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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is working with a popular social media platform to hopefully help find missing children.
Comedian Robin Williams' death is at the top of the list of Google searches for 2014.
Robin Williams' suicide seared into the world's collective mindset more than anything else this year, based on what people were searching for on Google.
A $2.7 million grant was given to the University of Arizona to research the growing use of electronic cigarettes.
With help from the public, via social media, Jungle Island has named a pair of baby white tigers Rama and Ananda.
While Facebook can be fun, it also has a darker side that could put users at risk of losing money, their reputation and even friendships.
A heated exchange captured on camera during a traffic stop has prompted Miami Beach Police Internal Affairs to launch an investigation on one of its officer.
Nicolas Sparks' bestselling novel "The Best of Me" is now on the silver screen.
Investigators are looking into whether alcohol played a role in the deadly boating accident that took the life of a young mother of four.
When technology allows people to control and intimidate others, or even harass them, it can be devastating. That's why experts are warning about a growing form of domestic violence called "digital stalking."
Despite the heavy publicity surrounding the scandal, many drivers evidently haven't heard of the recall or haven't grasped how serious the defect is...
A South Florida man is faced with stalking and other charges after authorities say he harassed and threatened a police detective and made additional threats on social media sites.
Even when consumers decide to book a trip at the last minute, they can still find some great bargains.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict may be thousands of miles from South Florida, but the ripple effects continue.
A Dutch passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 graduated from a South Florida high school.
The human toll is heartbreaking as families learn of loved ones lost. A passenger took a picture of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 shortly before takeoff. He had an ominous Facebook post "Should it disappear," he wrote, "this is what it looked like." It was likely meant to be a joke, but now, the heartbreaking reality is that everyone on board that plane died.
Two Broward County assistant public defenders who reportedly made disparaging remarks about Palestinians on Facebook have been fired. On Tuesday, Public Defender Howard Finklestein confirmed that attorneys Bruce Raticoff and Gary Sheres had been terminated.
Davie Police say an alert father checked his 14-year-old daughter's Facebook activity, noticed an inappropriate conversation with an adult man and contacted investigators. Days later that man, Kevin McDonald, 28, was in jail facing criminal charges.
Can social media posts make you happy or sad? An experiment by Facebook is now coming under fire.
Camera maker GoPro Inc. made its debut in the stock market Thursday.
Twitter and Facebook lit up in a World Cup frenzy this week as millions of people around the world took to social media to share in the ups and downs of the matches.
Facebook gained a bunch of new "Likes" in Downtown Miami Thursday with a boot camp-style event set up with the goal of helping small businesses achieve success.
This year's World Cup will play out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and messaging apps like WhatsApp just as it progresses in stadiums from Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro.
It was all about "Turtle Power" at the Broward Health Medical Center's Chris Evert Children's Hospital Sunday.
Fans attending Sunday's FIFA World Cup match in Miami Gardens encountered gridlock, parking challenges and long walks as officials urged ticket holders to plan ahead.
Cape Verde's magical start to its first World Cup isn't over.
Police say officers responded to a report of a person carrying two large-edged weapons near a Miami Shores car dealership before an officer-involved shooting along Biscayne Boulevard.
Clearer skies returned to parts of South Florida on Sunday as wildfire smoke diminished, but firefighters remain on the front lines with no timeline for full containment.
Kyle Stowers homered and scored on Otto López's go-ahead double to lead the Miami Marlins to a 2-1 win against the San Francisco Giants.
Fans attending Sunday's FIFA World Cup match in Miami Gardens encountered gridlock, parking challenges and long walks as officials urged ticket holders to plan ahead.
Cape Verde's magical start to its first World Cup isn't over.
Police say officers responded to a report of a person carrying two large-edged weapons near a Miami Shores car dealership before an officer-involved shooting along Biscayne Boulevard.
George Pino is facing manslaughter and vessel homicide charges after the boat crash near Boca Chita Key in Biscayne Bay in 2022.
Clearer skies returned to parts of South Florida on Sunday as wildfire smoke diminished, but firefighters remain on the front lines with no timeline for full containment.
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 claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.
The Trump administration told a federal judge that the Kennedy Center is still weighing whether to offer a full slate of performances or more limited programming over the coming months.
The federal government awarded a company owned by a Trump donor $1.7 million to install a new water cleaning system for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, records show.
The Altoids were a callback to a viral moment between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush.
"This is considered the world's most luxurious plane," the president said in front of the enormous new jet.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert says his record of delivering results sets him apart in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Frederica Wilson.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
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.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
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.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Many people are spending more time on screens, but also doing more physical activities, a new CBS News poll finds.
Lionel Messi tied the Men's World Cup goals record with his first World Cup hat trick as Argentina topped Algeria.