Ex-felons in Florida fight for voting

Florida voters in 2018 overwhelmingly approved a proposition to allow roughly 1.5 million felons in the state to be given back their right to vote. But the COVID-19 pandemic and a controversial law put in place by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis could jeopardize many of these returning citizens' ability to vote in the 2020 election. Desmond Meade of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition joins CBSN to break down the latest in the fight for reenfranchisement.

• May 23, 2020

Nature: Alligators in Florida

“Sunday Morning” takes us to the St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, an ideal spot for alligators to bask in the sun. Videographer: Justin Grubb.

• May 24, 2020

Trump will travel to Florida to attend historic SpaceX launch

This week's trip will be the president's first that is not related to federal coronavirus response.

• May 23, 2020

2020 Daily Trail Markers: Biden expresses regret for saying black voters "ain't black" if they're considering Trump

"If you have a problem figuring out if you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black," Biden told Charlamagne Tha God on "The Breakfast Club."

• May 22, 2020

Florida beaches open for holiday weekend

Florida has announced the full rollout of its economic reopening plan ahead of Memorial Day weekend. But Governor Ron DeSantis has been questioned over the state's response to the coronavirus, including damaged tests. Politico reporter Marc Caputo joined CBSN to discuss the latest in Florida and how the DeSantis administration is responding.

• May 22, 2020

DeSantis blasts ousted Florida health official who questioned data

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis insisted an ousted Florida official failed to listen to scientists and superiors.

• May 21, 2020

Florida accused of manipulating data

The woman who designed Florida's COVID-19 dashboard says she was forced to resign after voicing concerns over being told to delete coronavirus data. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is now requesting more information on the potentially manipulated data, and she joined CBSN to discuss.

• May 21, 2020

Florida beach with "sugar-white sands" named best in U.S. for 2020

Grayton Beach State Park tops list from Stephen "Dr. Beach" Leatherman, who's been ranking them for 30 years.

• May 21, 2020

Disney Springs partially reopens in Florida

Some third-party shops at the Disney Springs complex in Orlando opened Wednesday with new requirements and restrictions due to the coronavirus. CBS affiliate WKMG-TV's Ezzy Castro reports.

• May 20, 2020

Disney Springs shopping complex partially reopens in Florida

Some third-party shops opened with new safety requirements and restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• May 20, 2020

Mulvaney announces Trump resort will host G-7

White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney announced that the administration has chosen the Trump National Doral Miami resort as the site for the next G-7 summit because "It's the best place." He denied Mr. Trump would profit from the high-profile event. Watch Mulvaney's remarks.

• Oct 17, 2019

Trump changes primary residence to Florida

President Trump, a lifelong New Yorker, has officially changed his primary residence from Manhattan to Palm Beach, Florida. The move could save him on state and local taxes. CBSN's Anne-Marie Green has details.

• Nov 1, 2019

Salad products recalled over possible E. coli contamination

Salad products containing meat and poultry are being recalled due to possible E. coli contamination. The products were sold October 14-16 in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin. CBS New York reports.

• Nov 21, 2019

Trump to rally supporters in Florida

Before President Trump celebrates Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago club, he's holding a rally for supporters in South Florida. CBS Miami's Jim Defede joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" for a closer look at what the state means for his reelection campaign.

• Nov 26, 2019

Man who downplayed virus warns others after getting sick

"If you have to go out please use wisdom and don't be foolish like I was so the same so the same thing won't happen to you like it happened to me and my wife," he said.

• May 19, 2020

Formerly homeless teen graduates college on the Dean's List

Autumn Hope Johnson was living in a yellow delivery truck after the Great Recession.

• May 19, 2020

Saudi shooter in Florida air base attack had "significant ties" to al Qaeda

The FBI gained access to the gunman's phones that "definitively establishes" his ties to the terror group, Attorney General William Barr said.

• May 18, 2020

Tropical Storm Arthur nudging closer to North Carolina coast

Arthur had top sustained winds of 45 mph early Monday and was expected to bring heavy surf to much of the Atlantic seaboard.

• May 18, 2020

"Ultra-rare" blue bee thought to be extinct spotted in Florida

Researchers in Florida have rediscovered an "ultra-rare" metallic blue bee that hadn't been spotted in years — so long that experts weren't sure it still existed.

• May 18, 2020

Military spaceplane launched on secret mission

Running a day late because of bad weather, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket finally thundered to life and vaulted away from Cape Canaveral early Sunday, carrying an unpiloted Air Force X-37B spaceplane aloft to kick off a secrecy-shrouded flight.

• May 17, 2020

Tropical storm could form this weekend

A subtropical storm pushing towards Florida could be come the first named storm of the 2020 hurricane season. The system is already bringing heavy rain and powerful winds in the Southeast. Jeff Berardelli joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" for an update on the weekend's weather.

• May 16, 2020

Report: Gunman watched shooting videos before attack

The Saudi student who fatally shot three sailors at a U.S. naval base in Florida hosted a dinner party earlier in the week where he and three others watched videos of mass shootings, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. CBS News' David Begnaud reports.

• Dec 8, 2019

SpaceX launches communications satellite

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a communications satellite for mobile and broadband service over the Asia-Pacific region blasted off from Cape Canaveral and vaulted into space Monday. Watch the launch here.

• Dec 16, 2019

President Trump spends Christmas in Florida

President Trump is spending Christmas at Mar-a-Lago in Florida with his family, but he can't escape the turmoil of Washington, where an impeachment trial could begin in the new year. CBS News national correspondent Chip Reid joined CBSN from West Palm Beach with the latest.

• Dec 25, 2019

SpaceX destroys boosters in dramatic abort test

SpaceX deliberately destroyed a Falcon 9 booster Sunday in a spectacular high-altitude conflagration moments after an unpiloted Crew Dragon astronaut ferry ship shot away in a critical test of its emergency escape system, propelled to safety with a rush of fiery exhaust from eight powerful abort engines. CBS News senior space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Omar Villafranca from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the latest.

• Jan 19, 2020

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