Florida Senate Democrats Push Anti-Discrimination Bills
Democratic lawmakers in the Florida Senate are demanding new anti-discrimination laws meant to protect gays, pregnant women and former felons.
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Democratic lawmakers in the Florida Senate are demanding new anti-discrimination laws meant to protect gays, pregnant women and former felons.
A South Florida vet is helping rehabilitate a pelican found with his pouch slashed and his wing hacked off.
With backing from Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, lawmakers are moving quickly to approve a plan that would provide incentives for families to adopt children in the foster-care system.
For at least two decades, drivers found out the hard way where Waldo is.
A 7-year old Florida boy was forced to jump from a 2nd floor window by his own mother, according to police.
It's not often when a lawyer sees firsthand what his client claims to have done, but that was the case on Wednesday.
The state's Republican lawmakers want to send President Barack Obama a three-page message expressing "profound disagreement" of his effort to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba.
Usually when you hear about a gold heist it's in a movie or TV show but that wasn't the case earlier this week.
A National Rifle Association-supported measure that failed to win legislative approval a year ago appears to have a clear shot of advancing now that it has the backing of the Florida Sheriffs Association.
A Florida man was arrested and is awaiting trial in the Middle East over a Facebook post about his job in the United Arab Emirates.
The Florida Supreme Court should order a third draft of the state's congressional districts to fully eliminate illegal gerrymandering, attorneys for groups that have challenged the map argued Wednesday.
The road back to the MLB has been a long and winding one for Alex Rodriguez.
Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday tried to increase pressure on the federal government to continue funding for a program that hospitals say is critical to providing care to low-income and uninsured patients.
Florida lawmakers appear to be moving quickly to keep in place regulations that were approved to help curb widespread problems with prescription-drug abuse and trafficking.
Florida Wildlife officials are searching for a person or people who slashed a number of pelicans' pouches and hacked their wings off.
A Senate-commissioned study could give hope to people who want the state to use a large chunk of voter-approved money for water and land projects to buy U.S. Sugar land in the Everglades before an October deadline.
Calling on something he termed "Florida exceptionalism," Gov. Rick Scott used the annual State of the State address Tuesday to try to reinvigorate his legislative agenda after a difficult opening to his second term.
House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner entered the legislative session Tuesday with a set of shared priorities --- dubbed "Work Plan 2015" --- that includes cutting taxes, crafting a water policy and boosting education spending.
Day one of the 60-day session of the Florida Legislature is officially underway in the state's capitol.
Florida's GOP-controlled Legislature kicks off its annual session Tuesday, one that could be consumed by plenty of high-profile issues — but lacking the intensity that comes during an election year session.
It's probably safe to start planning for a March 15 presidential primary in Florida.
Before heading out the door, a check on the planned road closures is probably a good idea.
Health regulators are on the defensive about their latest attempt to get the state's medical-marijuana industry up and running, rejecting criticism from a legislative oversight panel while trying to assuage concerns of parents of sick children.
A Senate committee agreed Monday that minors should be able to secretly record conversations --- something currently illegal in Florida --- if the talks involve unlawful sexual or violent acts against children.
A state lawmaker is taking a big gamble on a new bill that would bring two resort casinos to South Florida.
The defendant admitted firing at Officer Erica Socarras and was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the life-threatening encounter.
Gov. DeSantis unveiled a new congressional map that could flip Democratic districts to Republican control, sparking backlash and likely legal challenges.
A Port St. Lucie mother was sentenced after being convicted of recording and selling videos of sexual abuse involving her young children.
The FBI is asking for the public's help in locating a missing truck driver last seen in Florida and several vehicles that vanished during a Georgia-to-Miami transport route.
A Marathon man was jailed after deputies say he swung a machete and chased another man aboard a vessel.
The defendant admitted firing at Officer Erica Socarras and was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the life-threatening encounter.
Gov. DeSantis unveiled a new congressional map that could flip Democratic districts to Republican control, sparking backlash and likely legal challenges.
A Port St. Lucie mother was sentenced after being convicted of recording and selling videos of sexual abuse involving her young children.
The FBI is asking for the public's help in locating a missing truck driver last seen in Florida and several vehicles that vanished during a Georgia-to-Miami transport route.
A Marathon man was jailed after deputies say he swung a machete and chased another man aboard a vessel.
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.
Gov. DeSantis unveiled a new congressional map that could flip Democratic districts to Republican control, sparking backlash and likely legal challenges.
CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang was sitting next to President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner when the chaos unfolded.
Cole Allen, 31, sent an email to family members shortly before the annual press gala, officials told CBS News.
President Trump was safely evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night following a shooting outside the ballroom of the Washington Hilton Hotel.
President Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner after shots rang out at the hotel where the event was taking place.
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.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.
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.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.