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...
View ArticleGOP 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...
View ArticleZimmerman 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...
View ArticleCNN 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...
View Article“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....
View ArticleZimmerman 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...
View ArticleJuror 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....
View ArticleZimmerman 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,...
View ArticleSterling 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...
View ArticleRoger 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....
View ArticleAmbassador 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...
View ArticlePresident 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,”...
View ArticleNetworks 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...
View ArticleIleana’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...
View ArticleReport: 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...
View ArticleHospital 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...
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