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Jim DeFede and the Broward County Public Schools Superintendent tackle the measles outbreak, and school closures due to under-enrollment.
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Jim DeFede and the Broward County Public Schools Superintendent tackle the measles outbreak, and school closures due to under-enrollment.
At least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight.
A senior U.S. official says Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it.
On Friday, the governor posted to X that he had vetoed the bill because "the [Florida] Legislature is about to produce a different, superior bill."
The University of Florida is eliminating its chief diversity officer position, scrapping the program's staff jobs and halting any contracts involving the subject because of a new law passed last year that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit former President Donald Trump next week at Mar-a-Lago, according to a person briefed on the plans.
The Kentucky Republican, who turned 82 last week, announced his decision on the Senate floor on Wednesday.
Judge Anil Singh of the state's mid-level appeals court ruled that Trump must post a bond covering the full amount in order to stop enforcement of the judgment.
Doctors are begging parents to pay attention to renewed warnings before Spring Break trip bookings.
Ladapo has made controversial comments about vaccines in the past.
The revised bill addresses issues such as how many hours 16 and 17-year-olds can work
Attorneys for Secretary of State Cord Byrd have filed a motion seeking the recusal of Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker
Jim DeFede speaks to the incoming Senate President and the incoming minority leader about the legislature moving away from divisive issues and why that might be happening.
An aide to Alexei Navalny says the body of the Russian opposition leader has been handed over to his mother.
A Utah man imprisoned for nearly two years in Venezuelan has sued President Nicolás Maduro for allegedly heading a "criminal enterprise" that kidnaps, tortures and unjustly imprisons American citizens.
A Florida bill banning social media use for minors heads to Governor Ron DeSantis' desk. It would be among the nation's most restrictive for kids under 16.
Almost a year after Florida lawmakers passed a law giving Florida's governor control over Walt Disney World's governing district, Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling the takeover a success.
Amid a debate about the role of government and parental rights, the Florida Senate on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to keep children under the age of 16 off social media platforms.
An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who is accused of sexually abusing four boys there more than a decade ago has been ordered to be sent from Colorado to Florida to face prosecution.
The transcripts of a 2006 grand jury that investigated Jeffrey Epstein's sexual assaults of underage girls would be released to the public under a bill heading to Florida's governor after it was unanimously passed by the Legislature.
The Supreme Court's conservative majority appears skeptical of the federal government's argument that the Environmental Protection Agency should be allowed to continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution rule in 11 states.
An appeals court in Chile's capital has ruled that the case of Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda's death be reopened, saying the investigation has not been exhausted.
Broward County prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against a couple and their adult son who had been accused of severely beating a man who had been in a relationship with the son.
The United States has vetoed an Arab-backed and widely supported U.N. resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
A judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, and several top officials.
Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 47 points and the Knicks overcame Karl-Anthony Towns' quiet night to beat the Heat 132-125 on Sunday.
An investigation is underway after a woman was found shot in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday afternoon, police said.
AAA predicts that in Florida alone, 7.5 million people will travel for the holidays this year, which is about a quarter-million more than last year's season.
A Miami Gardens man is behind bars after he was caught on camera shooting and killing the stepfather of the mother of his child during a domestic incident on Wednesday, police said.
Joe Burrow rebounded from his first time being shut out to throw for 309 yards and four touchdowns as the Cincinnati Bengals routed the Miami Dolphins 45-21 on Sunday.
Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 47 points and the Knicks overcame Karl-Anthony Towns' quiet night to beat the Heat 132-125 on Sunday.
An investigation is underway after a woman was found shot in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Officials say an address in Northeast Miami-Dade County is connected to the Brown University shooting suspect.
AAA predicts that in Florida alone, 7.5 million people will travel for the holidays this year, which is about a quarter-million more than last year's season.
A Miami Gardens man is behind bars after he was caught on camera shooting and killing the stepfather of the mother of his child during a domestic incident on Wednesday, police said.
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 pursuit of the tanker, off the coast of Venezuela, is the second such operation this weekend and the third in less than a week.
Rep. Ro Khanna said the release of an initial tranche of files and photos related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was a "slap in the face of survivors," while Rep. Thomas Massie said the DOJ is "flouting the spirit and the letter of the law."
More see Trump's policies responsible for economy today than Biden's; there are also concerns about AI impact on jobs.
The episode has deepened concerns that had already emerged from the Justice Department's much-anticipated document release.
It's the second time in recent weeks that the United States has interdicted a tanker, and it comes amid a large U.S. military build-up in Latin America.
Jim Defede's guest this week on Facing South Florida is James Fishback, a Republican candidate for the Florida governor's office.
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.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
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.
These gifts from Stanley, Apple, AllTrails and more won't bust your budget.
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Just in time for the holiday season, Nintendo has released Nintendo Switch bundles and special editions.
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Discover the best tech gifts during the 2024 holiday season that your friends and loved ones will absolutely adore.
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.
Comedian and actor Bowen Yang performed his final sketch on "SNL" Saturday night, after announcing his unexpected mid-season exit from the show.
Albert Brooks said he's still in shock over the death of his friend Rob Reiner, whom he met at 14 years old.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
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.