IQ Score Questioned By Supreme Court In FL Man's Execution
The Supreme Court is now hearing an appeal from a Florida death row inmate and examining IQ scores after the man claimed he's protected from execution because he's mentally disabled.
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The Supreme Court is now hearing an appeal from a Florida death row inmate and examining IQ scores after the man claimed he's protected from execution because he's mentally disabled.
A man wanted in connection with a stabbing on the campus of the University of Florida on Monday was killed in a police involved shooting.
This week President Barack Obama, at a White House ceremony, launched what may be the most important initiative of his presidency, an effort to break that cycle of violence by finding new ways, new partnerships, to help boys and young men of color. The program is called "My Brother's Keeper". Attending that ceremony was State Senator Oscar Braynon, whose district in Miami Gardens is the largest African-American city in the state and a city that has been the center of so much of the violence.
Closing arguments are set for Monday in the DUI manslaughter trial of Sandor Guillen who is accused of killing 13-year old Kaely Camacho.
A woman involved in a deadly crash on Friday was arrested after she tried to cover-up the crime, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
A man the FBI believes was responsible for two bank robberies last month is in custody.
Lee County Sheriff's Deputies shot a man at a Fort Myers gas station after, deputies say, he rammed their squad cars.
A Miami man has been ordered to pay $225,000 in fines and payments for building illegal docks and piers on navigable waterways.
An altercation at a Homestead nursery quickly escalated leading a person to open fire at two people on Saturday.
A woman is behind bars accused of hitting and killing a motorcyclist in Pompano Beach on Friday then trying to cover the evidence, according to deputies.
A car crashed into a home Saturday morning and when authorities arrived at the scene, they said the driver inside had a gunshot wound.
A 24-year old man is getting life behind bars without parole for the beating death of an elderly person in Gainesville.
Two Orlando area teens were struck and killed by a passing car Friday evening while they were trying to push their broken car.
Miami Police are investigating a double shooting that occurred Saturday morning.
A North Carolina man was convicted by a South Florida jury of operating fraudulent precious metals investment businesses that took $25 million from investors.
Miami-Dade Police officers working in a neighborhood Friday afternoon encountered gunfire.
Two Miami-Dade police officers were injured during a struggle in South Miami Heights with a suspect late Thursday night
Closing arguments in the DUI manslaughter trial of Sandor Guillen, who is accused of killing 13-year-old Kaely Camacho, will begin Monday morning.
A mourning mother is pleading to the public to give information on the driver who hit and killed her 15-year old son earlier this month in Fort Lauderdale.
A Broward grandmother said she will do everything she can to keep a divided family together after a mother is accused of repeatedly leaving her children home alone with no food and electricity and giving them medication to make them go to sleep.
A man who shot a police officer in a life and death struggle was sent off to a long prison stretch Friday.
A Fort Lauderdale woman has pled guilty to participated in a treasury check cashing and stolen identity scheme which nabbed more than $600,000.
A man is behind bars for allegedly posing as an immigration lawyer stealing about $100,000 from various victims and faces other charges.
Seeing police lights, bullet holes and the faces of children lost to gun violence were reasons for community leaders coming together to discuss how to prevent violence in the future.
A Northeast Miami-Dade man is charged with first degree murder after his neighbor was found strangled in her apartment.
The proposal was drafted by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who toured the state slamming the spike in property tax revenues over the last six years by local governments.
The Miami Dolphins said that Tom Garfinkel will remain a part of the organization.
A 16-year-old lifeguard is being hailed a hero after rescuing a boy from a rip current off the coast of Santa Cruz, California, last month.
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro was seen with a large box as she left the White House Monday after her meeting with President Trump.
The impact will not be visible to the naked eye, but photos are expected to come from a lunar satellite at a later time.
The proposal was drafted by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who toured the state slamming the spike in property tax revenues over the last six years by local governments.
The Miami Dolphins said that Tom Garfinkel will remain a part of the organization.
A 16-year-old lifeguard is being hailed a hero after rescuing a boy from a rip current off the coast of Santa Cruz, California, last month.
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro was seen with a large box as she left the White House Monday after her meeting with President Trump.
The impact will not be visible to the naked eye, but photos are expected to come from a lunar satellite at a later time.
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.
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro was seen with a large box as she left the White House Monday after her meeting with President Trump.
The Justice Department argued that the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters had until Jan. 6, 2023, to sue the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, missing the deadline to file a lawsuit by over two years.
Some of the key Florida races this year include the race for governor and U.S. senator.
Rising premiums forced many people in Affordable Care Act plans to give up their coverage. But the Trump administration claims a huge drop in enrollment is almost entirely due to its fraud crackdown.
The order came after Republican Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn threatened to block Blanche's confirmation for Attorney General if the fund was not rescinded in writing.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
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.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.