South Florida "miracle fruit" helps cancer patients manage chemo
The tropical berry Synsepalum dulcificum, grown in Miami's Redland, is helping chemotherapy patients combat "chemo mouth" and enjoy food again.
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The tropical berry Synsepalum dulcificum, grown in Miami's Redland, is helping chemotherapy patients combat "chemo mouth" and enjoy food again.
With coconut water and oil in high demand, some South Florida homeowners say thieves are targeting their palm trees.
The magic behind millions of romantic Valentine's Day bouquets happens in a cargo warehouse at Miami International Airport.
A rare South Florida cold snap sent iguanas falling from trees, even landing one on pizzas, while tourists stayed out of the water and farmers reported crop losses.
South Florida farmers are assessing crop losses after a rare freeze, warning the cold snap could soon drive up produce prices.
The cold temperatures are wreaking havoc on South Florida's plants and animals, forcing farmers and shelters to scramble to make sure they stay warm and protected from the cold.
Farmers and growers spent Saturday preparing their products for when the temperatures drop.
The new financial aid package is expected to shore up the U.S. agricultural sector, which has been hurt by tariffs and a trade war with China.
Agricultural experts are warning about a disease, sunblotch viroid (ASBVd), that can severely stunt avocado tree growth.
Hammered by hurricanes and citrus greening disease, Florida's citrus industry ended the 2024-2025 growing season with the lowest production in more than a century, according to numbers released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Unauthorized immigrants make up nearly 5% of the U.S. workforce, according to 2022 estimates, and a higher share in construction and agriculture.
Cucumbers grown by Florida-based Bedner Growers have been linked to illnesses in at least 26 people in 15 states.
The screwworm is a larva of the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly that can invade the tissues of any warm-blooded animal, including humans.
A lawsuit against Florida's ban on "lab-grown" meat is still alive after a federal judge tossed four parts of the lawsuit but kept a fifth.
One of Florida's biggest citrus growers plans to build a 3,000-acre community in southwest Florida, just months after announcing it is abandoning its citrus growing operations at the end of this year's season.
Florida's citrus growers are struggling to survive the one-two punch of hurricanes and disease.
Sugar maple habitats appear to be shifting northward due to climate change. Maine maple syrup producers are working to adapt.
A study by the National Milk Producers Federation, a group which advocates for dairy producers, indicates that eliminating immigrant labor would lead to a 90% increase in retail milk prices.
One expert says these so-called "super pigs" — wild boars that were deliberately bred with domestic pigs – are an "ecological trainwreck."
Florida agriculture suffered more than $190 million in losses from Hurricane Milton, making it the costliest for farmers and ranchers of three cyclones that struck the state in 2024, according to University of Florida researchers.
Total losses from three storms could hit nearly $1 billion.
U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts one-third fewer oranges than last year.
Automated underground system uses a solar-powered pump to periodically saturate the roots of his crops.
Greenhouse and nursery-grown plants, particularly holiday poi
The industry has grappled for two decades with deadly citrus greening disease and issues such as encroaching development.
The unidentified woman was rushed to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The reclusive billionaire bought a majority stake in OnlyFans in 2018, growing the site into a major adult content platform.
Cocaine with an estimated value of $12 million has been seized off the north coast of Puerto Rico, authorities said.
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office announced the death of Deputy Steven Bruner on Sunday morning.
Former Florida Rep. David Rivera goes on trial Monday over allegations he secretly lobbied for Venezuela's government during the first Trump administration.
The unidentified woman was rushed to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The reclusive billionaire bought a majority stake in OnlyFans in 2018, growing the site into a major adult content platform.
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office announced the death of Deputy Steven Bruner on Sunday morning.
Former Florida Rep. David Rivera goes on trial Monday over allegations he secretly lobbied for Venezuela's government during the first Trump administration.
The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a Mississippi law that allows ballots that are postmarked by but received up to five days after Election Day to be counted.
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.
Former Florida Rep. David Rivera goes on trial Monday over allegations he secretly lobbied for Venezuela's government during the first Trump administration.
The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a Mississippi law that allows ballots that are postmarked by but received up to five days after Election Day to be counted.
President Trump said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will assist TSA agents at airports as delays and security staffing shortages continue to worsen.
In a 54 to 37 vote, two Democrats voted with all Republicans in attendance to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination. A final confirmation vote is expected in the coming days.
Most Republicans, especially MAGA, continue to support the US action and express a lot of confidence in Trump personally.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
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.
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.
Local reports estimate that roughly 40,000 people gathered across central Seoul to watch K-pop band BTS reunite.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Bodycam video footage of Justin Timberlake's June 2024 DWI arrest on Long Island was released to the media Friday.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.