Julio Frenk, University of Miami president, leaving to serve as next UCLA chancellor
The UM Board of Trustees has selected Chief Executive Officer Joe Echevarria to serve as acting president, effective immediately.
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The UM Board of Trustees has selected Chief Executive Officer Joe Echevarria to serve as acting president, effective immediately.
Jim DeFede talks to Broward County's new school superintendent Howard Hepburn.
The "Eye of the Storm" event brought in about 5,000 guests, who were there to learn about hurricane science and preparedness on the first day of hurricane season.
The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement related to a 2022 campus shooting that killed three football players and wounded two students.
Miami-Dade Schools partnered with Miami-Dade College to hold more than 50 informative sessions on FAFSA issues.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee had its toughest day of competition with the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds.
The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved changes in the Florida High School Athletic Association's bylaws that include replacing mentions of the word "gender" with the word "sex," amid a larger dispute between federal and state officials.
Doctor Howard Hepburn, who was picked to replace superintendent Doctor Peter Licata, was sworn in Wednesday morning.
This is the first state school board meeting in Miami since Florida ranked at the bottom of the list for teacher pay.
In this week's edition of Students Who Shine, CBS News Miami's Marybel Rodriguez introduces us to Daniel Ranaudo.
The NCAA and five major college sports conferences have agreed to settle antitrust allegations for nearly $2.8 billion over the next 10 years.
Dr. Peter Licata would become an adviser and then a consultant under a proposed $202,000 separation agreement
President Biden marked the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision.
Changes could be in store at some Miami-Dade public schools and it's not sitting well with some parents.
Broward Public Schools leaders want more information about potential closures before moving forward with the superintendent's plan to reimagine the district.
Jim DeFede talks to Karla Hernandez-Mats, President of the United Teachers of Dade, and Alicia Gant, a teacher at Barbara Goleman Senior High, who is soon leaving the district to become a teacher in Washington DC.
In a statement, the district said following community input, Superintendent Dr. Howard Hepburn has revised his considerations
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a series of education bills, including measures aimed at "deregulation" of public schools.
U.S. News & World Report pointed to controversies about policies put in place by DeSantis, Republican lawmakers
On Monday evening, they held another town hall to hear from the public
Lauren Pastrana and her guest discuss the options currently being discussed, possible solutions and how all this might impact students, their teachers and their parents.
For many South Florida students, the scholarship opens the door to higher education.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed bills that include seeking to prevent "indoctrination" in teacher-training programs and beginning to allow credit unions to hold state money.
Broward County Public Schools continued their public outreach to inform families about proposed school system changes.
The body of the infant was found Sunday night
This weekend is expected to be the first busy spring break weekend in Miami Beach.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office says law enforcement is responding to an "active shooter situation" at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
A shooter was killed after opening fire in a building on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, the university said.
William "Neil" McCasland was last seen at his home in Albuquerque on Feb. 27, investigators said. They have not found evidence of foul play.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned six individuals and two companies accused of aiding North Korea in running a global scheme using remote IT workers to fund their weapons program.
This weekend is expected to be the first busy spring break weekend in Miami Beach.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office says law enforcement is responding to an "active shooter situation" at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
A shooter was killed after opening fire in a building on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, the university said.
William "Neil" McCasland was last seen at his home in Albuquerque on Feb. 27, investigators said. They have not found evidence of foul play.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned six individuals and two companies accused of aiding North Korea in running a global scheme using remote IT workers to fund their weapons program.
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.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned six individuals and two companies accused of aiding North Korea in running a global scheme using remote IT workers to fund their weapons program.
The first week of the U.S.'s war with Iran cost around $11.3 billion, military officials told members of Congress in a briefing this week, according to sources familiar with the meeting.
The U.S. and Israel had a "flawed assumption" that the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would lead to the collapse of the regime, said an expert on the region.
FBI memo warning that Iran may try to launch drones at California in a seaborne "surprise attack" raised concern Wednesday — but officials tell CBS News there is no known, specific threat underpinning it.
The bill doesn't prohibit a local government from recognizing state and federal holidays, such as Juneteenth or Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Frank Mora noted that the Trump Administration does not want the total collapse of the Cuban government because it could prompt an exodus of refugees from the island to the United States.
Any change to the property tax system would have to be approved by voters in November, and it seemed unlikely the House plan was going to be approved by the Senate.
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.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Savannah Guthrie thanked her colleagues for "caring about my mom as much as I do" in her visit to the studio since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
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.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.