Helping In Haiti: Maternal Ward Saves Moms & Babies
Most of the news out of Haiti recently has been about how the country is recovering from the devastating earthquake two and a half years ago.
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Most of the news out of Haiti recently has been about how the country is recovering from the devastating earthquake two and a half years ago.
Shortly after the devastating earthquake in Haiti two and a half years ago, a non-profit started by two University of Miami doctors opened one of the only critical care hospitals in the country.
It's been nearly two and a half years since a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti. The island nation is still recovering as witnessed first-hand by CBS4 News Anchor Shannon Hori.
Well known civil rights leader, and sometimes controversial activist, Rev. Jesse Jackson is not one known for holding his tongue.
Actor Sean Penn will be honored during a gathering of Nobel Peace Prize laureates for his work in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez will visit Haiti on Monday to view recovery efforts since the January 2010 earthquake.
A Tamarac man is behind bars after he was charged with ten counts of identity theft.
Haitian President Michel Martelly has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder in Miami and will spend the next few days in South Florida recovering.
Vowing to work with local leaders to improve services for at-risk youth and the elderly in the Haitian American community, Francois Guillaume was recently named Haiti's new cousul general in Miami.
An earthquake, described as moderate, rattled southern Haiti Wednesday night.
Political chaos reigned in Haiti Friday and into Saturday after Prime Minister Garry Conille resigned from office shortly before he was to meet with the country's president and ministers at the national palace, according to CBS4 news partner the Miami Herald.
Nearly 700 Haitians slated to be sent back to their homeland were released from U.S. holding facilities in 2010 because of a year long moratorium on deportations.
The Florida Senate approved a resolution Tuesday that asked the White House to fast-track visas for Haitians trying to join their relatives in the United States.
A memorial service was held in Miami on Sunday for an Ohio man who was shot while volunteering in Haiti.
A Ohio man who dedicated his life to help the earthquake relief effort in Haiti has died after being shot in the stomach while doing work in Port-au-Prince.
A Haitian judge's recommendation concerning the trial of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier is drawing major criticism.
Nicolle and David Bompart have dealt with loss in their lives, but their journey turned into a nightmare after bullets rang out in the Haitian capital of Port-Au-Prince.
Actor and activist Sean Penn is taking on a new role -- ambassador at large for Haiti.
America could be the new land of opportunity for thousands of Haitians struggling to survive in their home country.
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio hopped a flight to Haiti early Monday morning. As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio is meeting with the government leaders to review U.S.-backed efforts to help the Caribbean country rebuild two years after a devastating earthquake.
It was two years ago a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti and crippled the Caribbean nation and here in South Florida, Haitians are marking the anniversary with a series of events to remember those lost and still homeless.
Lynn University in Boca Raton honored the lives of four students and two professors who died in the earthquake in Haiti with a day of service and remembrance Thursday.
It seemed like a tale of two Haitis at Florida International University on Thursday morning. A panel discussion on the anniversary of Haiti's earthquake seemed to paint two very different pictures about the progress, or lack there of, the island has made since the ground shook in 2010.
At just two years old Charlie Francis has quite a story. He was one of the youngest survivors of the earthquake that rocked Haiti on January 12th, 2010. Pascale and Jacques Francis from Homestead were in the process of adopting Charlie when the quake hit.
Casemiro appeared in all five of Brazil's matches at this year's World Cup.
The identity of the man who was hit and killed has not yet been released.
Isabelle Rose Johnson is described by investigators as a dangerous woman who could be using disguises and fake stories to remain on the run.
Nolan Wells, 18, was found dead just off Horn Island in Mississippi after enjoying a day out with friends on July 4.
LeBron James last month announced he would not be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Casemiro appeared in all five of Brazil's matches at this year's World Cup.
The identity of the man who was hit and killed has not yet been released.
Isabelle Rose Johnson is described by investigators as a dangerous woman who could be using disguises and fake stories to remain on the run.
Nolan Wells, 18, was found dead just off Horn Island in Mississippi after enjoying a day out with friends on July 4.
LeBron James last month announced he would not be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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.
A June 1 trial date was set Wednesday for Nicolás Maduro and his wife to face drug trafficking charges.
More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.
The Office of Personnel Management said it will "pseudonymize" medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members.
The continuing resolution would fund the federal government until Dec. 4. It now heads to the Senate, where it could face obstacles.
Lawmakers hammered the president for bulldozing norms in pursuit of his construction goals and imposing his likeness on buildings, coins and passports.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
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.