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Unauthorized immigrants leave a court in shackles in McAllen, Texas. More than 40,000 immigration court hearings have been canceled since the government shut down.

Government Shutdown Leads To A Spike In Canceled Immigration Hearings

The backlog of more than 800,000 immigration cases awaiting hearings, which has grown almost 50 percent under the Trump administration, is forecast to grow even larger.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, shown here speaking at an event in Tallahassee earlier this year.

Florida AG: Proposed Assault Weapons Ban Amendment Language 'Far Reaching And Misleading'

Attorney General Ashley Moody last week asked the state Supreme Court to block a ballot initiative that would ban assault weapons. On Monday, the state...

FDA Rolls Out New Graphic Warnings For Cigarette Packages And Tobacco Ads

The FDA is once again proposing graphic warning labels for tobacco products. A previous effort was blocked by lawsuits. The new warnings are less graphic than the agency's previous attempt.

A group of Honduran migrants are detained along the U.S.-Mexico border by Mexican police after attempting to cross the border barrier into the U.S.

Humanitarian Experts Debate Trump's Use Of The Term 'Humanitarian Crisis'

Some in the aid industry are outraged that Trump used the term, but others see it as a positive sign.

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis is asking the incoming U.S. attorney general to give guidance so Florida's medical marijuana industry can move away from cash.

Take It To The Bank: Florida CFO Wants Federal Guidance For Cash-Based Medical Marijuana Industry

Florida’s chief financial officer is asking incoming Attorney General William Barr to provide guidance on medical marijuana banking.

A Look At How Florida's National Park System Being Partially Shutdown Will Impact The Economy

Click here to view the interactive chartMore than a quarter of a billion dollars in economic activity was produced by national parks in Florida in 2017,…

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., had given Attorney General William Barr until Tuesday to submit a complete version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report, including underlying evidence.

House Democrats To Vote This Week On Authorizing Subpoenas For Mueller Report

The announcement followed a commitment by Attorney General William Barr to release a redacted version of Mueller's report by the middle of April.

Juan Carlos Perla of El Salvador kisses his 10-month-old son, Joshua, inside a migrant shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, where they await their asylum hearing in San Diego.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration Policy Of Sending Asylum-Seekers To Mexico

The administration had planned to expand the program of requiring asylum-seekers to return to Mexico as they await court hearings in the U.S. Now it has to first defend the policy in court.

Drowning is the top preventable cause of death in the Tampa Bay area.

Drowning Leads Cause Of Preventable Child Deaths in Tampa Bay Area

The number of children under the age of four who die from drowning in Florida every year could fill up to four preschool classrooms. According to...

MillerCoors To Continue Brewing Pabst Blue Ribbon

After MillerCoors said it wouldn't extend the brewing contract for Pabst Blue Ribbon, Pabst sued and settled this week with an agreement for the beer to keep being brewed.

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