Child vaccines, AI measures rejected by House during special session
Two key priorities of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that failed to advance in the regular legislative session were discarded during the special session that began Tuesday.
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Two key priorities of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that failed to advance in the regular legislative session were discarded during the special session that began Tuesday.
Sen. Clay Yarborough filed the bill again on Friday after it failed to pass during the regular session that ended March 13.
Raising a child through age 18 is most expensive in Hawaii, where a family would spend an estimated $412,661 in 2026, LendingTree found.
"Child care costs are just incredibly daunting for all but the wealthiest Americans," one financial expert said.
A Minneapolis day care says that vandals damaged the facility early this week, after a YouTube video purporting to expose fraud among day cares in the Twin Cities metro area went viral.
A teacher at a Miami child care center is facing charges of child abuse after allegedly assaulting a 2-year-old girl in her classroom.
In some parts of the U.S., parents pay more than $30,000 annually for infant care at a center, federal data shows.
Soaring child care costs are a major financial drain on millions of U.S. families. Here's what the Harris and Trump campaigns say they would do to address it.
The company found employees wanted affordable child care close to where they work
Keith Jones reports Teleperformance teamed up with a day care and offers employees half off to enroll their kids.
About 24 children participated in National Adoption Day at the Broward County Courthouse.
Families spend an average of more $700 a month on child care, with costs surging 32% since 2019, a new analysis finds.
Tibina Louissant is charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child.
Annual tab to bring up a child has surged in recent years. "It's completely understandable that people are scared to death," one expert says.
A gym designed for all kids to safely enjoy playing opened up in North Miami Sunday.
Childcare centers expect to lose critical funding that could rattle South Florida's economy.
Madeleine Thakur, CEO of The Children's Movement of Florida, said we need more public dollars invested in early learning and childcare.
CBS4 spoke with an expert to find out the top three questions you need to ask your child's daycare provider and how you can look up a daycare's history online.
Police identified the attacker as a former police officer who was fired from the force earlier this year because of a drug charge.
Heading out on the road for the summer? Law enforcement in Georgia and Florida have a warning: Slow down or face consequences.
Residents said they've checked their property to identify what's causing the high water bills But have found nothing.
Florida detectives say the 33-year-old Georgia man impregnated his victim when she was 15 and 17 years old.
The identity of the victim has not yet been released.
Pamela Molina, 37, was charged with inhaling nitrous oxide to induce intoxication and resisting an officer without violence.
Heading out on the road for the summer? Law enforcement in Georgia and Florida have a warning: Slow down or face consequences.
Residents said they've checked their property to identify what's causing the high water bills But have found nothing.
Florida detectives say the 33-year-old Georgia man impregnated his victim when she was 15 and 17 years old.
The identity of the victim has not yet been released.
Pamela Molina, 37, was charged with inhaling nitrous oxide to induce intoxication and resisting an officer without violence.
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.
Three-time Olympian David Hearn was indicted July 2, after he was accused of ripping out a portion of the sealant from the bottom of the Reflecting Pool on June 19.
Palm Beach International Airport officially became Donald J. Trump International Airport on Thursday, but the airport's code won't change for another 40 days.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is suspending his campaign against GOP Sen. Susan Collins, after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her five years ago.
Prosecutors revealed that the roommate of the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk was given "use immunity" in exchange for providing recorded video statements to investigators about the case.
The U.S. military launched another round of strikes against Iran late Wednesday night, U.S. Central Command said, in the second night of attacks as diplomacy between the two countries appears to collapse.
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.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
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.
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.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated to 20 local and national charities ahead of their wedding Friday.