Florida and Texas have both threatened sanctions against the ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s following the brand’s announcement of an upcoming boycott that will end sales of its product within Israel’s occupied Palestinian territories. Florida and Texas are two of 35 states that have passed laws or have executive orders that forbid companies and...
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., joined U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., James Lankford, R-Okla., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., led a letter to Polish President Andrzej Duda raising their concerns with legislation that is being considered by Poland’s Senate. The Polish bill would make it impossible for survivors of the Holocaust and their families from pursuing...
Florida’s western Gulf Coast is experiencing a deadly red tide event. A harmful red tide algae bloom in southwest Florida has left hundreds of thousands of tons of dead marine wildlife and debris in waterways in the Tampa Bay area, prompting calls from environmentalists for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to declare a state of emergency. ...
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning to South Florida boaters planning to take part in a flotilla to Cuba. “It is illegal for boaters to depart with the intent to travel to Cuba for any purpose without a permit,” according to an advisory they issued on Thursday. DHS...
At 1:25 a.m. on June 24, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium in the town of Surfside, Fla., collapsed. By Thursday, Houston Rabbi Gidon Moskovitz was in Surfside – with the blessing of The Meyerland Minyan Synagogue, where he has served for the past 16 years. In two weeks, Rabbi Moskovitz will take his...
Alan Kornman is a documentarian who records what takes place at anti-Israel rallies in and around the city of Orlando, Florida. He keeps a low profile, and aside from asking a question every once in a while, he doesn’t interfere with protesters and gives everyone their space. But that hasn’t stopped one rally organizer, Rasha...
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The man Haitian police say orchestrated the assassination of the country’s president has deep Florida ties, including a home in Boynton Beach. According to records, Christian Sanon has lived all over South Florida for about 20 years. Haitian police say right after the president was killed, the men who did...
