Gov. DeSantis declares emergency after Israel attack
The declaration allows the Florida Division of Emergency Management to "bring Floridians home and transport necessary supplies to Israel"
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The declaration allows the Florida Division of Emergency Management to "bring Floridians home and transport necessary supplies to Israel"
A Miami-Dade teacher packed her bags to haul complaints about Florida education standards overseas to the United Nations.
Several other GOP presidential candidates will also be filing in the same timeframe in New Hampshire, the state that will hold the first Republican presidential primary next year.
Governor said Iran should be held accountable for sponsoring terrorists like Hamas
Jacqueline Quynh reports the governor wants legislative proposals that would prohibit state and local governments from doing business with Iran.
Florida will provide COVID-19 data to the public again after a former Democratic state representative settled a lawsuit with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration over the decision two years ago to stop sharing information on the virus' spread online.
The attack has killed at least 700 people in Israel so far, with hundreds more injured and an unknown number of people taken hostage by Hamas.
Jim DeFede interviews Rep. Matt Gaetz in the aftermath of the vote that booted out Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker.
A man has been arrested on forgery and fraud charges after authorities say he cast a ballot in Florida for his deceased father in the 2020 election.
Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Jacksonville sheriff on Wednesday told the Florida Supreme Court that innocent bystanders and peaceful protesters are not threatened by a controversial 2021 law that seeks to crack down on protests that turn violent.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis followed up by taking shot after shot at the former president. He challenged Trump to a one-on-one debate.
Attorneys for New College of Florida, the traditionally progressive public liberal arts college that was taken over by allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis as part of his "war on woke," is threatening to sue a group of former faculty members and students.
The legal fights between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up this week.
Facing backlash, Walt Disney World's governing district will pay a stipend to employees whose free passes and discounts to the theme park resort were eliminated under a policy made by a new district administrator and board members who are allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
They want the judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the state unconstitutionally retaliated against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Seven Republican presidential hopefuls gathered at the Reagan Library in California for the second of the party's primary debates, but the dominant front-runner — former President Donald Trump — skipped the event again.
Seven Republican candidates met for the second primary debate in California on Wednesday, taking aim at President Biden and each other.
DeSantis will again be center stage and under intense scrutiny from anxious donors
Teri Hornstein reports it's a chance for DeSantis to make the case that he is the only viable challenger to former President Donald Trump.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking time out from debating fellow 2024 Republican presidential contenders to take on a Democrat, California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede interviews former Florida surgeon general Dr. Scott Rivkees for his opinion.
The memo, first obtained by CBS News, argues the "fundamentals" of the race haven't changed.
Trump primary opponent and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told an Iowa radio show that "pro-lifers should know [Trump] is preparing to sell you out."
Two friend-of-the-court briefs urge the state Supreme Court to find that Gov. Ron DeSantis exceeded his authority in suspending Monique Worrell
A 2022 law directed the Florida Department of Children and Families to contract for the creation of the "Responsible Fatherhood Initiative"
Edwin Lopez, who has served as chief of the Doral Police Department since 2023, has been selected as the next police chief for the City of Miami.
Prosecutors are trying to strip former ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha of his U.S. citizenship after he admitted to secretly serving as a Cuban spy for decades.
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated inside his bedroom on July 7, 2021.
There is a major risk of heat-related illnesses for most of South Florida through Mother's Day weekend.
President Trump insists the ceasefire with Iran remains in effect despite an exchange of attacks that Tehran says "crossed the point of no return."
Edwin Lopez, who has served as chief of the Doral Police Department since 2023, has been selected as the next police chief for the City of Miami.
Prosecutors are trying to strip former ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha of his U.S. citizenship after he admitted to secretly serving as a Cuban spy for decades.
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated inside his bedroom on July 7, 2021.
There is a major risk of heat-related illnesses for most of South Florida through Mother's Day weekend.
The investigation was taking place on 7th Street in North Lauderdale.
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.
Attorneys for accused White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Allen asked a judge to disqualify Jeanine Pirro and other senior Justice Department leaders from the case because they were present during the incident.
The Justice Department argues the patchwork of state laws around guns makes it difficult to take them across state lines for lawful purposes like target shooting, hunting and self-defense.
The tariffs were put in place in February, days after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's previous round of sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs.
Three U.S. Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz came under attack on Thursday, and the U.S. struck on two Iranian ports abutting the strait, putting into question an increasingly fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV met Thursday at the Vatican to discuss the situation in the Middle East and other matters.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
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.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.