North Miami Ex-Mayor Gets 5.5 Years For Mortgage Fraud
The former mayor of North Miami has received a prison term of about 5.5. years for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme.
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The former mayor of North Miami has received a prison term of about 5.5. years for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme.
Haiti has celebrated a new step forward in their efforts to rebuild after the devastating 2010 earthquake.
Join us on a journey with a Haitian-American filmmaker to find her roots. Four years in the making, Rachelle Salnave's documentary uncovered a movement of Haitians on a quest to change the face of their country ."La Belle Vie: The Good Life" premiered earlier this month at the Pan-African Film Festival in Los Angeles and the Toronto Black Film Festival.
The Prime Minister of Haiti has canceled the country's Carnival celebration after a deadly accident involving a parade float.
Just weeks after travel restrictions to Cuba were eased, JetBlue Airways has announced more flights to Cuba.
Students and faculty of Lynn University in Boca Raton and the University of Miami are marking the fifth year anniversary of a devastating earthquake in Haiti.
On January 12, 2010, 300,000 people lost their lives when a catastrophic earthquake hit the island of Haiti.
Three men who lost a leg in Haiti's 2010 earthquake are set to share their inspiring stories in the Vatican.
Ahead of the fifth year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Miami doctors who were on the ground within hours of the quake, helping to save lives and a new generation of physicians are still working there.
As the holiday season quickly approaches, a South Florida salon got an early start on Thanksgiving.
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier has died of a heart attack in Haiti.
A Bahamian man faces up to 25 years in U.S. prison for attempting to smuggle 18 Brazilian and Haitian nationals into Florida in July.
The U.S. Coast Guard has repatriated 86 migrants it says were illegally migrating from Cuba and Haiti.
Several groups are calling for US Customs and Immigration Enforcement to release a group of Haitians who landed on Hillsboro Beach, and to give them a chance at due process.
The Coast Guard offloaded nearly $800,000 worth of marijuana on Saturday morning.
A Bahamian national who called 911 when the boat carrying him and more than a dozen other migrants capsized, killing four Haitian women, was sentenced Friday.
Trend Tracker® Tara Gilani caught up with Edwidge Danticat, a beloved prize winning author well-known for her poignant novels that go beyond the page, often touching the hearts and souls of her readers.
Beginning this October, American Airlines will begin offering daily flights to Cap-Haitien, Haiti from Miami International Airport.
Seventeen migrants are in custody after they were spotted by Broward Sheriff's deputies on Saturday in Dania Beach.
Two Florida men have been sentenced to prison after being busted for being a part of a large scale drug trafficking ring.
There are new details Friday regarding a Bahamian national in charge of a boat when it capsized off the coast of South Florida.
Captured! A fugitive suspect in a 2007 triple-murder in southwest Florida has been extradited from Haiti.
An underwater explorer claims he's made the discovery of a lifetime.
With the voice of an angel, a 16-year-old girl named Tracey Dominique sings of love and dreams of a world where children feel safe and are cared for—especially the children of Haiti.
It has been a busy week for the U.S. Coast Guard battling illegal migration as more than 200 people were rescued and repatriated.
Caeley Alvarez, 17, spoke exclusively with CBS News Miami following the arrest of 37-year-old Daniel Valencia by the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
The investigation was launched last March after the Miami Police Department responded to a report of a woman who died at Jackson Memorial Hospital and was later identified as Jenniha Le, who was originally from Lawrenceville, Georgia.
A spokesperson with the ATF confirmed that agents from both agencies were conducting an investigation but declined to offer further details.
Miami activist Roxcy Bolton helped drive major reforms for women's rights, from shelters and rape centers to national policy changes.
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare has sued a patient who refuses to leave a hospital room, even though doctors discharged her more than five months ago.
Caeley Alvarez, 17, spoke exclusively with CBS News Miami following the arrest of 37-year-old Daniel Valencia by the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
The investigation was launched last March after the Miami Police Department responded to a report of a woman who died at Jackson Memorial Hospital and was later identified as Jenniha Le, who was originally from Lawrenceville, Georgia.
A spokesperson with the ATF confirmed that agents from both agencies were conducting an investigation but declined to offer further details.
Basketball fans can fill out their NCAA tournament predictions for a chance to win $1,000 in the CBS Miami Bracket Challenge before the full tournament begins on March 19.
Miami activist Roxcy Bolton helped drive major reforms for women's rights, from shelters and rape centers to national policy changes.
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.
In a resignation letter, Joe Kent said Iran "posed no imminent threat to our nation," and he asserted that "we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."
In December, Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered law enforcement officials to prioritize efforts to probe and prosecute groups and individuals belonging to the antifa movement or are deemed "extremist."
Democrats would have to convince at least four Republicans to join their discharge petition to force a floor vote.
The Pentagon has prepared multiple options for President Trump as potential next steps in the Iran war.
Robin Peguero said he may be a first-time candidate, but he's not new to the political scene.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
Nixon is in the Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who was instrumental in causing Trump's first impeachment.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
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.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Law enforcement sources told CBS News that additional images were obtained from surveillance cameras installed at Guthrie's Tucson home, but they showed nothing suspicious.
The Kennedy Center's board of directors has voted to shut down operations for two years following this summer's July 4 celebrations.
The film follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp through their seven-year journey to document the toll of America's school shooting epidemic.
As Kumail Nanjiani took the stage to announce the winner for Best Live-Action Short at the 98th annual Academy Awards, the actor exclaimed: "And the Oscar goes to ... it's a tie."
Hollywood's biggest stars were honored at the 98th annual Academy Awards on Sunday. Here is what to know and how to watch the 2026 Oscars.