Girl arrested for falsely reporting friend's abduction for "YouTube challenge"
The child sent multiple texts to 911 with details about the hoax kidnapping, including a description of the fake suspect, authorities said.
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The child sent multiple texts to 911 with details about the hoax kidnapping, including a description of the fake suspect, authorities said.
Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother were charged with the crimes relating to the alleged sexual exploitation of 7 women in Romania.
Trevor Daniel Jacob, 29, pled guilty to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation, prosecutors said.
One of the cases involves Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen killed in Paris in the 2015 ISIS attacks.
YouTube is now cracking down on all claims that vaccines are dangerous or cause health issues, like cancer, infertility or autism.
Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill is playing some of the best football of his career.
Eleven hours before she shot up YouTube headquarters and then killed herself, Nasim Najafi Aghdam chatted with police.
The ATF spent five hours auditing the Sunrise Tactical Supply store on Thursday.
Google wants to hire thousands of people to help get rid of offensive videos and comments on YouTube.
This is one University of Central Florida student who seems to have his priorities figured out.
Call them the streamers, and they're using social media platforms to hit the big time.
The long-awaited arrival of April the giraffe's baby in upstate New York has made Animal Adventure Park the second most live-viewed channel in YouTube's history.
A YouTube star claims he was kicked off a Delta Air Lines flight after speaking Arabic on the plane.
A consumer watchdog is urging the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on deceptive social media ads.
An Indiana man has been charged with making threats against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and members of his family in a YouTube video.
Police officers are usually the ones pulling over speeding drivers but the tables turned in Miami after a woman stopped an officer for speeding, recording it all on video.
A case of bad behavior has ended up as a viral video. A South Florida doctor was caught on camera physically and verbally attacking an Uber driver in the heart of Brickell.
Pointing to issues such as the emergence of social media and efforts to build support for the judicial branch, the Florida Supreme Court on Monday released a multi-year plan to try to bolster communications about courts throughout the state.
Video posted on YouTube shows a confrontation between a Miami-Dade Police officer and a woman at Whigham Elementary in Cutler Bay.
Pair that Halloween costume with the perfect makeup with the help of these YouTube instructional videos.
There used to be a day when celebrities were movie stars and rock stars. The World Wide Web changed everything and created a whole new brand of star: the Internet sensation.
There is going to be some strong competition between playing trying to make the Miami Heat's roster for the upcoming season.
The Late Late Show with James Corden is hitting the road. Tonight's show was entirely filmed inside YouTube Space LA.
The August 21st episode will feature some of YouTube's biggest stars, including Jenna Marbles, Tyler Oakley, Kandee Johnson, The Slow Mo Guys and the creators of "Epic Rap Battles of History."
One member of the Miami Dolphins deep defensive line has a growing reputation that stretches beyond the football field.
A new congressional map will almost certainly sail through Florida's Republican controlled Legislature without any changes or substantive debate.
Sen. Clay Yarborough filed the bill again on Friday after it failed to pass during the regular session that ended March 13.
Officers responded to reports of a crash just before 8 a.m. in the 1200 block of northwest 188th Street.
A toasty Tuesday is ahead for South Florida, but it will get even hotter and more humid as the week continues and we head into the weekend.
Oil prices continue rising as the Trump administration unenthusiastically mulls an Iranian offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but delay nuclear talks.
A new congressional map will almost certainly sail through Florida's Republican controlled Legislature without any changes or substantive debate.
Sen. Clay Yarborough filed the bill again on Friday after it failed to pass during the regular session that ended March 13.
Officers responded to reports of a crash just before 8 a.m. in the 1200 block of northwest 188th Street.
A toasty Tuesday is ahead for South Florida, but it will get even hotter and more humid as the week continues and we head into the weekend.
Beran A. was arrested after a tip from U.S. intelligence services just before the first of Swift's three planned Vienna concerts in August 2024 .
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.
King Charles III will deliver a rare address to a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday before attending a state dinner at the White House.
Gov. DeSantis unveiled a new congressional map that could flip Democratic districts to Republican control, sparking backlash and likely legal challenges.
The day after a gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Trump sat down with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell for a "60 Minutes" interview to talk about his experience.
The Supreme Court turned away an appeal from a Florida couple who alleged their parental rights were violated by a now-revised school board policy on students' gender identity.
Cole Allen was charged Monday in federal court with three counts including attempt to assassinate the president.
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.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.
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.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.