Instagram to alert parents when teens search for info on suicide
Starting next week, parents will get an alert if their teen repeatedly searches for certain terms related to self-harm or suicide in a short time span.
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Starting next week, parents will get an alert if their teen repeatedly searches for certain terms related to self-harm or suicide in a short time span.
Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz expressed pride in the officers who arrested the teen within 24 hours of the shooting.
It was an emotional day inside a South Florida courtroom on Wednesday after a Miami Gardens teen's best friend was sentenced for killing him nearly three years ago.
The new restrictions for teen users are gradually rolling out starting Tuesday and will be fully implemented by the end of the year, Meta said.
Screen time doesn't just affect mental health. It may also take a toll on physical health, according to new research focused on heart health in children and teens.
Nonprofit leaders say many teens leaving the foster care system face overwhelming odds.
Firearms are the leading cause of death among children and teenagers in the United States, and new research found that Florida adolescents carrying handguns increased by 65% from 2002 to 2022.
Lauderhill Police Department said a 33-year-old man was arrested and charged with Wednesday afternoon's shooting.
Isabel Estrin, 24, and Alvaro Jaramillo, 26, were taken into custody Feb. 3 and face multiple felony charges.
BSO Detective Andrew Gianino said advances in DNA testing, new witness information and detailed investigative work helped them solved the case.
Clinical psychologist Lisa Damour, author of "The Emotional Lives of Teenagers," shares advice for parents.
BSO's Crime Scene and Violent Crimes units are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Teens getting more hours of daily screen time are reporting increased levels of anxiety and depression symptoms, according to new data. But technology isn't always all bad, an expert explains.
Meta bills the new Instagram service as having built-in protections for teens that give parents peace of mind.
A new law took effect on July 1, allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to work more than eight hours a day on holidays and Sundays.
More than 1,400 teens from ages 13 to 17 participated in the survey last fall, answering questions on various aspects of their relationship with video games.
The young man was arrested after a video showing the fight circulated on social media.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Friday that will ease decades-old regulations on the hours that 16- and 17-year-old Floridians can work.
The entire incident was caught on police bodycam.
Broward County Public Schools said there are growing concerns of sextortion among young students.
Meta wants children and teens on Facebook and Instagram as long as possible so it can collect and sell their personal data, state prosecutors allege.
Surveillance video shows one of the teens running away from police near North Miami Beach.
Miami Police say at least two teenagers went on a crime spree early Tuesday morning, burglarizing a dozen vehicles.
Residents in Fort Lauderdale's Victoria Park neighborhood say a string of car break-ins and burglaries has left them frustrated and fearful after multiple failed arrests.
A rescue group says the French bulldog mix dubbed "Miracle" may need weeks of treatment after being found severely malnourished behind a local drug store.
A mother says her two young sons are still recovering after the blast that injured 11 people and killed the boat operator.
A new state report shows Florida recorded 694 reportable boating accidents in 2025, with officials pointing to increasingly congested waterways.
A report claiming Cuba acquired 300 military drones is drawing concern from South Florida leaders and national security observers, though officials say there is no threat.
Residents in Fort Lauderdale's Victoria Park neighborhood say a string of car break-ins and burglaries has left them frustrated and fearful after multiple failed arrests.
A rescue group says the French bulldog mix dubbed "Miracle" may need weeks of treatment after being found severely malnourished behind a local drug store.
A mother says her two young sons are still recovering after the blast that injured 11 people and killed the boat operator.
A new state report shows Florida recorded 694 reportable boating accidents in 2025, with officials pointing to increasingly congested waterways.
A report claiming Cuba acquired 300 military drones is drawing concern from South Florida leaders and national security observers, though officials say there is no threat.
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.
Thirty years ago, a Cuban fighter jet shot down two civilian planes operated by Florida-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an incident that inflamed U.S.-Cuba relations.
The Trump administration announced it's restricting people who don't have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in Congo, South Sudan or Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak.
The Trump administration has placed intense pressure on Cuba's communist leadership.
At issue in the cases was who can bring lawsuits in federal court to address potential violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
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.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
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.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
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.