Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Cabinet Fire Top Financial Regulator
Florida's top financial regulator was fired Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Cabinet members, after a controversy sparked by an employee lodging a sexual harassment complaint.
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Florida's top financial regulator was fired Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Cabinet members, after a controversy sparked by an employee lodging a sexual harassment complaint.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vowed to vigorously scrutinize the state's embattled guardianship program following revelations of potential wrongdoing.
A Florida seafood company is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those involved in the theft of 17,000 oysters.
This year's two-day Florida lobster mini-season is officially underway.
Get ready to grab your tickle stick, Florida divers and lobster lovers will begin diving the depths for the state's annual two-day lobster mini-season.
Voters throughout the state will have access to Spanish-language ballots in time for next year's presidential election, under regulations Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is advancing.
Florida officials could soon finalize a deal to buy a business jet to fly Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The National Hurricane Center is now calling the disturbance to the Southeast of Florida as Tropical Depression number 3.
Carnival Corp. executives pledged that steps are being taken to curb ocean pollution.
US Vice President Mike Pence will travel Saturday to Florida to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
On Saturday, NASA will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Cabinet members next week will consider spending just over $11 million of Florida Forever conservation funds to acquire more than 900 acres in three parts of the state.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Transportation are urging a circuit judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new law that overhauls the operation of expressways in Miami-Dade County.
Public schools will be required to teach students at least five hours of mental health instruction beginning in 6th grade, under a mandate approved by the state Board of Education Wednesday and hailed by Florida's top educator as a "life saver."
A prison inmate used a smuggled cellphone to shoot video of several guards punching an inmate who was being held on the ground.
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday over a new law that forces local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
A new study reveals Florida is the 6th most-popular vacation home hot spot in the country.
Every building at the Plantation shopping center where a massive explosion took place a week ago has been deemed unsafe.
A customer told a Florida Burger King Manager to "go back to Mexico" if he wanted to keep speaking Spanish.
The Florida Highway Patrol will be cracking down on speeders across the state in a week-long enforcement campaign.
Hollywood police are looking for a man who viciously attacked a hotel owner six weeks ago.
Get ready to grab your tickle stick, Florida divers and lobster lovers will soon be diving the depths for the state's annual two-day lobster mini-season.
A Florida man has been sentenced to 70 years in federal prison for recording himself having sex with a 1-year-old child.
The number of manatee deaths caused by watercraft could hit an all-time high in Florida this year.
Authorities said a 16-year-old girl was attacked Friday by a shark at a Florida beach.
Activists say the move could force families into hiding and criticized the return of individuals to a country facing significant instability.
The call for impeachment comes just days after a judge delivered the verdict following a two-day bench trial for Precious Bland.
Immigration attorneys are awaiting guidance following the court's decision, but many understand the current TPS designation for Haitians is set to end July 1.
Kashaundra Knowles is accused of posing as her clients at testing centers, even adopting disguises to match the identification documents she presented.
At Sabor Venezolano in Doral, residents are collecting food, clothing, and other essential supplies to send to those affected by the disaster.
Activists say the move could force families into hiding and criticized the return of individuals to a country facing significant instability.
The call for impeachment comes just days after a judge delivered the verdict following a two-day bench trial for Precious Bland.
Immigration attorneys are awaiting guidance following the court's decision, but many understand the current TPS designation for Haitians is set to end July 1.
Officials fear the death toll will continue to grow after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday.
Kashaundra Knowles is accused of posing as her clients at testing centers, even adopting disguises to match the identification documents she presented.
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 president and his conservative allies have stymied other legislation as they unsuccessfully try to pass a voting regulations bill that lacks even simple majority support in the Senate.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.
The Trump administration on Wednesday sent Congress a long-awaited supplemental funding package to help cover the cost of the Iran war.
E15 is usually only available part of the year to help ease high gas prices under a waiver from the EPA.
Bill Gates testified June 10 for nearly six hours before the House Oversight Committee, which is examining the government's handling of the Epstein case and those with ties to him.
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.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
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.