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Republican attorneys general from across the country and major medical organizations are trying to sway a federal appeals court as it considers Florida restrictions on treatments for transgender people
The ruling blocks a Florida law aimed at preventing children from attending drag show
Catholic Church prelates gather for Synod 2023 after Pope Francis stirs controversy by suggesting possibility of same-sex marriage blessings.
The teacher refused to call a trans student by their preferred pronouns saying "I'm a Christian and my God makes no mistakes"
In a partnership with local businesses, the Wilton Manors police department is implementing a new "Safe Place" program.
New law includes requiring the designation of restrooms for "exclusive use by females" and "exclusive use by males"
The Pentagon plans to make it easier for LGBTQ+ veterans to retroactively obtain honorable discharges they may have been denied because of their sexuality.
More than 100 people signed up to speak at the meeting
This year, declaring an LBGTQ+ month during a Miami-Dade County School Board meeting was everything but routine.
Colleges will be required to update policies on restrooms to have separate facilities "based on biological sex at birth"
The State Board of Education approved a proposed rule the legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved back in May.
The proposed rule would require people to use bathrooms that line up with their sex assigned at birth
Attorneys for the state are trying to fend off an attempt to create a class-action lawsuit out of a challenge to new restrictions on treatments for transgender people.
The decision was made to safeguard societal values and public order, the country's communications commission said.
The motion seeks a stay of the injunction while the DeSantis administration pursues an appeal
The lawsuit challenging the new law was brought by an Orlando restaurant that regularly hosts drag shows, including family-friendly performances
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is defending an anti-LGBTQ video his campaign shared online that attacks rival Donald Trump for his past support of gay and transgender people, despite some of his fellow Republicans calling it homophobic.
The video paints the former president as sympathetic toward transgender rights
They're an active, dynamic family of six children and two dads
Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is appealing a federal judge's ruling that blocked a new law aimed at prohibiting children from attending drag shows - and is seeking to carry out the law while the appeal is pending.
The state is appealing two rulings this month by a federal judge that rejected efforts to limit treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people.
Saying it is unconstitutionally vague, a federal judge on Friday blocked a new Florida law aimed at prohibiting children from attending drag shows,
Celebrating pride through the classical music of the South Florida Symphony Orchestra and through the beautiful harmony of the Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida.
The Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine on Tuesday approved an emergency rule that will allow transgender children and adults to continue obtaining gender-affirming treatments under certain conditions.
Nicole Lauren reports Out Leadership released its business climate index and found Florida falling in the rankings.
The Fed on Wednesday announced its second interest-rate cut of 2025, reducing borrowing costs in a move to spur U.S. hiring.
Rozier's salary — about $26.6 million this season, paid in installments — will be held in some sort of account pending resolution of the legal case, sources said.
Miami police arrested 37-year-old Paul Mario Hoyos, accused of leading the vandalism that turned the former VITAS building into a graffiti landmark.
A coastal flood statement remains in effect for the Florida Keys through late Wednesday.
A Montego Bay man shared video of himself using ropes to secure his home as Hurricane Melissa slammed Jamaica, causing catastrophic damage.
The Fed on Wednesday announced its second interest-rate cut of 2025, reducing borrowing costs in a move to spur U.S. hiring.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall over eastern Cuba early Wednesday as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 storm, forecasters said, after pummeling Jamaica.
Rozier's salary — about $26.6 million this season, paid in installments — will be held in some sort of account pending resolution of the legal case, sources said.
Miami police arrested 37-year-old Paul Mario Hoyos, accused of leading the vandalism that turned the former VITAS building into a graffiti landmark.
Hurricane Melissa is the 13th named storm in the Atlantic of the 2025 hurricane season.
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.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped up. Follow live updates here.
President Trump appeared to concede Wednesday that he's not allowed to run for reelection in 2028, after teasing the idea on and off for months.
President Trump fired all six sitting members of a board that oversees architecture in D.C., as he plans a slate of major building projects — including a massive White House ballroom.
Trump is in South Korea, the final stop of his Asia tour, where he says he expects to nail down a "good deal for both" China and the U.S. with Xi Jinping.
The Senate passed a measure that would block President Trump's tariffs on Brazil, after Democrats drew support from a handful of Republicans.
Property taxes are sure to come up at the 2026 legislation session, which convenes in early January.
Jim DeFede updates us on the Hope Florida Foundation investigation as a state grand jury hears testimony in the scandal.
Jim interviews the attorney for historian Marvin Dunn, who is suing Miami Dade College over that land transfer.
Jim talks one-on-one with Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries from New York, the U.S. House Majority Leader.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with Broward County Commissioner Steven Geller about the allegations by DeSantis's DOGE committee that there is waste, fraud and abuse in Broward County.
With open enrollment starting soon, employees could get sticker shock, with their costs expected to rise 6% to 7% for 2026, a new study says.
A recent report found high levels of lead in some protein powders and shakes, but demand among U.S. consumers has soared.
"They went in and fired entire programs, even statutorily mandated by law programs they cut entirely," she told CBS News. "So there is no staff to do this work anymore."
Resident Frances Martin was there Friday and five years ago when Gov. Ron DeSantis came to John Knox to unveil the 'new' COVID vaccine.
The Coral Gables resident, who owned a real estate management company, rarely talked about the disease that would take his life.
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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.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
June Lockhart, the actor best known for her role as the matriarch in the TV series "Lassie", has died, her family spokesperson said Saturday.
Kim Kardashian revealed she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm and appeared to blame stress. Doctors say stress isn't usually a direct cause, but can influence risk factors.
The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
Limp Bizkit, with roots in Jacksonville, Florida, emerged in the late 1990s with a sound that melds alternative rock, heavy metal and rap.
Britain's Prince Andrew will not use his royal titles any longer, he said in a statement released by Buckingham Palace on Friday.