Former FEMA director wants to be dropped from Florida civil rights lawsuit
Deanne Criswell, who led FEMA during the Biden administration, says she is shielded from the lawsuit by "qualified immunity."
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Deanne Criswell, who led FEMA during the Biden administration, says she is shielded from the lawsuit by "qualified immunity."
The Trump administration has halted DOGE's firings of hundreds of federal employees working on the nation's nuclear weapons programs.
President Trump attended Sunday's Daytona 500 for the second time as president, but left hours before it concluded during a lengthy rain delay.
Since President Donald Trump took office, immigrants in the U.S. illegally have changed their travel patterns and try to stay home, out of fear they could be deported.
The military announced in a social media post on Friday that it will no longer allow transgender people to enlist.
Attorneys general from 14 states are challenging the authority of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency.
Also omitted is Indigenous Peoples Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day, according to social media users and product experts.
New York Attorney General Letitia James said "this level of access for unauthorized individuals is unlawful, unprecedented, and unacceptable."
The proposal was filed amid a dispute over the state's term-limits law.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the oath of office to Pam Bondi at the White House on Wednesday.
The problem for Gov. DeSantis is his own state's Republicans think they know Trump better.
The governor also wants a new sales tax holiday for guns and ammunition.
The visit raises eyebrows given Trump's previous hardline stance against Maduro.
President Trump on Friday proposed significant new tariffs on multiple sectors of the economy.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has called the bill "weak" and "watered-down."
The order directs that federally-run insurance programs, including TRICARE and Medicaid, exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for those under 19.
A slate of congressional hopefuls are vying to win their Florida primaries in special elections.
Trump-endorsed candidates win primary races to replace Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz.
The bills, in part, would place new requirements on police to help with immigration enforcement efforts and eliminate in-state tuition for undocumented students.
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has been confirmed as the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Nikki Fried was reelected Saturday as chair of the Florida Democratic Party, which is seeking to regain relevance in a state that has tilted decidedly toward the Republicans.
Lawmakers will return to Tallahassee on Jan. 27 because of a special session that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has called.
As Trump returns to White House, many expect lower prices, good economy. Fewer would buy Greenland. Democrats are concerned, exhausted by politics.
At least 80 people were killed in northeast Colombia following failed attempts at peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said.
A senior Taliban figure says the group's leader should scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls.
The U.S. government has expanded a sweeping pause on legal immigration applications to include those filed by people from an additional 20 countries, a U.S. official told CBS News.
The Miami Heat snapped a five-game losing streak with a 106-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.
City officials agree the permitting system is too slow and siloed — and say they welcome the mayor's push for reform.
A proposed constitutional amendment would eliminate homestead property taxes while leaving police and schools untouched.
A homeowner says she spent 10 months trying to get a cable removed before CBS Miami contacted Comcast.
The U.S. government has expanded a sweeping pause on legal immigration applications to include those filed by people from an additional 20 countries, a U.S. official told CBS News.
The Miami Heat snapped a five-game losing streak with a 106-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.
City officials agree the permitting system is too slow and siloed — and say they welcome the mayor's push for reform.
A proposed constitutional amendment would eliminate homestead property taxes while leaving police and schools untouched.
A homeowner says she spent 10 months trying to get a cable removed before CBS Miami contacted Comcast.
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.
The U.S. government has expanded a sweeping pause on legal immigration applications to include those filed by people from an additional 20 countries, a U.S. official told CBS News.
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
Higgins was sworn in Thursday at Miami Dade College, vowing faster permitting, more affordable housing and a review of the city's cooperation with ICE.
The proposals run counter to the recommendations of most major U.S. medical organizations.
A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
Guest host Laura Pastrana talks with one of the big winners from Tuesday's runoff elections, Miami Beach Commissioner-elect Monica Matteo-Salinas.
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.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
Experts say the original warnings from more than 20 years ago were based on outdated information and were "overly broad."
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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.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
Nick Reiner appeared in court on Wednesday on two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital," has died.
R&B musician Trey Songz was arrested in New York City over the weekend after an incident at the Dramma nightclub near Times Square.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.