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Having a chance to help others is often one of the main motivations for people like Sydney Clarke, a Bright Futures Scholarship recipient.
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Having a chance to help others is often one of the main motivations for people like Sydney Clarke, a Bright Futures Scholarship recipient.
Two universities in the state of Florida made the cut when it came to ranking the 100 best colleges and universities in the U.S.
This Saturday's game between No. 10 Florida and defending national champion LSU has been postponed by the Southeastern Conference after 19 Gators players tested positive for COVID-19.
The University of Florida and Florida State University remained ranked among the top 20 public universities in the country Monday, as U.S. News & World Report released annual ratings that have become a closely watched scorecard for colleges.
Saying it would be good for the state to keep the famed rivalry going, Governor Ron DeSantis said he will push to get the annual football game between Florida State and the University of Florida rescheduled.
These days Lawrence Wright spends his time training the next generation of athletes.
The University of Florida Board of Trustees is asking a federal judge to toss out a potential class-action lawsuit that contends the school should be required to refund tuition and fees to students after closing its campus in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
University of Florida officials on Tuesday said they are considering testing 500 to 1,000 students a day for COVID-19 as the school looks at plans to reopen campus in the fall semester.
The University of Florida will for a limited time begin offering coronavirus testing this week, including tests for asymptomatic elderly residents as part of research into the quickly spreading virus, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced during an appearance Monday at The Villages.
The Florida Board of Governors for the State University System is directing all universities to move classes on-line for a two-week period due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A new search for missing University of Florida student Tiffany Sessions, who disappeared in 1989 yielded no new clues, sheriff's officials said Friday.
Florida's new surgeon general has negotiated an unusual two-year arrangement that allows him to remain employed at the University of Florida --- and keep his tenured position --- while also being in charge of the state Department of Health.
A major scare for a group of University of Florida students and faculty on a trip to South Africa.
An Ocala rapper was arrested after he reportedly threatened to shoot up a University of Florida football game.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday named a top University of Florida doctor and professor as the state's next surgeon general.
Parkland Native Haley Moss is just 24-years-old and already incredibly accomplished.
While tropical vegetables are best for the summer, tropical fruit can be grown year-round here in Miami-Dade County.
A University of Florida student died after falling from a third-floor balcony.
A Texas man who fired a shot at anti-Nazi protesters following a speech at the University of Florida by a white nationalist has been charged with attempted murder, police in Gainesville said Friday.
White supremacist Richard Spencer came to the University of Florida and got exactly what he asked for: freedom of speech.
The president of the University of Florida says the extra cost to provide security for a speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer has put an unfair burden on taxpayers.
Helicopters buzzed over the school Wednesday night as students try to go about normalcy.
Supporters of Richard Spencer, the white nationalist whose upcoming appearance at the University of Florida sparked a state of emergency, say he's not a racist.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is declaring a state of emergency in advance of a speech white nationalist Richard Spencer is scheduled to give at the University of Florida.
The University of Florida says it has confirmed Oct. 19 for a speaking event featuring white nationalist Richard Spencer.
According to MDSO, the office has roughly 3,800 sworn deputies but is seeking more.
Chopper 4 captured huge billows of smoke coming out of the home located at NW 27th Court and 172nd Terrace, with flames billowing through a large hole in the roof.
Joseph Duggar's arrest comes almost five years after his older brother Josh Duggar was convicted of downloading child sexual abuse images.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday ordered Florida and U.S. flags at all local and state buildings to be flown at half-staff on Saturday to honor U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Cody Khork, who was killed by Iranian drone strikes on March 1.
According to MDSO, the office has roughly 3,800 sworn deputies but is seeking more.
Chopper 4 captured huge billows of smoke coming out of the home located at NW 27th Court and 172nd Terrace, with flames billowing through a large hole in the roof.
Joseph Duggar's arrest comes almost five years after his older brother Josh Duggar was convicted of downloading child sexual abuse images.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday ordered Florida and U.S. flags at all local and state buildings to be flown at half-staff on Saturday to honor U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Cody Khork, who was killed by Iranian drone strikes on March 1.
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.
Border czar Tom Homan is expected back on Capitol Hill later Friday for bipartisan talks.
The first Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is coming from the Pacific, is still making its way toward the region.
The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of federal civil rights law.
The Justice Department says it has shuttered four websites that were allegedly used by Iranian government-linked groups to post hacked information and threaten regime critics.
The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the president and were appointed by him earlier this year, was without objection.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
Nixon is in the Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who was instrumental in causing Trump's first impeachment.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.
Law enforcement sources told CBS News that additional images were obtained from surveillance cameras installed at Guthrie's Tucson home, but they showed nothing suspicious.
The Kennedy Center's board of directors has voted to shut down operations for two years following this summer's July 4 celebrations.