Lyft Sued For Allegedly Mishandling Sexual Assault, Rape Reports
The ride-sharing company "Lyft" is being accused of allowing known sexual predators to transport passengers.
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The ride-sharing company "Lyft" is being accused of allowing known sexual predators to transport passengers.
An investigation into the alleged rape of minors by West Palm Beach financier has been opened in France, the chief Paris prosecutor announced Friday.
A lawsuit can move forward against Royal Caribbean Cruises over allegations that a teenage ship passenger was plied with alcohol and then gang raped in a cabin.
A Broward teacher is facing several charges Tuesday after being accused of having sex with a minor.
The man behind bars for allegedly drugging, raping and filming a 15-year-old girl is facing similar accusations from another teen girl.
A 15-year-old girl who nearly lost her life after she was reportedly drugged and sexually assaulted by someone she met at a party is showing signs of improvement.
Miramar police have arrested a man for drugging and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
A woman who claims she was raped in her own apartment by a maintenance man who used his key to get has won $900,000 in damages in a civil suit against him.
It will be a long time before this Florida man breathes free air.
Federal prosecutors said Friday they want to meet with once-underage victims of wealthy financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before deciding whether to throw out a decade-old non-prosecution agreement that allowed him to avoid potentially severe penalties.
A South Florida family who says their teenage daughter was sexually abused by a substitute teachers has filed a lawsuit against the charter school.
Another woman is going public claiming South Florida billionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted her more than two decades ago.
An Uber driver was arrested after he reportedly sexually assaulted one of his passengers.
A sexual assault suspect wanted for attacking a teen is off the streets.
A Pembroke Pines man has been arrested and is facing some serious charges that date back nearly twenty years.
A man who raped a neighbor at knifepoint, and then offered to do yard work around her home to make up for it, has been sentenced to five decades in prison.
A Miami-Dade public school teacher that was charged with sexual assault last week was a no show in bond court.
A former Miami-Dade public school teacher, who is already on house arrest for allegedly sexually battering two middle school students, is facing more charges after two more students came forward.
Someone who swore to serve and protect has been charged for doing the opposite.
A teacher at Sinai Haitian Seventh-day Adventist School in Plantation is facing several charges Friday after being accused of carrying on a sexual relationship with a student.
The family of a teen girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a former Brownsville Middle School teacher files lawsuit against the Miami-Dade County School Board.
Miami-Dade police have released a new surveillance video they hope will lead to the arrest of a man accused of sexually assaulting a tourist at a hotel near Miami International Airport.
A woman was sexually assaulted in a hotel near Miami International Airport.
Miami-Dade police are searching for a man they say forced his way into a woman's hotel in Miami Springs and sexually assaulted her.
Authorities have released an artist rendering of a man wanted for breaking into a woman's apartment and sexually assaulting her.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is traveling to Florida Wednesday. During the trip, he plans to visit Tampa and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The seat, long held by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, is up for grabs after the veteran lawmaker announced she will not seek reelection following redistricting changes approved in Tallahassee.
A "tsunami" of seaweed is washing ashore on South Florida beaches, creating an unsightly problem and irritating both locals and visitors alike.
Frank Rubio, a graduate of Miami Sunset Senior High School in Miami-Dade County, has been named a mission specialist for Artemis III, NASA's next crewed mission designed to advance the agency's plans for future lunar exploration.
Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper is taking to social media, asking residents what services they believe the city should cut if a proposed homesteaded property tax elimination passes.
George Pino is facing manslaughter and vessel homicide charges after the boat crash near Boca Chita Key in Biscayne Bay in 2022.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is traveling to Florida Wednesday. During the trip, he plans to visit Tampa and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The seat, long held by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, is up for grabs after the veteran lawmaker announced she will not seek reelection following redistricting changes approved in Tallahassee.
A "tsunami" of seaweed is washing ashore on South Florida beaches, creating an unsightly problem and irritating both locals and visitors alike.
Frank Rubio, a graduate of Miami Sunset Senior High School in Miami-Dade County, has been named a mission specialist for Artemis III, NASA's next crewed mission designed to advance the agency's plans for future lunar exploration.
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.
Cuba's top diplomat to the United States says recent sanctions targeting the island's leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a "pretext" for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a U.S. military intervention in Cuba.
The House passed Republicans' $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the rest of the Trump administration.
Federal immigration authorities barred a Somali soccer referee who was slated to officiate the FIFA World Cup from entering the U.S. over the weekend, citing "vetting concerns."
The Trump administration on Monday announced it is seeking to revoke the citizenship of 17 U.S. citizens accused of immigration fraud.
The lawsuit calls the event "deeply corrupt" and argues that it seeks to enrich the president and his allies and lacks proper authorization.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
Moskowitz provided CBS News Miami with copies of virulent, antisemitic voicemails his office has received.
Critics argue his plan will decimate cities, counties, and local school districts.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
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."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
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.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges related to a sports gambling sting.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.