Federal and local authorities are investigating an apparent airline security breach after an American Eagle Airlines employee allegedly used another man's identity to get a job as a flight attendant.
CNN's Alison Kosik explains the charges against a man accused of using a stolen ID to get a job as a flight attendant.
A Miami-Dade police officer on vacation in Puerto Rico was shot and killed Thursday morning, as was his sister who was with him, authorities said.
"We are happy to announce that both children are home safe," their families say
The mother of Miami Heat basketball star, LeBron James has been arrested on a misdemeanor assault charge, stemming from an incident that took place Thursday morning at Miami Beach's Fontainebleau Hotel.
An enormous blaze sent fire crews to Miami International Airport overnight and caused a significant number of flight cancellations and delays Thursday, officials said.
A fire broke out late Wednesday on a fuel farm at Miami International Airport.
People were allowed back into a Miami-Dade County courthouse that had been evacuated Thursday morning because of a security breach, police said.
Child protective investigators in Florida had "prior involvement" with the family of the two children found dead in a canal this month, an official said Tuesday.
A Florida father was found with the dead body of his adopted daughter in his truck and another severely ill child.
The same day that law enforcement records painted a grim picture of brutal, systemic abuse of 10-year-old Florida twins, one of whom was found dead in a plastic bag in her adoptive father's truck, the state child welfare agency released a report indicating that investigators had concluded there were "no safety threats" in the family's home.
You could barely hear the dismissal buzzer over the sound of the pressure cleaner. But as school officials tried to spruce up their campus a bit, the buzz inside the hallways was almost as loud.
A federal scuba-diving team conducting a training dive in a Miami canal last week made a grisly discovery -- a human skull, authorities said Tuesday.
Rushing around is standard airport behavior, but surprising collections of art at U.S. airports offer a moment for reflection -- for those who have the time.
A Florida man who admitted to the near-fatal beating of his two-year-old son while teaching him how to box remained behind bars Thursday, facing felony charges.
Police say a dad punched his 2-year-old son 15 times. The dad says he was just teaching his son how to box.
A Florida International University football player was stabbed to death on campus, and the school's president said Friday that "we will not rest until the perpetrator is brought to justice."
Another aftershock rocked Haiti on Friday. Buildings shook. People looked around to see what else might fall.
CNN's John Zarrella follows one man's crusade to shut down illegal slaughterhouses.
Freedom's Flight is a beautiful thoroughbred with an impressive pedigree. His bloodlines can be traced to two of the greatest race horses of all time, Seattle Slew and Secretariat.
A Florida high school student was killed Tuesday by another student during an altercation at the school, officials said.
People gather near the site of a stabbing at a Florida high school. (No audio)
Should summer vacation be a thing of the past? CNN's Kate Bolduan reports.
As students head back to class across the United States, educators are weighing the benefits of a longer school year, which has been tried in several districts with mixed results.
CNN's John Zarrella reports black market trade has likely led to the slaughter of pet horses.
Geronimo was a beautiful painted quarter horse.
People were "thrown to the roof as if they were dolls" and some feared for their lives when a Continental Airlines flight ran into turbulence, shaken passengers said.
CNN's Brian Todd reports on the dangers of turbulence, as experienced by passengers on a diverted Continental flight.
A South Florida teenager accused of killing and mutilating 19 cats excitedly described to police how he dissected cats in class, and where to find cats for experimentation, according to police.
Locals in Puyallup, WA are not happy with having bikini-clad employees sell fireworks in the neighborhood. KING reports.
What's a July Fourth celebration without fireworks? Many cities across the United States will find out Saturday.
A teenager is being held on 19 counts of animal cruelty linked to a month-long killing spree of pet cats in the Miami area, police said.
He was black and white, the perfect gift for the 6-year-old daughter of Donna and Ronald Gleason. His name was Tommy.
Rev. Alberto Cutié has confessed his feelings for a divorced mom
Furry signs of a down-trending economy peer dolefully from every kennel at the Broward County Humane Society shelter in Florida and hundreds of others across the country.
Federal prosecutors have charged a Florida man who lured University of Miami employees to help him pull off a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $20 million, the U.S. Attorney's office announced Thursday.
One of the nation's poorest urban school districts won a coveted $1 million prize Tuesday for guiding its nearly 50,000 students toward academic achievement
Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and "Dancing With the Stars" champion Helio Castronoves was set to appear in court Friday to face allegations he used offshore accounts to hide millions of dollars in income from the Internal Revenue Service
Hurricane Ike made landfall on the north coast of eastern Cuba Sunday as a Category 3 storm that weather experts were calling a "major hurricane."
Hint: It's not really climate change. There's more destruction because humans have created more stuff to be destroyed
CNN SIU correspondent Abbie Boudreau reveals federal authorities are investigating a Ponzi scheme based in Miami.
A Florida man used facilities at the University of Miami to run a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme and recruited school employees for the operation, angry investors and investigators tell CNN.
Debates surrounding immigration and racial issues show that the face of America is changing every day, and a Thursday census report confirms it, noting that almost one in 10 U.S. counties is made up predominantly of minorities.
Fifty-six government employees -- including a police officer, a felony court clerk, two corrections officers and 27 school bus drivers and attendants -- were arrested in a scam that used health insurance information to fraudulently obtain prescriptions for the painkiller OxyContin, authorities said Wednesday.
Mikhail Glikberg remembers when he made a decent living as a taxi driver in Boston. He could work a 12-hour shift and take home up to $80 a day after expenses.
The state gears up for yet another polling system on Election Day. Will the optical-scan ballot help Florida finally get it right?
The home improvement chain moves a step closer to taking over 20 acres of wetland, part of a war between environmentalists and Florida developers
Police were called to Miami Edison Senior High School after a student protest became unruly Friday, officials said.
Police surrounded a Miami high school after an incident that led to several students being handcuffed.
CNN's Susan Candiotti and CNN.com's Nicole Lapin discuss the power outage that affected major portions of Florida.
Florida authorities are investigating how a small fire and a switch failure at an electrical substation outside Miami triggered a power failure that affected millions of people.
Power was restored Tuesday for most of Florida after a failed switch and fire at an electrical substation outside Miami triggered widespread blackouts across the state.
Widespread power outages are being reported around southern Florida,
including parts of Miami
A man who bolted from a security checkpoint at Miami International Airport on Monday afternoon is in custody, and officials are trying to determine what sparked his action, a federal official told CNN.
Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free -- and anyone sick of going 5-7.
In March 1985, 30-year-old James Larkins was found shot to death in his car. Miami-Dade detectives knew only that Larkins was involved in selling cocaine and that no one wanted to talk. The case quickly grew cold.
Sean Taylor's friends and family mourned on Monday. Current and former teammates also attended his Miami funeral.
Andy Garcia is paying a hero's tribute to Redskins Pro-Bowl safety Sean Taylor, who died Tuesday after being shot inside his Florida home during an apparent break-in.
Miami-Dade police shoot and kill a man suspected of shooting four officers, one fatally. CNN's Susan Candiotti reports.
The girlfriend of a man suspected of killing a Miami-Dade County police officer Thursday was one of four people arrested Friday and accused of helping him avoid police for hours before authorities shot him to death.
A massive manhunt is under way after four Miami-Dade County, Florida, police officers were shot during a traffic stop.
The ninth floor of the Miami-Dade pretrial detention facility is dubbed the "forgotten floor." Here, inmates with the most severe mental illnesses are incarcerated until they're ready to appear in court.
Florida jail's 'forgotten floor'
CNNMoney: Hurricane preparationupdated: Thu Jun 01 2006 10:54:00
Preparing our houses for the worst may be the best investment we can make.
Recaptured serial rape suspect Reynaldo Elias Rapalo was ordered held without bond Tuesday at a Miami jail different from the one where he made his escape.
A body found floating off the southeast coast of Florida has been identified as the 20th victim of Monday's seaplane crash off Miami Beach, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Simple tasks like buying gas, cooking food and even turning on the lights got a little easier Friday, with power restored to nearly half the homes and businesses that lost it during Hurricane Wilma.
Gov. Jeb Bush told Floridians on Thursday there is no gasoline shortage, only a temporary distribution problem caused by power outages throughout the southeastern part of the state.
As another hurricane comes our way, preparing our houses for the worst may be the best investment we can make.
Gov. Jeb Bush ordered the Florida Keys evacuated in anticipation of Tropical Storm Rita, which was forecast to become a hurricane Tuesday morning.
Hurricane Katrina lumbered ashore Thursday evening with punishing winds and torrential rain in densely populated southeast Florida, leaving at least two people dead and more than 1 million without electricity.
Officials warned millions of people living in southeast Florida to prepare for Tropical Storm Katrina, which forecasters said could strike the coast as a minimal hurricane late Thursday or early Friday.
Federal officials on Thursday arrested 29 people in the Miami-Dade County area, including a number of low-level school employees, and charged them with attempting to obtain the narcotic OxyContin to distribute it.
Miami-Dade County Police are reviewing their policy on using Tasers after officers stunned two children with the weapons in the past few weeks.
Two former America West Airlines pilots surrendered Thursday on federal charges of being under the influence of alcohol while they were behind the controls of a passenger aircraft.
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