DeSantis invites VP Harris to discuss Black history standards
Harris has called the new lesson plan an attempt to "gaslight" the public
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Harris has called the new lesson plan an attempt to "gaslight" the public
Vice President Kamala Harris has called the new lesson plan an attempt to "gaslight" the public
Vice President Kamala Harris has not said if she will accept the invitation.
They say a win by Gov. DeSantis could embolden other states to take action when journalists exercise First Amendment rights
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press says a win by the Florida governor could embolden other governments across the U.S. to take actions against journalists and other media when they exercise their First Amendment rights.
The oldest historically Black collegiate fraternity in the U.S. says it is relocating a planned convention in two years from Florida because of what it described as Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration's "harmful, racist and insensitive" policies towards African Americans.
Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis is taking aim at China with a 10-point economic plan he's calling a "Declaration of Economic Independence.".
More than two dozen people on Sunday protested Gov. Ron DeSantis' support of Black history education standards in Florida.
Gov. Ron DeSantis was involved in a car wreck Tuesday morning while traveling to an event in Tennessee but he was not hurt,
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies have been defending the state's controversial new Black history teaching standard, which includes instruction on how "slaves developed skills" that "could be applied for their personal benefit."
African American leaders decry what they call a pattern of "policy violence" against people of color imposed by the DeSantis administration that reached a low point after the recent release of an "anti-woke" public school curriculum on Black history.
A staffer for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is no longer with the 2024 presidential campaign just days after he retweeted a video featuring White supremacist imagery.
As a feud continues between Gov. Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Co., property owners in a special district that includes Walt Disney World could see a reduction in their property-tax rate.
Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis is cutting far more campaign staff than previously thought as he works to reset his stumbling campaign amid unexpected financial trouble.
Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis is cutting far more campaign staff than previously thought as he works to reset his stumbling campaign amid unexpected financial trouble.
One bans teachers from classroom instruction on gender identity or sexual orientation until after eighth grade.
Four Chinese people and a real-estate brokerage that serves Chinese clients filed a lawsuit and are seeking an injunction
Former President Trump dominates the 2024 conversation
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede talks about the DeSantis campaign and his appearance on CNN for an interview.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a brief news conference Tuesday as part of a shift in strategy for his presidential campaign, but the governor took only four questions, almost all of which centered on the party's front-runner Donald Trump.
Migrant workers and advocates on Monday filed a federal lawsuit challenging part of a new Florida law that makes it a felony to transport into the state people who enter the country illegally, arguing the law is vague and will lead to "unlawful arrest, prosecution and harassment."
Campaign facing unexpected financial pressure
Ten paid staffers were let go late last week to help reduce operating expenses
Disney has asked a Florida judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by a board governing Disney World that is made up of Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees.
State and national media organizations and open-government advocacy groups this week urged an appeals court to reject arguments that "executive privilege" shields Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration from releasing records.
Saharan dust continues to bring hazy and mostly dry conditions to the area limiting shower and thunderstorm activity.
Tyrone Daley is charged with lewd and lascivious behavior with a child and was being held in jail without bond.
Hoops 4 Hope pairs basketball players with players who have special needs, creating an atmosphere focused on inclusion.
The investigation was taking place in the area of Northwest 21sst Avenue and Northwest 64th Street.
New Florida laws to protect domestic violence survivors include tougher repeat-offender penalties, more relocation aid, and a study on secure online reporting.
Saharan dust continues to bring hazy and mostly dry conditions to the area limiting shower and thunderstorm activity.
Tyrone Daley is charged with lewd and lascivious behavior with a child and was being held in jail without bond.
Hoops 4 Hope pairs basketball players with players who have special needs, creating an atmosphere focused on inclusion.
The investigation was taking place in the area of Northwest 21sst Avenue and Northwest 64th Street.
New Florida laws to protect domestic violence survivors include tougher repeat-offender penalties, more relocation aid, and a study on secure online reporting.
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.
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.
Lindsey Graham, the senior U.S. senator from South Carolina, died suddenly at age 71 on Saturday.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine.
A landmark housing bill automatically became law overnight after President Trump declined to sign it.
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.
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.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
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.