The College Competition Is On
Millions of students enroll in college every year and the competition to get in gets tougher each semester, which is driving students to excel at high school at any and every cost.
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Millions of students enroll in college every year and the competition to get in gets tougher each semester, which is driving students to excel at high school at any and every cost.
Marine scientists from the University of Miami had a run-in with a rather infamous predator off the coast of the Keys on Monday.
A seventh player has signed on with the Miami Hurricanes after their big season and winning the Atlantic Coast Conference title.
A memorial service will be held Monday for a recent graduate of the University of Miami who died in an accident over the weekend.
Brain banks are changing the way doctors are treating patients. At the University of Miami, brain tissue is studied at the Brain Endowment Bank and sent to researchers worldwide. We focus on the work done there, and how it helps unlock the mysteries of diseases like Alzheimer's.
The cost of attending college in the last few years has skyrocketed with a four- year degree from a public university costing on average more than $37,000.
A recent graduate of the University of Miami died in an accident early Sunday morning.
A federal judge has denied a petition by Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith, who wanted to subpoena Bank of America employees to determine if his financial records were illegally accessed during the NCAA's investigation of Miami athletics.
The University of Miami will add at least one more member to the College Football Hall of Fame Tuesday when Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Vinny Testaverde becomes a member of this year's class of nominees.
University of Missouri head basketball coach Frank Haith has opened up a new front against the NCAA's case surrounding allegations made by convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro against the University of Miami.
It looks like the University of Miami will make an appearance before the NCAA's Committee on Infractions in mid-June to answer the charges of lack of institutional control for the Nevin Shapiro scandal.
The car police say was involved in a deadly hit and run in Brickell in March now sits parked at the Miami Police Department's impound lot.
You can it see it when models walk down the runway. A visible gap between their thighs, or a thigh gap. Teens and women are becoming dangerously infatuated with acquiring the thin legs and wide thigh gaps.
While the Miami Dolphins filled a lot of the team's needs in the NFL Draft, there's still a gaping hole at a position key to making the offense successful, left tackle.
A co-founder of the Cuban opposition group Ladies in White, a group of wives and mothers that formed in 2003 after the arrests of 75 government opponents, is meeting with exiles in Miami.
It looks like University of Miami Hurricanes head basketball coach Jim Larranaga will be looking for a new point guard in the not too distant future.
Miami linebacker Gabe Terry bonded out of jail Saturday, just one day after he was suspended indefinitely by the Hurricanes for his arrest on drug charges.
For years, the professional wrestling world has smelled what he's been cooking and he's also run roughshod over Hollywood. He's been a heavyweight champion in wrestling and has become a box office heavy hitter as well and now Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has added a very special award from his alma mater to his collection.
Another victory for the University of Miami's athletic program under investigation by the NCAA.
There were two gimmick touchdowns in Miami's spring game, one of them coming when 1992 Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta connected with Houston Texans' star Andre Johnson for a score.
Jennifer Jurado, who heads the Broward County Natural Resources Planning and Management Division, was among 12 people identified by the White House as "Champions of Change".
A year ago, all Miami quarterback Stephen Morris could do in the Hurricanes' spring game was evaluate his teammates from the sideline. This time around, he'll evaluate again — just from the field.
Eight years ago, University of Miami student Ashley Kelly was struck and killed by a vehicle as she crossed US 1. She became the eighth student since 1989 to be struck at the intersection of US 1 and Mariposa Court.
College football season is still months away, but fans will get one final peek at the University of Miami Hurricanes team this Saturday when they finish practice with a spring game.
The Nevin Shapiro scandal at the University of Miami has reached to the hills of Kentucky. Western Kentucky University announced Thursday that Jake Morton has resigned as the school's director of basketball operations.
More than 40 million people worldwide claim Scottish ancestry, and many are in South Florida right now for the big World Cup match between Scotland and Brazil on Wednesday.
The board agreed to resume discussions in July, when they will review a report on whether all necessary artificial intelligence safeguards are in place.
Brady Tkachuk is joining the Florida Panthers, where his brother Matthew plays.
Following the acquittal, the parents of Lucy Fernandez released a statement expressing disappointment while affirming their respect for the judicial process.
The agency did not specify the number of detainees relocated or confirm if they would be returned to Krome once conditions improve.
More than 40 million people worldwide claim Scottish ancestry, and many are in South Florida right now for the big World Cup match between Scotland and Brazil on Wednesday.
The board agreed to resume discussions in July, when they will review a report on whether all necessary artificial intelligence safeguards are in place.
Brady Tkachuk is joining the Florida Panthers, where his brother Matthew plays.
George Pino was found not guilty in charges related to the 2022 boat crash that killed one teenager and left another disabled.
Following the acquittal, the parents of Lucy Fernandez released a statement expressing disappointment while affirming their respect for the judicial process.
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.
U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts in the Northern District of California ruled in a 71-page opinion Tuesday that multiple Trump administration policies were arbitrary and violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
The Senate approved a House-passed resolution aimed at reining in President Trump on Iran, marking the first time such a measure has made it through both chambers.
President Trump's construction projects include restoring the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, building a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom and a 250-foot triumphal arch.
The Supreme Court rejected a former Louisiana inmate's effort to sue state prison officials after they shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.
The Utah judge in the murder case of Charlie Kirk's alleged killer has denied a defense request to force Tyler Robinson's former roommate to testify in person during the preliminary hearing.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert says his record of delivering results sets him apart in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Frederica Wilson.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
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.
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."
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.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Many people are spending more time on screens, but also doing more physical activities, a new CBS News poll finds.