Ron DeSantis calls for institutionalizing more people instead of nationalizing Florida's red flag law
The governor said he is not sure if the law is effective in removing guns from dangerous people
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The governor said he is not sure if the law is effective in removing guns from dangerous people
The roundtable comes as Florida fights to enact a six-week abortion ban
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he's arranged to send drones, weapons, and ammunition to Israel as it prepares for an incursion of Gaza in response to Hamas' attack.
Brightline said it was soliciting site proposals for a station in either Martin or St. Lucie counties.
Slightly less than two-thirds of the population believe harmful climate impacts will get worse over their lifetimes
Back-and-forth between state and federal officials about details of the proposal will prevent a decision this month
Organizers of the "Florida Man Games" describe the competition as "the most insane athletic showdown on Earth."
The Seminoles hailed the Supreme Court's move
The Supreme Court rejected an emergency bid Wednesday to block a multibillion-dollar agreement between Florida and the Seminole Tribe to offer online sports betting throughout the state.
On Wednesday, the DeSantis administration ordered public universities to disband campus chapters of a pro-Palestinian student group.
Hialeah councilman Bryan Calvo has filed a lawsuit against Mayor Esteban Bovo related to the overburdened city's 911 call center.
Reducing plastic is part of the fast food giant's goals to become more environmentally friendly
Moody's lawsuit alleges that Meta's platforms "cause serious harm to children, parents, and the community at large"
A significant number of Americans are only making the minimum payment on their credit card debt
Department of Education said impacted borrowers will not have payments due until these mistakes are fixed
Neighbors say CCSO Deputies told them Gallaway never entered the house and was stuck in the garage for six days without food or water.
The number of customers of the state's Citizens Property Insurance Corp. dropped this month after private carriers took nearly 100,000 policies.
Florida officials filed an application with the nation's highest court asking that the prohibition against enforcing the anti-drag show law only be limited to the Orlando restaurant which challenged its constitutionality.
Florida's attorney general on Tuesday asked the US Supreme Court to allow a law that a federal court judge says amounts to a crackdown on drag shows to go back into effect while legal challenges play out.
Similar measures were filed for the 2023 session but did not clear the Senate or House
Details from authorities in Homestead about an officer-involved fatal shooting remain scarce.
A California business owner will spend a year in federal prison for sending more than 200 vile online messages to a father whose daughter was killed in a Florida school massacre.
The state average dropped 10 cents per gallon last week.
The Biden administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to allow an appeals court ruling to move forward in a battle about whether the Seminole Tribe of Florida should be able to offer online sports betting throughout the state.
In Florida, an entire community came together to make it happen for one couple who had to flee Israel.
Residents in Fort Lauderdale's Victoria Park neighborhood say a string of car break-ins and burglaries has left them frustrated and fearful after multiple failed arrests.
A rescue group says the French bulldog mix dubbed "Miracle" may need weeks of treatment after being found severely malnourished behind a local drug store.
A mother says her two young sons are still recovering after the blast that injured 11 people and killed the boat operator.
With inflation hitting its highest point since 2023, Kiana Powell told CBS News, "I cannot let a deal go to waste if it's something that I am using daily."
A new state report shows Florida recorded 694 reportable boating accidents in 2025, with officials pointing to increasingly congested waterways.
Residents in Fort Lauderdale's Victoria Park neighborhood say a string of car break-ins and burglaries has left them frustrated and fearful after multiple failed arrests.
A rescue group says the French bulldog mix dubbed "Miracle" may need weeks of treatment after being found severely malnourished behind a local drug store.
A mother says her two young sons are still recovering after the blast that injured 11 people and killed the boat operator.
With inflation hitting its highest point since 2023, Kiana Powell told CBS News, "I cannot let a deal go to waste if it's something that I am using daily."
A new state report shows Florida recorded 694 reportable boating accidents in 2025, with officials pointing to increasingly congested waterways.
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.
Thirty years ago, a Cuban fighter jet shot down two civilian planes operated by Florida-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an incident that inflamed U.S.-Cuba relations.
The Trump administration announced it's restricting people who don't have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in Congo, South Sudan or Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak.
The Trump administration has placed intense pressure on Cuba's communist leadership.
At issue in the cases was who can bring lawsuits in federal court to address potential violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
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.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.