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.
The Trump administration is pushing for Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel's ouster as a precondition for negotiations, while Cuba opens investment to exiles and Americans.
After fleeing danger in Venezuela, a woman has spent five months in U.S. immigration detention as her husband fights for her release.
Salvadoran nationals deported from the United States are arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and their loved ones do not know where they are or how to contact them.
Newly signed Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will have an opportunity to compete for the starting job in Atlanta, where Michael Penix Jr. is recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in November, general manager Ian Cunningham said Friday.
Neighbors say the suspect, caught on security cameras, has targeted at least three people in the past five weeks—sometimes in broad daylight.
The Trump administration is pushing for Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel's ouster as a precondition for negotiations, while Cuba opens investment to exiles and Americans.
After fleeing danger in Venezuela, a woman has spent five months in U.S. immigration detention as her husband fights for her release.
Salvadoran nationals deported from the United States are arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and their loved ones do not know where they are or how to contact them.
Basketball fans can fill out their NCAA tournament predictions for a chance to win $1,000 in the CBS Miami Bracket Challenge before the full tournament begins on March 19.
Newly signed Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will have an opportunity to compete for the starting job in Atlanta, where Michael Penix Jr. is recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in November, general manager Ian Cunningham said Friday.
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 Cuban government is planning to allow Cuban nationals who live abroad to invest in the island, a government official told NBC News, as the country faces economic collapse and pressure from the Trump administration.
Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino was pulled away from a high-profile role leading immigration raids in major U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, earlier this year.
President Trump said White House chief of staff Susie Wiles will "continue doing the job she loves" even while undergoing treatment for early stage breast cancer.
U.S. intelligence has circulated to President Trump's inner circle that Iran's late supreme leader had misgivings about his son replacing him, viewing Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as not very bright.
Within days of their firings, two former federal workers launched a support group for fellow colleagues in the same situation. What started out as 20 people has grown to almost 5,000 members nationwide.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
Nixon is in the Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who was instrumental in causing Trump's first impeachment.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
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 trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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.
The film follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp through their seven-year journey to document the toll of America's school shooting epidemic.
As Kumail Nanjiani took the stage to announce the winner for Best Live-Action Short at the 98th annual Academy Awards, the actor exclaimed: "And the Oscar goes to ... it's a tie."
Hollywood's biggest stars were honored at the 98th annual Academy Awards on Sunday. Here is what to know and how to watch the 2026 Oscars.
Watch scenes from the performances nominated for best supporting actor at the 98th annual Academy Awards, as well as interviews with the nominees.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.