Florida pushes for new university accreditor to curb "woke" influence, DeSantis says
Florida is working with university leaders from five other Southern states to form a new higher-education accrediting body, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday.
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Florida is working with university leaders from five other Southern states to form a new higher-education accrediting body, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday.
Republican leaders from 17 other states Tuesday filed a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court backing Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's push to enforce a law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter Florida.
The officer whose traffic arrest of a 19-year-old undocumented college student led to her detention by ICE has resigned from the department.
Adarius Hayes, 20, was identified as one of the drivers involved in the crash in Largo. He was hospitalized with injuries that are not life-threatening.
A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son's birth certificate and the judge had dismissed charges.
A Savannah, Georgia flight bound for Miami hit turbulence just moments after takeoff, and we're not talking about the skies.
The pilots returned to the airport in Savannah, Georgia.
Leonard Cure, 53, was killed by a Georgia sheriff's deputy just three years after Florida authorities had freed him from prison.
Stephen Glosser pleaded guilty to bombing a woman's home and conspiring to "release a large python into the victim's home to eat the victim's daughter," prosecutors say.
Krystena Murray is seeking a jury trial, $75,000 in judgment and other damages after the IVF mix-up.
"All parties and all agree that it's in the best interest of everybody and public safety that we postpone the game," Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said Wednesday afternoon.
Herschel Walker, the former football star who unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Georgia in 2022, will be nominated to serve as ambassador to the Bahamas.
Texas and Georgia are battling for recruiting supremacy before duking it out for a Southeastern Conference title.
Jose Ibarra, who entered the U.S. illegally, is charged with murder in the February killing, which helped fan the immigration debate during this year's presidential campaign.
Seven battleground states, any of which could swing to either the Democrats or Republicans, held the keys to the 2024 election contest between Trump and Harris.
Quarterback Cam Ward will try to keep No. 4 Miami undefeated when the Hurricanes visit Georgia Tech. Ward says having wide receiver Xavier Restrepo as his top target is a big reason Miami is on the path for a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff.
Plaintiffs are trying to convince the judge they should be able to take control of his $3.5 million Palm Beach condo.
U.S. officials a video purporting to show Haitians claiming that they illegally voted for Kamala Harris in Georgia is fake and part of a Russian influence campaign.
The annual rivalry will take a break from EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville is undergoing a $1.4 billion renovation.
Trump's third campaign for president has played out alongside the four criminal cases against him. Where they go could very well depend on whether he's elected.
Workers in four battleground states earn the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Labor advocates say that's a recipe for poverty.
Georgia authorities announced Sunday an investigation has been opened into the "catastrophic failure" of the dock gangway.
The single mother had been sitting in bed holding sons Khyzier and Khazmir and chatting on the phone with family members while the storm raged outside their home in Thomson, Georgia.
Hurricane Helene caused widespread devastation throughout the Southeast after making landfall in Florida.
The man is currently being held in Georgia jail as he awaits extradition to Palm Beach County jail.
New research shows a medication called daraxonrasib is helping people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer.
Moskowitz provided CBS News Miami with copies of virulent, antisemitic voicemails his office has received.
Critics argue his plan will decimate cities, counties, and local school districts.
These pilots fly into the eye of the storm to keep South Floridians safe and informed as hurricane season starts.
May comes to a humid and hot end, but today's a great day to stay cool.
Moskowitz provided CBS News Miami with copies of virulent, antisemitic voicemails his office has received.
Critics argue his plan will decimate cities, counties, and local school districts.
These pilots fly into the eye of the storm to keep South Floridians safe and informed as hurricane season starts.
The NEXT Weather team shares expert advice on how to prepare for a potential storm.
May comes to a humid and hot end, but today's a great day to stay cool.
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.
Freedom 250, the organization behind the event, said Saturday that President Trump will kick off the event on June 24 in an opening ceremony.
The wife of Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner told his campaign in 2025 about sexual messages he had sent to other women.
President Trump's physician said in a letter released Friday that the president is in "excellent health," following a physical earlier this week at Walter Reed National Military Hospital.
The strikes are part of a monthslong campaign against alleged drug boats traversing the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific.
Earlier this year, the CDC announced updated recommendations that would reduce the number of recommended immunizations for children from 17 to 11.
Moskowitz provided CBS News Miami with copies of virulent, antisemitic voicemails his office has received.
Critics argue his plan will decimate cities, counties, and local school districts.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in planning and orchestrating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
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.
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.
Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges related to a sports gambling sting.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.