Florida's convicted killer clown released from prison
A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from a Florida prison.
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A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from a Florida prison.
The lawsuit, in part, accuses corrections officials of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal laws by failing to make "reasonable accommodations" for elderly inmates and sick inmates.
CBS News Miami's Chelsea Jones spoke with with Sidney Holmes a year after his wrongful conviction was overturned.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail a second time on Wednesday and he will remain in federal custody at a Brooklyn detention center.
A Florida man convicted of killing a college freshman and raping the murder victim's older sister while the siblings camped in a national forest 30 years ago was executed Thursday.
A Marine accused of using a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for assaulting police officers who were guarding the building.
The Associated Press has learned that a former Venezuelan fighter pilot jailed in Venezuela in February for his ties to a prominent human rights attorney is an employee of U.S. oil firm Chevron.
A veteran prosecutor in Miami has quit after a judge found that state investigators manipulated witnesses by providing conjugal visits and other favors to jailhouse informants in exchange for their testimony in a high-profile death penalty case against a local gang leader.
As of Friday, at least 1,500 people have been displaced, at least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight.
At least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight.
At least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight.
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 prominent rights group says over 400 people have been detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
Floral tributes to Alexey Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe who died in a Russian penal colony, were removed overnight by groups of unknown people while police watched.
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The Tampa City Council has agreed to pay former prison inmate Robert DuBoise $14 million to compensate him for the decades he spent behind bars
A woman who was found to have collected over 60 cats was ordered Wednesday to serve three years in prison after being convicted on animal cruelty charges.
A little more than a year after calling on the National Guard to assist the state Department of Corrections, Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is proposing to assign another 100 guard members to Florida prisons and buy dozens of now-leased trailers to house them and family members.
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been stabbed by another inmate at a federal prison in Arizona where he's serving time for the murder of George Floyd.
For the first time, CBS News Miami hears from the judge who sentenced Tristin Murphy to state prison.
Donald Santini eluded authorities for nearly four decades. He was arrested in June and has been sentenced to 50 years in prison
A California business owner will spend a year in federal prison for sending more than 200 vile online messages to a father whose daughter was killed in a Florida school massacre.
Jim DeFede's powerful documentary investigates Murphy's gruesome death while he was in prison.
Leonard Cure was trying to make up for lost time in the three years since his release from prison after Florida officials concluded he had been wrongfully convicted of armed robbery.
Ja'twan Phillips appeared in court Tuesday after being linked to a gang-related shooting that left one person dead in July 2024.
Health officials are warning the public to remain vigilant for symptoms of heat exhaustion, such as headaches, nausea, and clammy skin.
Dr. Samuel Lee faces a felony charge in the February 2025 death of Tina Sodhi at a wellness ceremony.
Pompano Beach resident Nancy Dello Stritto, who is almost 77 years old, opened her mail to find a license plate reading "SQZ A55."
Authorities say a man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer.
Ja'twan Phillips appeared in court Tuesday after being linked to a gang-related shooting that left one person dead in July 2024.
Health officials are warning the public to remain vigilant for symptoms of heat exhaustion, such as headaches, nausea, and clammy skin.
Dr. Samuel Lee faces a felony charge in the February 2025 death of Tina Sodhi at a wellness ceremony.
Pompano Beach resident Nancy Dello Stritto, who is almost 77 years old, opened her mail to find a license plate reading "SQZ A55."
Authorities say a man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer.
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.
The measure also allows states to opt out if they take action before the federal law is enacted.
President Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained for repairs, after weeks of railing against alleged vandals.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.
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Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
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.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.