Blizzard In D.C. Forces VP Joe Biden To Wait Out Storm In Miami
Blizzard conditions in the northeast kept VP Joe Biden from returning to the nation's capital Saturday night, and instead, forced his plane to divert to Miami.
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Blizzard conditions in the northeast kept VP Joe Biden from returning to the nation's capital Saturday night, and instead, forced his plane to divert to Miami.
A congresswoman from South Florida has an issue with the latest recommendation for the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force on when women should begin mammogram screenings to detect breast cancer.
A Tampa area man who landed a gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol as a political protest plans to run for Congress.
Five county governments have been awarded a first-of-its-kind grant aimed at preventing pool drownings.
On Thursday, Lawmakers in the U.S. House voted to essentially halt a program aimed at resettling thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing their war-torn homeland.
Amid speculation over whether Vice President Joe Biden would run for president in 2016, he announced Wednesday he would not run.
Weston Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she has the "skin of an alligator" referring to the criticism she has faced as chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
The representative and DNC chair joins us by satellite from Washington, DC.
As Pope Francis stood in front of Congress, he called for various things, among them unity, a message that has stayed with some South Florida leaders.
Takin' it to the streets. A group of people who oppose President Barack Obama's proposed nuclear deal with Iran and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's support of it hit the road Monday morning on bicycles to make a statement.
Democratic party chairwoman and Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz has made a decision as to whether or not she will support President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran.
Hundreds of protesters greeted Vice President Joe Biden as he arrived at the Jewish Community Center in Davie to discuss the nuclear deal with Iran.
A looming vote on a nuclear deal with Iran, one of President Barack Obama's top priorities, has Florida Democrats in a bind.
Five of the Democrats main presidential candidates will address the Democratic National Committee next month.
Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has some things to say about Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush ahead of his big announcement.
It's hard to imagine Gov. Rick Scott was ever a supporter of "Obamacare." But following his mother's death, Scott had dropped his objections to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz isn't going anywhere. The outspoken South Florida congresswoman has announced that she will not be running for a Senate seat in next year's election.
By turning away appeals from a handful of states which wanted to prohibit same-sex unions, the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for an immediate expansion of gay marriage.
Jim sits down for an extended one-on-one interview with Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Jim and the Florida congresswoman cover a variety of topics including the murder of Miami journalist Steven Sotloff and the intensifying ISIS threat, and the upcoming Florida governor's race.
Local leaders are reacting to the newly released video which purports to show the beheading of U.S. Journalist Steven Sotloff.
Now that the dust from the August Primary has settled, key members of the state's Democratic party are beginning to rally the proverbial troops in a run up to the November election.
Coming off a landslide win over former state Democratic leader Nan Rich in the August Primary, former Gov. Charlie Crist now turns his full attention to beating Republican Gov. Rick Scott.
Miami-Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo was the winner of a five-way GOP primary that included former U.S. Rep. David Rivera.
Election Day rolls on as South Florida voters continue to file into their polls throughout the region.
Family and friends of an American journalist from South Florida who is being held hostage by Islamic State militants are hoping and praying for his safe return.
Keysean Mash, 23, was arrested by the Lauderhill Police Department following an investigation that began in April.
In-person early voting at limited polling locations will run from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15 in most counties.
Neither of the victims of the ICE shootings in Maine or Texas were the target of enforcement operations, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Industry insiders say "there is no legal basis" for Trump to impose a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, something he now says he's decided not to do.
The Georgia family had just arrived at their Florida rental home and had left the 2 and 4-year-old boys in the car when the shooting happened, officials say.
Keysean Mash, 23, was arrested by the Lauderhill Police Department following an investigation that began in April.
In-person early voting at limited polling locations will run from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15 in most counties.
Neither of the victims of the ICE shootings in Maine or Texas were the target of enforcement operations, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Industry insiders say "there is no legal basis" for Trump to impose a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, something he now says he's decided not to do.
The Georgia family had just arrived at their Florida rental home and had left the 2 and 4-year-old boys in the car when the shooting happened, officials say.
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.
President Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained for repairs, after weeks of railing against alleged vandals.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.
Lindsey Graham, the senior U.S. senator from South Carolina, died suddenly at age 71 on Saturday.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
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.
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.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
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.