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.
Police say Sarahi Azucena Gonzalez hit the younger child first with a closed fist and a broom.
The Supreme Court in June struck down President Trump's earlier executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
President Trump's lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase has shifted to a legal fight over where the case should be heard and whether CEO Jamie Dimon can remain a defendant.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
Some families could face an additional $2,200 in food costs this year if their kids lose access to free school meals, according to one estimate.
Police say Sarahi Azucena Gonzalez hit the younger child first with a closed fist and a broom.
The Supreme Court in June struck down President Trump's earlier executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
President Trump's lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase has shifted to a legal fight over where the case should be heard and whether CEO Jamie Dimon can remain a defendant.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
Some families could face an additional $2,200 in food costs this year if their kids lose access to free school meals, according to one estimate.
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.
The Supreme Court in June struck down President Trump's earlier executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
The Senate is searching for a deal to speed up consideration of a number of priorities, including a measure to fund the government and Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
Thursday's vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress follows years of tension with GOP Sen. Rand Paul, hinging on the origins of the coronavirus and a controversial type of research.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
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.
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.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.