Florida Governor Wants Suspended Broward Sheriff's Lawsuit Dismissed
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the sheriff who he suspended and accused of failing to prevent the Parkland school shooting.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the sheriff who he suspended and accused of failing to prevent the Parkland school shooting.
Florida's Republican U.S. senators, Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, were divided Thursday about whether to reject President Donald Trump's declaration of a border emergency.
With the cost of tuition and student loan debt on the rise, some college students are resorting to finding sugar daddies to pay their way until graduation.
A proposal to keep the state's tourism-marketing agency open beyond this fall, with no change in funding, moved forward Thursday in the Senate.
Meet Deputy Chance! He is a Florida dog who was found with his mouth-taped shut and dehydrated in February.
Dick's Sporting Goods announced it will stop selling guns and ammunition at all of its 125 stores.
Andrew Gillum, the Tallahassee Democrat, who lost a bid for governor to Republican Ron DeSantis in November, has started to tease supporters and critics with a slick "save the date" announcement.
Legal, smokable medical marijuana is moving closer to legality in Florida.
A new bill making its way through the Florida Legislature would make it much tougher for people to verify their pets as emotional support animals.
Selling child-like sex dolls would be a crime in Florida under a measure ready to go to the full Senate.
In a case that has drawn national attention, an appeals court Wednesday upheld the conviction of a Palm Beach County woman accused of trying to use a hit man to kill her then-husband.
A Republican lawmaker's effort to deport more undocumented immigrants detained by Florida law-enforcement agencies is quickly moving through the Senate.
A Florida House panel Tuesday advanced two gun bills, backed by the National Rifle Association.
A bill advancing in the Florida legislature would define anti-Semitism.
Armed paramedics would be able to accompany law-enforcement officers during "high-risk" operations, under a proposal that started moving forward Monday in the Senate.
It's a busy time in Tallahassee now that the Florida Legislative Session has begun.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing more Florida sheriffs to cooperate with the federal government to keep potentially deportable criminals behind bars until they're handed off to immigration agents.
A move to ban "fracking" in Florida advanced Monday in the Senate with some oil-drilling protections for the Everglades, but not more comprehensive language sought by environmentalists.
Miami-Dade police have arrested a state corrections officer accused of driving under the influence, biting, and head-butting officers while her minor children were inside her SUV.
After losing an hour of executive time to "springing forward" his clock an hour over the weekend, President Donald Trump voiced his support Monday to eliminate states' legal requirement of "falling back" an hour each year.
Florida could require every health care facility in the state to put in place a policy mandating employees report acts or suspected acts of sexual misconduct involving patients.
Florida's unemployment rate increased slightly as Gov. Ron DeSantis assumed office, ticking up 0.1 percentage point from December to January, according to numbers released Monday by the state Department of Economic Opportunity.
Police are investigating after shots were fired outside of a Florida Panhandle nightclub.
On Thursday, a new shipment of humanitarian aid from Homestead, Florida was delivered to Cucuta, Colombia on a US Air Force C-130 plane.
A proposed constitutional amendment that would raise Florida's minimum wage has cleared its first hurdle.
The incident took place in the area of Southwest 182nd Avenue and Southwest 248th Street.
The Supreme Court said that the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip Haitian and Syrian immigrants of TPS.
A delivery driver was arrested after police say he was caught on camera throwing a dog from a box truck in Pembroke Pines.
Hundreds of people were killed and thousands were injured in the back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela on Wednesday.
High temperatures will soar into the 90s with feels-like temperatures in the triple-digits.
The incident took place in the area of Southwest 182nd Avenue and Southwest 248th Street.
The Supreme Court said that the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip Haitian and Syrian immigrants of TPS.
The twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela killed almost 600 people, and that toll is likely to keep rising as frantic rescue and recovery operations ramp up.
Officials fear the death toll will continue to grow after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday.
A delivery driver was arrested after police say he was caught on camera throwing a dog from a box truck in Pembroke Pines.
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.