U.S. military airlifts embassy staff from Haiti amid gang violence
The military said U.S. embassy personnel in Haiti were evacuated overnight as gang violence explodes in Port-au-Prince and across the country.
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The military said U.S. embassy personnel in Haiti were evacuated overnight as gang violence explodes in Port-au-Prince and across the country.
CBS News Miami's Tania Francois reports on how the situation in Haiti is going from bad to worse.
She said a security mission will not solve the problem, they need a transitional government
CBS News Miami's Tania Francois spoke to one woman who says she has survived gang attacks in Haiti.
US Special forces evacuated staff from the US embassy in Haiti.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede on the ongoing crisis in Haiti.
US officials are expected to take part in an emergency meeting Monday in Jamaica with other Caribbean leaders to discuss possible solutions.
Austin Carter reports heavily armed gangs have been attacking key government sites.
Gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations late Friday.
CBS News Miami's Tania Francois' dad chooses to remain in Haiti by choice. Like many Haitian Americans, he longs for the glory days of Haiti and says he wants to be on the island when they return.
CBS News Miami's Tania Francois reports about the situation in Haiti.
CBS News Miami's Tania Francois reports on the continuing crisis in Haiti.
CBS News Miami's Tania Francois interviews Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick on the situation in Haiti.
Haiti is dealing with two crises, one political and another humanitarian. The US Embassy is closed, flights are still canceled and there are little ways for people with loved ones on the island to get out legally.
The US is calling on Haiti's prime minister to resign. Meanwhile, concern is building among South Florida Haitians.
South Florida Haitians are closely monitoring the crisis on their island nation.
Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier is a former police officer who is under U.N. sanctions for human rights abuses.
Violence in Haiti continues to escalate with gangs seizing the international airport.
Haitian-American community leaders in South Florida are urging the U.S. government to intervene to help violence in Haiti, and stop the flow of weapons into the country from Florida.
Kareen Ulysse, founder of CHF Foundation, speaks with CBS News Miami about what's happening around her, on the ground in Haiti.
Kareen Ulysse, founder of CHF Foundation, speaks with CBS News Miami about what's happening around her, on the ground in Haiti, as she and her staff keep themselves and the children in their care safe.
Travel to Haiti is not advised.
The violence in Haiti continues to escalate as diasporic Haitians in South Florida try to help.
Haitian flags flew in North Miami Tuesday afternoon, as leaders and community members gathered to call for an end to the horrific violence plaguing their home country.
Haitian flags flew in North Miami Tuesday afternoon, as leaders and community members gathered to call for an end to the horrific violence plaguing their home country.
Thieves in a white Comcast van were caught on camera stealing motorcycles from apartment garages in South Florida, connecting two victims online and prompting local investigations.
Federal authorities say the sweeping crackdown targeted online piracy networks during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including matches played in Atlanta and Miami.
Prosecutors say Joel Leiniz was driving more than 100 mph in a 40 mph zone with his three daughters in the car when the January crash happened. She died, while his other two daughters lived.
Waymo says thousands of soccer fans relied on its autonomous vehicles during the FIFA World Cup in Miami.
After CBS News Miami raised questions, a stolen vehicle was towed away and Miami-Dade code compliance officers launched an investigation.
Thieves in a white Comcast van were caught on camera stealing motorcycles from apartment garages in South Florida, connecting two victims online and prompting local investigations.
For this year, lawmakers moved the discount dates to July 20 through Aug. 20.
Federal authorities say the sweeping crackdown targeted online piracy networks during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including matches played in Atlanta and Miami.
Prosecutors say Joel Leiniz was driving more than 100 mph in a 40 mph zone with his three daughters in the car when the January crash happened. She died, while his other two daughters lived.
Waymo says thousands of soccer fans relied on its autonomous vehicles during the FIFA World Cup in Miami.
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.
Sen. Darline Graham, who is serving out the remainder of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's term in the Senate, said she will seek a full term for the South Carolina seat her brother held for more than two decades.
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This is the first time in more than 150 years that a vice president's family had a child while in office.
Sen. Mark Warner said he'll vote against Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, citing disappointment in his testimony at a confirmation hearing last week despite his previous optimism about the nominee.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
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.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.