
US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline
The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well. Dozens of young bloggers ...

Cuban spy officially stripped of US citizenship
A Cuban intelligence agent who served 13 years in a U.S. prison has officially been stripped of his American citizenship. Rene Gonzalez said Friday ...

Cuban spy unrepentant, but hopes for better ties
A Cuban intelligence agent who spent 13 years in a U.S. prison said Monday he still has affection for America and hopes to see the two countries ...

Items from Hemingway's Cuba home go to JFK Library
While most Americans have never seen Ernest Hemingway's home in Cuba where he wrote some of his most famous books, a set of 2,000 recently digitized ...
APNewsBreak: US Judge allows spy to stay in Cuba
One of the convicted spies known as the "Cuban Five" will be able to permanently remain in Cuba in exchange for renouncing his U.S. citizenship, a ...
US keeps Cuba on state sponsors of terrorism list
A State Department spokesman said Wednesday that Washington has no plans to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism that also includes ...

Despite hurdles, Cuba real estate market buzzing
In some ways, Yosuan Crespo's real estate office resembles any you might find in New York, London or Tokyo. There are slick posters of hot properties ...

World's oldest ex-big leaguer turns 102 in Cuba
There weren't nearly enough birthday candles on hand to do justice to Conrado Marrero, the world's oldest living former Major League Baseball player.
Cuban dissidents pick up EU prize, 8 years later
Eight years after winning Europe's top human rights prize, members of a Cuban opposition group on Tuesday finally picked it up after securing ...

Boy triplets a sensation at top Cuba ballet school
Visitors to the elite feeder school for Cuba's renowned National Ballet might be forgiven for thinking they're suddenly seeing triple.

Jay-Z references Cuba trip in song 'Open Letter'
Jay-Z is defending his recent trip to Cuba in a new song. The rapper released "Open Letter" Thursday after two Florida Republican lawmakers critical ...

Under the radar, Cuba and US often work together
Cuba and the United States may be longtime enemies with a bucket overflowing with grievances, but the fast return of a Florida couple who fled U.S.

Cuba turning over Florida couple and children
Cuba on Tuesday said it will hand over to the United States a Florida couple who allegedly kidnapped their two young sons from the mother's parents ...

Experts: Fla. couple may not be welcome in Cuba
The Florida couple accused of snatching away their two sons and fleeing to Cuba may have thought they could find a refuge from U.S. authorities on the ...
Cuban-American politicians decry Beyonce Cuba trip
Beyonce and Jay-Z's trip to Cuba has angered two Cuban-American politicians who are demanding information on whether the couple's visit to the ...
Miami-Cuba seaborne shipping stops after big start
It was two weeks before Christmas, and Robinson Perez had bundles of gifts ready for his family in Cuba: A giant plastic Barbie doll and stuffed ...
Cuba culture official demoted after NY Times op-ed
A leading Cuban cultural official said Friday that he has been demoted nearly two weeks after he published an opinion piece in the New York Times that ...

Beyonce, Jay-Z turn heads in Havana
Beyonce and Jay-Z caused a big stir in Havana as they marked their fifth wedding anniversary Thursday. R&B's power couple was mobbed by dozens of ...

In Miami, Cuban dissident blogger calls for unity
They came from all over to hear her speak. Old Cuban ladies with wrinkled faces and pristine makeup. Young students with iPhones and digital cameras.

Cuban Revolution gets video game treatment
Fight your way through mangrove swamps shoulder-to-shoulder with bearded guerrillas clad in the olive green of Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
Cuba cleric: Francis criticized church at conclave
Pope Francis issued a strong critique of the church before the College of Cardinals just hours before it selected him as the new pontiff, according ...

Key US decision on Cuba terror-designation coming
A normally routine bit of Washington bureaucracy could have a big impact on U.S. relations with Cuba, either ushering in a long-stalled detente or ...

Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes dies in Sweden at age 94
Renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, a composer and bandleader who recorded with Nat "King" Cole, was musical director at Havana's legendary Tropicana ...

Colombia's ex-pres faces blowback over peace talks
Alvaro Uribe did more as president than any Colombian leader to weaken the South American nation's main leftist rebel group and he has been among the ...

Cuba eyes semi-pro league to reinvigorate boxing
Protective headgear has been the rule of the ring for more than 50 years in Cuba, which banned professional boxing shortly after the 1959 revolution.