Budget Calls For Added Security At Jewish Schools Prompt Backlash
Children evacuating school and police swarming the building have become routine occurrences played out throughout the country and here in South Florida at Jewish day schools.
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Children evacuating school and police swarming the building have become routine occurrences played out throughout the country and here in South Florida at Jewish day schools.
For the first time ever, Florida's state budget includes money for security at Jewish schools. But some organizations are feeling left out.
A second man claims he was targeted out of hate, called names and then physically attacked in Miami Beach.
A special meeting was held Tuesday to discuss what can be done about hate crimes following two attacks on Miami Beach.
Police are investigating an assault on South Beach after a man reported two other men hurled homophobic insults before beating him.
With hate and anti-Semitic crimes on the rise in South Florida, a coalition of religious and community leaders in Coral Springs and Parkland have launched a new initiative to teach their residents how to deal with 'acts of hate'.
The black gunman suspected of randomly shooting three men to death in downtown Fresno told authorities he wanted to kill as many white people as possible before he was captured, they said.
A colorful, little girl is hoping to spread love and kindness after seeing tombstones smashed and toppled at Jewish cemeteries.
DHS Secretary John Kelly has issued a statement of support for the American-Jewish community in the wake of numerous threats to JCCs.
A predominantly Jewish neighborhood was put on edge Sunday after a vandal keyed swastika designs into several vehicles.
South Florida's members of Congress are demanding the federal government do more to stop the threats to JCCs across the U.S.
Bomb threats at Jewish Community Centers continue to be a concern in South Florida.
The vandalism can be seen from the air at a Jewish cemetery near St. Louis, where more than 100 headstones were toppled or damaged.
A Holocaust survivor says the person who vandalized a car in Boca Raton by spray-painting a Swastika on it has not "learned from the past."
Sheriff's deputies are investigating a hateful message spray-painted on a car parked outside a home in Boca Raton.
Just days after a federal judge dismissed charges against a man for allegations of an online threat to the gay community in Wilton Manors, that same man found himself back in a Broward Court.
Federal prosecutors have dropped their criminal case against a man accused of making online threats to harm the LGBT community in Wilton Manors.
The search is on for the vandal who spray painted obscenities on the street signs of a Boynton Beach mosque.
Police have arrested a man after allegedly making violent threats against the gay community in Wilton Manors.
Social media is exploding, sharing a threatening Facebook message posted under the name Craig Jungwirth.
An entire community was caught victim of an overnight tire slasher that now has some residents considering it a hate crime.
After a scuffle broke out inside a South Beach Burger King last week that was allegedly set off after a gay couple became affectionate, a witness has come forward with a different story.
A gay man targeted in an attack at a South Beach Burger King is speaking out about the lack of security.
Police are asking for the public's help identifying three men involved in an altercation with a homosexual couple.
A bill has been proposed that would toughen the penalty for crimes linked to prejudice against police officers.
The Supreme Court's decision has drawn sharp criticism from local officials and raised concerns about the future of families in the region.
As humanitarian aid flows from South Florida to Venezuela following devastating earthquakes, local Venezuelan Americans are navigating a desperate search for news of missing family members.
One of the most anticipated matchups at Miami Stadium pits Colombia against Portugal. While South Florida is home to a large Colombian community, Portugal's dedicated fan base is making its presence known.
Port St. Lucie Police arrested Gregory Allen Davis, 49, and a 15-year-old after what started as a prank involving an Orbeez toy gun escalated into an armed confrontation.
The race to build AI data centers is leading to a global shortage of memory chips, driving up the cost of personal electronics.
The Supreme Court's decision has drawn sharp criticism from local officials and raised concerns about the future of families in the region.
As humanitarian aid flows from South Florida to Venezuela following devastating earthquakes, local Venezuelan Americans are navigating a desperate search for news of missing family members.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
The twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela killed more than 900 people, and that toll is likely to keep rising as frantic rescue and recovery operations ramp up.
One of the most anticipated matchups at Miami Stadium pits Colombia against Portugal. While South Florida is home to a large Colombian community, Portugal's dedicated fan base is making its presence known.
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 judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.
The president and his conservative allies have stymied other legislation as they unsuccessfully try to pass a voting regulations bill that lacks even simple majority support in the Senate.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.
The Trump administration on Wednesday sent Congress a long-awaited supplemental funding package to help cover the cost of the Iran war.
E15 is usually only available part of the year to help ease high gas prices under a waiver from the EPA.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert says his record of delivering results sets him apart in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Frederica Wilson.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
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."
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.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.