump administration.
The bill would raise the speed limit from 70 mph to 75 mph on interstate highways and the Florida Turnpike.
President Trump's tariffs on imports from dozens of countries kicked in Wednesday, including 104% on goods from China, dramatically ramping up a potential global trade war.
The Justice Department says Ryan Routh tried to acquire anti-aircraft weapons to shoot down Donald Trump's plane.
Kennedy's comments mark the first time he has publicly urged people to get the measles vaccine since becoming HHS secretary.
Nationwide, calls increased 40% soon after the three-digit number was officially launched in 2022.
The Department of Homeland Security has until 5 p.m. Wednesday to provide evidence that Mahmoud Khalil should be deported, or else she'll drop the case Friday, a judge said.
The IRS has agreed to share immigrants' tax data with ICE for to help authorities identify and deport undocumented immigrants.
Florida political leaders are remembering U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following the South Carolina Republican's death, with tributes pouring in Sunday.
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.
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.
In 1898, Wilmington, N.C., was prosperous and integrated. But white supremacists took back control of the city's multi-racial government at gunpoint, and killed scores of Black residents - a little-known story retold in Lauren Collins' "They Stole a City."
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.
The senior U.S. senator for South Carolina died suddenly at 71 on Saturday.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator, who was reportedly scheduled to do an interview on Sunday.
A landmark housing bill automatically became law overnight after President Trump declined to sign it.
Eight months ago, Hegseth told top military leaders there would be "no more beardos" and "fat troops."
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.
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.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
