Trump Calls For 30-Foot-High Wall At Mexican Border
The Trump administration wants to build a 30-foot-high wall that is difficult to climb and cut through.
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The Trump administration wants to build a 30-foot-high wall that is difficult to climb and cut through.
In his campaign, and since taking office, President Trump has vowed to build a wall along the Mexican border, insisting that Mexico would pay for it.
President Donald Trump warned Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prior to leaving for Mexico that his meetings there would be tough. And indeed, both sides took firm stances.
Mexican drug Lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman will face a federal judge in person on Friday.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the White House on Friday.
President Donald Trump wants to slap a tax on imports from Mexico, said a White House spokesperson on the same day the country's president canceled his meeting with the U.S. president.
During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised to tear apart the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - an idea that helped him win over Rust Belt voters but is unnerving to people in border cities which boomed under the 1994 treaty.
A grade-school student from the violent Mexican border city of Matamoros won a prize in a state fair with quite an unusual proposal - a bulletproof backpack for kids to hide behind during shootouts.
Drug cartels are now using homemade aircraft and drones to deliver narcotics over the U.S./Mexico border.
Donald Trump seems to have retreated on his vow to deport everyone living in the United States illegally even though he still has an aggressive tone on illegal immigration and is still committed to building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
Flanked by the president of Mexico, Donald Trump firmly defended the right of the U.S. to build a massive border wall but did not repeat his frequent promise to have Mexico to pay for it.
Mike Pence says that Donald Trump's trip to Mexico demonstrates what a "decisive leader" he would be if elected president.
News that Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto is set to meet Republican candidate Donald Trump Wednesday is causing some negative feelings among many Mexicans.
A miniature wall bordering Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has gone viral following a street artist's attempt to parody the Republican nominee's call for a "great wall" separating the U.S. and Mexico.
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Federal investigators in southern California say they found what could be the longest cross-border drug tunnel – leading to a massive drug bust worth nearly $30 million.
In response to the city's notoriously polluted air, Mexican authorities have temporarily ordered all cars in the country's capital to remain parked one day a week.
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Spanish language radio host Ninoska Perez has been fielding calls from listeners focused on the recent arrival of nearly 200 Cubans from Central America, and the impending arrival of thousands of others.
The first group of Cubans- who were stranded in Costa Rica- arrived in Hialeah Gardens late Sunday night.
After being stranded in Costa Rica for months, nearly 200 Cuban migrants who recently made it to southern Mexico began making plans Thursday to travel to the border with the United States.
The wait is over for thousands of Cuban refugees who have been stuck in Costa Rica for the last couple of months. On Wednesday, the first 180 of the 8,000 migrants were airlifted to El Salvador and then traveled by bus to Guatemala.
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Miami Heat player Terry Rozier is expected to appear in a New York court Monday on charges he helped gamblers placing bets on his performance in NBA games.
The number of homeless veterans in Florida is dropping dramatically, and programs like the Mission United program by United Way in Broward County are playing a role in that.
A Broward sheriff's deputy was injured in a crash in Pompano Beach early Monday morning, according to officials.
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The 2026 Men's World Cup will be held across the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer.
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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 American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Dozens of health care organizations have asked the Trump administration to shield the doctors, nurses, and techs they need to fill shortages from a $100,000 visa fee for skilled foreign workers.
Under a 2023 settlement reached by the Biden administration, Southwest agreed to a $140 million civil penalty after the company canceled thousands of flights during a winter storm in 2022.
Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said that it's "really important" that video of the strikes "be made public."
The Trump administration's elevation of Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg to lead a high-profile office within the Food and Drug Administration is raising alarm among multiple senior FDA officials.
President Trump's efforts to reshape the executive branch and flex his presidential power are set to be tested at the Supreme Court on Monday.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
Jim DeFede interviews Florida Lt. Governor Jay Collins, who is mulling a run for governor in 2026.
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Kian Sadeghi, the 25-year-old founder and CEO at Nucleus Genomics, tells "CBS Mornings" that parents have every right to select the qualities and traits they desire in their child.
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a critic of government vaccine mandates, has been quietly appointed to one of the CDC's top positions.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
ByHeart said it can't rule out that all of its baby formula across all product lots could be contaminated, citing recent test results.
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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.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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President Trump presented medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony.
Japanese officials said Jeremy O Harris, known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play" and his role in the series "Emily in Paris," was arrested on the island of Okinawa on Nov. 16.
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