Florida man executed for fatal stabbing of woman and her 4-year-old daughter
This was Florida's seventh execution so far this year, following a state record 19 executions in 2025.
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This was Florida's seventh execution so far this year, following a state record 19 executions in 2025.
Jahara Malik was sentenced to 17 yers in prison followed by five years of probation in the stabbing death of Yahkeim Lollar in 2024.
James Ernest Hitchcock was convicted of raping, beating and killing his step-niece in 1976.
An appeals court has decided that an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" will remain open.
The lawyer says her clients were targeted after the complained about not having phone access on April 2.
Environmental groups asked a federal appellate court panel to lift a temporary halt on closing "Alligator Alcatraz"
Tiger Woods is out of jail and headed for more uncertainty.
Florida State kicker Conor McAneney remains jailed following his arrest on felony charges of battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, according to jail records.
A Florida man convicted of abducting, raping, and murdering a young mother in 2008 was executed on Tuesday evening.
Salvadoran nationals deported from the United States are arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and their loved ones do not know where they are or how to contact them.
Cuba's government says it will release 51 people from prisons, in an unexpected move that comes as the Trump administration puts immense pressure on the country.
Anthawn Ragan was sentenced to life in prison in the shooting death of 10-year-old Aaron Vu in 2013.
Attorneys say detainees at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" still struggle to reach their lawyers, despite state claims that access problems are fixed.
A man convicted of killing a traveling salesman during a 1989 robbery has become the first person executed in Florida this year.
With the number of people in ICE detention topping 70,000 for the first time, 7,252 people had been in custody at least six months in mid-January, including 79 held for more than two years, according to agency data.
The U.S. Embassy for Venezuela also announced Friday that all American citizens detained in Venezuela have been released.
Former detainees at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" are set to testify about conditions at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
A judge has ordered that actor Timothy Busfield be released from jail during a detention hearing on child sex abuse charges.
One of three court challenges to an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades has ended.
A disturbance at a prison in northern Georgia Sunday afternoon left three inmates dead and 12 more injured along with a guard, authorities say.
Environmental groups claim federal and state officials withheld evidence about funding for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
A federal judge has denied a request to close an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz.".
A man convicted of killing a couple during a home‑invasion robbery, and later confessing to three additional murders, was the 19th person executed in Florida this year.
Derrick Groves, 28, was sentenced Friday to two life sentences over a 2018 double murder, with the Louisiana judge rebuking him for the disruption caused by his five months on the run.
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined his proposed $117 billion state budget Wednesday, as the term-limited executive prepares to leave the state's top office.
E15 is usually only available part of the year to help ease high gas prices under a waiver from the EPA.
France Pierron described childbirth as "a disgusting moment, excuse me, where the dad is useless" during a TV appearance.
According to the Miami Gardens Police Department, Warren Masai Pollock, 25, was arrested in the 2019 shooting death of 17-year-old Rodney Hinds Jr.
Thousands are expected to attend the match at Miami Stadium and at Miami's Bayfront Park at the FIFA Fan Fest.
President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins.
E15 is usually only available part of the year to help ease high gas prices under a waiver from the EPA.
France Pierron described childbirth as "a disgusting moment, excuse me, where the dad is useless" during a TV appearance.
Family members, survivors and community leaders gathered in Surfside to remember the 98 people killed in the Champlain Towers South collapse.
According to the Miami Gardens Police Department, Warren Masai Pollock, 25, was arrested in the 2019 shooting death of 17-year-old Rodney Hinds Jr.
Thousands are expected to attend the match at Miami Stadium and at Miami's Bayfront Park at the FIFA Fan Fest.
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.
E15 is usually only available part of the year to help ease high gas prices under a waiver from the EPA.
President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins.
Soldiers say the Army disregarded warnings about thin defenses and ignored requests for medical supplies. Now they question whether the Army is being transparent about their injuries.
Leading Latino political strategists are examining the races where Latinos could play an outsize role in the midterm elections, and believe their votes will be critical in a number of House races.
U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts in the Northern District of California ruled in a 71-page opinion Tuesday that multiple Trump administration policies were arbitrary and violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert says his record of delivering results sets him apart in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Frederica Wilson.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
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.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Many people are spending more time on screens, but also doing more physical activities, a new CBS News poll finds.