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Appearing at a Jacksonville charter school, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran on Tuesday touted their efforts to reopen classrooms this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The United States had 299,028 more deaths than expected between Jan. 26 and Oct. 3, with two out of three due to COVID-19, a new report released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
A veteran Miami-Dade public schools teacher is speaking out as coronavirus cases continue to rise as expected.
The COVID pandemic has forced many people to work from home. Some have opted to take over a bedroom or the dining room table to set up their home office. Others are heading to the backyard.
Are you taking public transportation or ride hailing services during the pandemic? Here's a look at what some services are doing to try to keep riders safe and steps experts say you can take.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 1:00 p.m. on October 20, 2020.
An appeals court is allowing Miami-Dade to enforce its countywide curfew while the case is being decided.
A fall surge of COVID-19 cases has arrived. Florida and Connecticut lead the nation with an increase of 50%.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 11:00 a.m. on October 19, 2020.
Masks are always a popular part of any Halloween costume but not all masks are created equal, especially when it comes to COVID-19.
Is Halloween canceled this year? It doesn't have to be. South Florida communities are getting creative and reimagining Halloween events so folks can still have a little Halloween fun all while social distancing safely.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 12 p.m. on October 18, 2020.
Good news for club owners and club-goers, as Miami Beach City Manager Jimmy Morales announced Saturday that they will be suspending enforcement of the countywide curfew in Miami Beach.
Florida Power & Light has asked state regulators to approve a proposal that would offer bill credits to certain small businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Florida reported its highest coronavirus numbers in two months with another uptick in new infections Saturday, surging to more than 4,000 cases.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 11 a.m. on October 17, 2020.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 12:00 p.m. on October 16, 2020.
A new study warns the coronavirus could erase years of progress for working women.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 11:30 a.m. on October 15, 2020.
Christmas is still 10 weeks away, but the holiday shopping season is already underway. Here is a look at some trends and why many people say they are shopping early this year.
With an uptick in COVID-19 cases as Election Day approaches, many voters are worried about how to safely cast their ballots. Here's what doctors are recommending.
Florida and the nation saw upticks last week in first-time unemployment claims as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pummel the economy, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor.
A national COVID-19 "dashboard" released Wednesday by AARP shows that the death rate of Florida nursing-home residents over a recent four-week period exceeded the national average.
A Miami-Dade school is pivoting to online learning on Wednesday after three people at the school tested positive for COVID-19.
A new clinical trial to test the antibody-drug Regeneron to prevent the spread of COVID-19, among people who may have been exposed from an infected household member, has begun at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
The city set up several sandbag distribution sites and will have them throughout the season.
Venezuela's government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years he was pardoned by President Joe Biden.
Colombia's presidential elections are scheduled for May 31, marking the end of the term for Gustavo Petro, the country's first leftist president.
Andrew Lee Jansen, 28, was arrested after deputies said he interfered during a medical call involving his father.
Genomic analysis showed the virus found aboard the MV Hondius shows no evidence of new characteristics so far.
The city set up several sandbag distribution sites and will have them throughout the season.
Venezuela's government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years he was pardoned by President Joe Biden.
Andrew Lee Jansen, 28, was arrested after deputies said he interfered during a medical call involving his father.
No injuries have been reported because of the issue, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
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.
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
President Trump's trip to China could bolster economic relations, but failed to deliver a breakthrough deal, some trade and energy experts said.
In an interview with "Face the Nation," Gates said another mass exodus from Cuba is the "biggest risk."
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
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.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
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.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.