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The destination casino bills that could possibly help generate hundreds of millions of dollars is having stiff competition lining up against it.
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The destination casino bills that could possibly help generate hundreds of millions of dollars is having stiff competition lining up against it.
Conventional wisdom dictates that it is easier to find a job when you already have a job. Now there is increasing proof that companies are openly telling the jobless that they need not apply.
Hundreds of people braved the chilly weather Tuesday night to be among the first to receive a voucher good for a free basket of food.
The recession of the last couple years put more Florida residents into poverty and resulted in a decrease of median family income in much of the state, the U.S. Census Department reported Tuesday.
The turkey isn't even in the oven yet and, already, some people are camping out for Black Friday sales.
With Florida atop or near atop the list of foreclosure-ridden states, lawmakers on Thursday began looking again at ways to speed up the handling of foreclosure cases that now can take two years or more to wind their way through the courts.
It was suppose to be our year. The year the Miami Heat was posed to compete for an NBA championship. Instead, the American Airlines Arena is dead.
Governor Rick Scott got a first shot at a mock hip surgery with a robotic arm, during a tour of South Florida's MAKO Surgical Corporation.
A program by the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office is offering people who have criminal records a leg up in an already tough job market.
The Occupy Wall Street Movement has inspired protests and activists worldwide, including a local street artist who is using his talents to send a message to all Wall Street Bankers.
The feds closed one bank in Florida and two more in Georgia Friday, bring to 83 the number of banks closed in 2011. However, that is far fewer than were closed in 2010, where nearly twice as many US and Florida banks failed.
Senate Republicans and a few Senate Democrats are expected to block President Barack Obama's jobs plan Tuesday which includes tax increases on the rich.
The state government is expected to face another shortfall over the next two years ranging from $1.3 to $1.7 billion according to state economists.
Gov. Rick Scott again changed his stance Friday on the jobs promise he made during last year's campaign in a written statement titled in part, "Setting the Record Straight."
The fourth fiscal quarter has gotten off to a rocky start on Wall Street; but there are new signs the U.S. economy is improving, even if it's just minor gains.
Saturday 23 Hialeah Fire Fighters joined the ranks of the unemployed. The city is laying off a total of 105 fire fighters because of budget cuts. Richard Sans is one of those people. After two and half years working as a Hialeah fire fighter and paramedic Sans was laid off.
A program to help Florida kids who are poor, but not poor enough for Medicaid, is not growing despite a poor economy that's leaving parents without extra money or, in some cases, jobs and health insurance for their families.
Out of work, or just want to make a change? You might want to consider a law enforcement job, and if you're not sure, an entire forum was held Saturday to help you make up your mind.
On the southern shores of Lake Okeechobee, an all out effort started Saturday to harvest one of the sweetest crops in the nation, as South Florida's sugar cane harvest started. The round-the-clock effort has been affected by drought and last winter's freezing temperatures.
The latest job numbers out of the U.S. Labor Department and private employment analysts showed unemployment dropped in about two-thirds of the major metropolitan areas around the country, giving hope to the jobless around the area.
Parents, teachers and local officials gathered to rally at Miami Norland Senior High School Monday afternoon.
Just three months after the purchase of the Miami Herald property a development company is ready to get to work with redesigning the Miami skyline.
Anyone who has traveled through the Everglades knows that large snakes like the Burmese Python are putting the ecosystem at risk. But an attempt to control the python population is running into the same old partisan gridlock everything else in Washington is hitting.
Florida lawmakers will convene a joint legislative panel Wednesday to hear from state economists on a new three-year financial outlook for the state budget.
Jontavia Bellamy and her family packed up the car to head to Miami Beach and barbeque Monday, but her Labor Day cookout plans left a sour taste in her mouth. Bellamy would rather have been working. She's been unemployed for nearly two years.
Police are investigating possible connections and urge anyone with information to come forward.
Carlos Alcaraz has been eliminated in the third round of the Miami Open, losing to Sebastian Korda in three sets.
As Cubans in Miami rally and send critical aid to Havana, many hope their efforts will draw attention to the island's deepening crisis and inspire meaningful change.
Cuba has begun restarting its power grid after another nationwide blackout left millions without electricity.
In a 54 to 37 vote, two Democrats voted with all Republicans in attendance to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination. A final confirmation vote is expected in the coming days.
Police are investigating possible connections and urge anyone with information to come forward.
Carlos Alcaraz has been eliminated in the third round of the Miami Open, losing to Sebastian Korda in three sets.
As Cubans in Miami rally and send critical aid to Havana, many hope their efforts will draw attention to the island's deepening crisis and inspire meaningful change.
In a 54 to 37 vote, two Democrats voted with all Republicans in attendance to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination. A final confirmation vote is expected in the coming days.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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.
In a 54 to 37 vote, two Democrats voted with all Republicans in attendance to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination. A final confirmation vote is expected in the coming days.
Most Republicans, especially MAGA, continue to support the US action and express a lot of confidence in Trump personally.
The Supreme Court will consider whether states can count mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after.
Democrats are expected to eventually block the broader legislation.
Robert Mueller served as FBI director from 2001 to 2013 and led the investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
Nixon is in the Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who was instrumental in causing Trump's first impeachment.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
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 trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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.
Local reports estimate that roughly 40,000 people gathered across central Seoul to watch K-pop band BTS reunite.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Bodycam video footage of Justin Timberlake's June 2024 DWI arrest on Long Island was released to the media Friday.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.