Florida Teachers Could Get Help Buying PPE
House and Senate proposals seek to add personal protective equipment to a list of items teachers can purchase with money from the state.
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House and Senate proposals seek to add personal protective equipment to a list of items teachers can purchase with money from the state.
Back in November, the Broward school board voted to make masks optional for all students in schools and on Friday the board will meet to amend its face covering policy, but this will not apply to students.
With coronavirus cases surging, the number of people in Florida hospitals inpatients with COVID-19 has topped 3,800.
As COVID continues to hang on, some are turning to hotels to work remotely.
In the middle of the holiday season, COVID cases are way up and that includes children.
Jose Blanco and his family didn't have to wait long for a COVID-19 test Tuesday at one of three new testing sites that have opened in Miami-Dade.
Miami-Dade County has opened two new coronavirus testing sites and extended hours at Zoo Miami in response to increased demand for testing.
The Sunshine State reported 39,000 new COVID-19 cases on Monday from the Christmas weekend, as thousands of people waited in lines for tests following holiday gatherings and flights on crowded airplanes.
The distribution program was a collaboration between Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami-Dade Police Department and the Miami-Dade Emergency Operations Center.
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Florida has increased this month, hospitalizations also have gone up.
Miami-Dade County officials are giving out free take-home rapid test kits in an effort to meet the rise in demand for testing.
On Christmas, Florida hit a new record in the pandemic for the number of COVID cases reported for a day.
COVID-19 cases are on the rise and the weekend test site closures left many people scrambling to find one open, leading to long lines at those that were like Tropical Park.
An unspecified number of the USS Milwaukee's crew is in isolation aboard the ship at naval station Guantanamo Bay.
"I did an at-home kit and tested positive, so I'm out here trying to get the real results," said one person at Tropical Park's COVID testing site.
It seems getting a COVID test is the hot holiday item this year as Florida hits a record number of cases.
Florida has just set a new one-day new case count for coronavirus.
Miami-Dade is now offering free take-home rapid test kits at public libraries in an effort to meet the rapid rise in demand for COVID testing.
"The best gift this holiday season is prevention," says Dr. Geeta Nayyar.
When it came to the Florida COVID story in 2021, it would be easy to say that COVID economics, politics, and policy discussions far outshined the ongoing medical struggle to save lives and prevent the spread of the disease.
The wait continues at Tropical Park's COVID-19 testing site as thousands of people squeeze in last minute tests ahead of Christmas.
A COVID-19 test seems to be on just about everyone's Christmas list, and on Thursday the testing site at Tropical Park was looking like a maze of cars, once again.
According to the cruise line, the Odyssey of the Seas was not allowed to enter Curacao and Aruba after 55 fully-vaccinated crew members and passengers contracted COVID.
Universal Orlando says masks will be required at all public indoor locations and at all attractions from the moment guests enter the lines to when they leave.
The demand for COVID testing is high, and the waits are long. But there are ways to prepare.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada's strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected.
The shooter, who is also dead, shot 10 people in total, according to police. All eight who died were children under the age of 14, police said.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
One person was killed after a Cessna plane crashed into the yard of a home near Tampa, Florida, on Sunday morning.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada's strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected.
The shooter, who is also dead, shot 10 people in total, according to police. All eight who died were children under the age of 14, police said.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
One person was killed after a Cessna plane crashed into the yard of a home near Tampa, Florida, on Sunday morning.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
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.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada's strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected.
The order will open the door for more research into psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, sources told CBS News earlier this week.
An order earlier this week blocked most above-ground construction on the project.
A delegation of senior State Department representatives traveled to Cuba via a U.S. government plane last week, officials said, a diplomatic opening amid intense pressure from the Trump administration.
President Trump has lobbed insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world's most powerful country and the world's largest Christian denomination.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
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.
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.