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Gov. Scott On Debt Debate: “Impact Will Be Minimal”
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – Governor Rick Scott has weighed in with his thoughts on the federal debt ceiling. Scott is in favor of letting the U.S. default instead of raising the debt ceiling. “The impact...
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GOP Race Targets Fla. Hispanics Ahead Of Primary
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — Republican presidential rivals Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are heading back to South Florida Friday to resume campaigning, one day after a feisty, final debate before Florida’s...
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Zimmerman Lawyer Asks For Judge To Be Removed
ORLANDO, Fla. (CBSMiami) – Just days after the trial judge in the Trayvon Martin case, circuit judge Jessica Recksiedler, revealed a potential conflict of interest; the lawyer for George Zimmerman...
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CNN Poll: Obama Leads Romney 52-45%
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Following a Reuters/Ipsos poll showing a 7 point lead for President Barack Obama over Republican challenger Mitt Romney; CNN’s latest poll found a similar 7 point lead, but President...
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“Sopranos” Actor James Gandolfini Dead At 51
LOS ANGELES (CBS4/AP) – James Gandolfini, the actor who brought crime boss Tony Soprano to life in the hit HBO series “The Sopranos” has died in Italy, HBO and his managers confirmed Wednesday night....
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Zimmerman Trial Juror Breaks Her Silence
MIAMI (CBS4) – Less than 48 hours after finding George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of Trayvon Martin, a juror has broken her silence. In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Juror...
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Juror B29: Zimmerman Got Away With Murder
ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) — Another juror from the George Zimmerman trial has broken her silence. Juror B29 said she thought felt Zimmerman got away with murder for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin....
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Zimmerman To Break Silence In CNN Interview
ATLANTA (CBSMiami) – George Zimmerman will break his silence on CNN in an interview set to air primarily on Tuesday. Zimmerman, who was acquitted of murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin,...
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Sterling Says He Was “Baited” Into Using Racist Language
LOS ANGELES (CBSMiami/AP) — Monday night, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper shed some light on the thoughts he had after the recordings of an alleged...
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Roger Mason: LeBron Would Lead Boycott If Sterling Not Removed From NBA
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Miami Heat superstar LeBron James reportedly plans to lead a basketball boycott if embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is not removed from the league by next season....
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Ambassador Rips Media For Coverage Of Israel-Gaza Conflict
MIAMI (CBS Miami) — The Israeli ambassador to the United States is claiming that the “media is not connecting the dots” to Hamas following a story of 15 Palestinians killed when a United Nations school...
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President Vows To “Degrade & Ultimately Destroy” ISIS
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — In a primetime address to the nation Wednesday night, President Obama laid out his strategy for targeting the Islamic extremist group known as ISIS. “Our objective is clear,”...
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Networks Say They’re No Longer Showing Rice Video
NEW YORK (AP) — At least five television networks said Thursday they plan to stop or minimize airings of video showing Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice striking his then-fiancee and knocking her...
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Ileana’s Son: From Amanda to Rodrigo
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Rodrigo Lehtinen grew up in a household grounded in Republican politics. His mother, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, was the first Cuban-American elected...
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Report: South Florida Hospital Lacks Pediatric Open Heart Surgery Experience
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami) – Experts say a South Florida hospital lacks the experience to safely perform pediatric open heart surgeries. Nine babies have now...
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Hospital Closing Infant Program Following Reports On Deaths
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami/NSF) — A West Palm Beach hospital is closing its infant heart surgery program following media reports on a series of deaths. St. Mary’s...
View ArticlePolitical Activist James O’Keefe Leaks Tapes “Exposing” CNN
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (CBSMiami) — Conservative activist James O’Keefe has released what he says are more than 100 hours of raw audio secretly recorded inside a CNN Atlanta...
View ArticleCNN, Other News Outlets Barred From White House Press Briefing
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter WASHINGTON (CBSMiami) — The White House hubbub with the media continued Friday during an off-camera press briefing held by Press Secretary Sean Spicer that let...
View ArticleCNN Tweets Correction At Trump In Wake Of Retraction, Resignations
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) – CNN says President Donald Trump is wrong to suggest the network is failing. The president, in a morning tweetstorm related to CNN’s retraction of...
View ArticleCNN Fires Commentator Jeffrey Lord Over Nazi Salute Tweet
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (CBSMiami/AP) — Conservative commentator Jeffrey Lord was fired by CNN on Thursday after he tweeted a Nazi salute at a critic. A network spokesperson...
View ArticleJustice Department Set To Sue To Block AT&T-Time Warner Deal
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter By Brian Stelter WASHINGTON (CNN Money) – The Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit to block AT&T’s takeover of Time Warner, the parent company of CNN,...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg Says He Is ‘Happy To’ Testify Before Congress
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) – Embattled Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is coming clean about the data scandal that engulfed the social media site. Personal data from...
View ArticleTrump Reportedly Alarmed Over New Book, Calls Author-Journalist Bob Woodward
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) — President Donald Trump called journalist Bob Woodward on August 14, CNN has learned, apparently because the President was alarmed by...
View ArticleUS. Sen. Bill Nelson, Gov. Rick Scott To Debate On CNN
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA) – A second debate has been set in Florida’s nationally watched U.S. Senate contest, as Democratic incumbent Bill...
View ArticleSeaWorld Will Pay $5 Million To Settle Fraud Probe
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter ORLANDO (CBSMiami/CNN Money) – One of the world’s best known animal parks is writing a very large check. SeaWorld and its former CEO have agreed to pay more than...
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CNN’s Jim Acosta Denied Entry To White House
The White House has suspended CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass Wednesday, hours after he sparred with President Trump at a press briefing. Acosta posted a video on Twitter showing him being denied...
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CBS News, Other Media Organizations, Back CNN In Fight Against White House
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — CBS News has joined the fight against the White House for revoking a CNN reporter’s media pass. Jim Acosta’s “hard pass,” which gives holders...
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Judge Orders White House To Return Jim Acosta’s Press Pass
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CNN) — Federal judge Timothy J. Kelly sided with CNN on Friday morning, ordering the White House to reinstate chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s...
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Former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum To Join CNN As Political Commentator
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — Former Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Gillum will be joining CNN as a political commentator. The cable...
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