Florida Prison Workers Accused Of Plotting To Kill Inmate
Three current and former prison employees were members of the Ku Klux Klan who planned to kill a former inmate who is black, according to Florida officials.
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Three current and former prison employees were members of the Ku Klux Klan who planned to kill a former inmate who is black, according to Florida officials.
The state's Senate has rejected a proposed budget amendment that would have prevented Attorney General Pam Bondi from spending money to fight a federal policy aimed at allowing millions of undocumented immigrants to stay in the country if they meet certain conditions.
A Leon County circuit court judge ruled Friday that state taxpayers will have to cover hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees for the defense of former House Speaker Ray Sansom, who was cleared four years ago of charges that had already driven him from office.
Governor Rick Scott is getting pressure from media organizations and open-government advocates who filed a lawsuit over the ouster of Florida's top cop.
Groundhog Day might not be until Monday, but Gov. Rick Scott probably doesn't need a rodent to tell him that his winter of discontent is going to last awhile longer.
Governor Rick Scott did not approve of the abrupt ousting of the head of the state's main law enforcement agency, according to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Bill Sheppard and his wife Betsy White spent seven hours on the road Saturday to watch their clients tie the knot at a small, poolside ceremony in the rural Panhandle community of Chipley.
Members of the Florida Cabinet addressed unfinished business Tuesday after joining Gov. Rick Scott in being sworn in for their second terms.
Florida saw a substantial drop in hate crimes last year. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said in 2013 there were 124 reported hate crimes.
The LGBT community has been clamoring for gay marriage to be passed in Florida. Yet on Wednesday it was the antithesis of a marriage that helped progress the cause.
Amid a new U.S. Justice Department policy allowing tribes to cultivate and grow marijuana, it is unclear what effect it will have in Florida.
Four Miami residents are facing a slew of charges in connection to bank related fraud.
Pointing to an "avalanche" of court rulings, attorneys for same-sex couples have asked a federal appeals court to reject Attorney General Pam Bondi's attempt to at least temporarily extend Florida's ban on gay marriage.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has formally asked an appeals court to overrule two South Florida judges who found the state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is headed to the Fontainebleau Miami Beach to lead a meeting with the Republican Attorneys General Association executive committee.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is under fire over news reports implying she may have a closer than comfortable relationship with out-of-state lobbyists and corporate lawyers.
Republican Pam Bondi was re-elected as Florida's attorney general on Tuesday.
Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist spent Friday scrambling to persuade voters besieged by negative ads to head to the polls as the final full week of campaigning came to a close.
Florida's two main attorneys general candidates seem to have very little in common whether it's on the positions on same-sex marriage ban to regulating utilities to their style.
Jim sits down for an extended one-on-one interview with George Sheldon. Mr. Sheldon is the democratic candidate for Florida Attorney General. The two discuss the upcoming race and Mr. Sheldon's efforts to unseat republican incumbent Pam Bondi.
As he debated Democratic challenger Charlie Crist this week, Gov. Rick Scott more or less blamed Attorney General Pam Bondi when confronted about delaying an execution that conflicted with a Bondi fundraiser.
Commercials keep calling Gov. Rick Scott too shady for the sunshine state. The governor is now being sued by two men who say Scott is continuing to hide his finances behind a veil, which by law he must disclose.
Gay rights activists in Florida believe the United States Supreme Court on Monday sealed the deal for same sex marriage in the state.
Attorney General Pam Bondi defended Gov. Rick Scott's integrity and the state's ongoing fight against same-sex marriage in a brisk and mostly civil debate Monday with her general-election challengers, Democrat George Sheldon and Libertarian Bill Wohlsifer.
Officials are appealing a ruling last month that declared Florida's gay marriage ban unconstitutional.
Cesar Cardoso, 53, now faces 13 total charges, and prosecutors say more charges could be filed as they interview more alleged victims.
A Barry University politics professor says it's rare for a sitting member of Congress to criticize their own party's president.
Heavy rain flooded streets across northern Broward County, blocking students and families while delaying flights.
Nat Moore discusses the prestigious trophy bearing his name and how it helps showcase South Florida's top high school football players to college scouts.
The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 devastated South Florida, killing hundreds and delivering an economic blow whose effects lasted for years.
Cesar Cardoso, 53, now faces 13 total charges, and prosecutors say more charges could be filed as they interview more alleged victims.
A Barry University politics professor says it's rare for a sitting member of Congress to criticize their own party's president.
Heavy rain flooded streets across northern Broward County, blocking students and families while delaying flights.
A lawsuit filed in Miami accuses Florida of illegally leaving defendants with serious mental illness in county jails for months while they wait for court-ordered treatment.
Nat Moore discusses the prestigious trophy bearing his name and how it helps showcase South Florida's top high school football players to college scouts.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Degnis Bofill, who won a 2022 Latin Grammy, is being held at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County while his asylum case is pending.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
Stella Parton gives insight into her sister Dolly Parton's marriage, makeup habits and views on death in an exclusive CBS News interview.
Dolly Parton died in Nashville on Aug. 25 at the age of 80 — a shock to fans around the world who weren't aware of her illness.