Florida abortion measure draws $4.19 million
Floridians Protecting Freedom has less than half the signatures it needs to get it on the November 2024 ballot
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Floridians Protecting Freedom has less than half the signatures it needs to get it on the November 2024 ballot
Attorney General Ashley Moody will try to block a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to ensure abortion rights in Florida, according to a filing Monday at the state Supreme Court.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede looks at the future of abortion in Florida.
Donald Trump is facing political blowback from within his party for his comments about abortion.
Democratic Senator Lauren Book filed a bill aimed at preventing women from being charged with crimes after obtaining abortions
Jim DeFede devotes the entire half hour to this polarizing hot-button issue.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede devotes the entire half hour to this polarizing hot-button issue, playing off this past week's Florida Supreme Court hearing on abortion. In addition to playing portions of the hearing, Jim gets perspective from the attorney who argued the case before the court, and the Florida Senate's Minority Leader, who represents Broward County, who attended the hearing in Tallahassee. Guests: Whitney White/Attorney, ACLU /Planned Parenthood State Sen. Lauren Book/(D) Broward County
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declined to say whether he supports a national abortion ban.
In a case that could have a dramatic impact on women’s reproductive rights, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday heard arguments in a constitutional challenge to a 2022 state law that prevented abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Challenge claims the Florida Constitution's privacy clause for more than 40 years has explicitly protected a right to abortion in the state
The Florida Supreme Court was confronted Friday with whether to overrule broad abortion rights protections provided for decades under the state constitution and instead uphold a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans the procedure in most cases after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Opponents of the law say it violates the state's constitutional guarantee of privacy.
Health regulators Monday ordered an Orlando abortion clinic to pay a $193,000 fine for violating a law that requires women to wait 24 hours before having abortions.
This is at least the third settlement in similar cases in recent weeks
As of June 30, the Floridians Protecting Freedom committee had collected about $4.719 million
A Hialeah Woman's Care Center, Inc. to pay a $15,500 fine
Planned Parenthood's Vice President of Public Policy Laura Goodhue says the state's Supreme Court has yet to rule on a challenge to a 15-week ban with a newer, more restrictive 6-week ban set to take effect if the court strikes down the challenge.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's bombshell decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the landscape surrounding abortion access has shifted dramatically.
The shortage could put the health of all women at risk, as OB-GYNs also screen for cancer, perform well-woman exams and prescribe contraception.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, the newest candidate in the Republican presidential field, drew some distinctions between himself and his rivals Thursday
Floridians Protecting Freedom committee, which was formed in April, had collected a total of nearly $2.78 million as of May 31
In his first week on the campaign trail as a presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly hit his chief rival, Donald Trump, from the right.
The rivalry between Trump and DeSantis is heating up as the governor nears a decision on a 2024 presidential bid
The suspect shot and killed his girlfriend after learning that she had traveled to Colorado to have an abortion, police said.
Police say a man who didn't want his girlfriend to get an abortion fatally shot her during a confrontation in a Dallas parking lot.
Kevin Cichowski, who is running for governor in Florida and previously ran for Palm Coast mayor, is facing several charges.
The 16-year-old stepbrother of Florida teenager Anna Kepner has been officially been charged as an adult in her killing.
Just days after he was shot outside a Florida casino, rapper Offset is recovering from his injuries and back on stage.
A new Florida law signed by Gov. Rib DeSantis adds specialty license plates for South Florida schools and the UFC.
The suspect was arrested and charged with possession of a concealed weapon and improper exhibition of a deadly weapon.
Kevin Cichowski, who is running for governor in Florida and previously ran for Palm Coast mayor, is facing several charges.
The 16-year-old stepbrother of Florida teenager Anna Kepner has been officially been charged as an adult in her killing.
Just days after he was shot outside a Florida casino, rapper Offset is recovering from his injuries and back on stage.
A new Florida law signed by Gov. Rib DeSantis adds specialty license plates for South Florida schools and the UFC.
The suspect was arrested and charged with possession of a concealed weapon and improper exhibition of a deadly weapon.
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.
The image was deleted from President Trump's Truth Social account, but the president said it depicted him as a "doctor, making people better."
The average daily ICE detention population declined by 12% from January to March, as a shakeup in DHS leadership suggests a potential shift in enforcement strategy.
Pope Leo has been critical of the war in Iran and other priorities of the Trump administration, but says his comments are "not meant as attacks on anyone."
President Trump said the U.S. Navy will begin blockading ships from entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz and intercept vessels that have paid tolls to Iran.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said it did not have enough information to decide how much of the project can be suspended without jeopardizing the safety of the president.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.