What Obama's visit means for Cuba's national conversation about race

By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Breaking News. World+. AfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeMiddle East. President Barack Obama lands in Cuba. U.S.WorldPoliticsMoneyOpinionHealthEntertainmentStyleTravelSportsVideo. Hide Caption. 3 of 6. 09 obama cuba 0320. 08 obama cuba 0320. 07 obama cuba. 06 obama cuba 0320. 05 obama cuba 0320. 04 obama cuba 0320. President … Read more

Obama arrives in Cuba; hopes visit will usher in change

In a cramped ground floor office in Madrid, Alejandro Gonzalez Raga recalls the day of his arrest in Cuba, 13 years ago. There was a knock at the door. It was Cuban state security. "They said, 'You are detained in the name of the people,'" he recalls. When he succeeded his ailing big brother Fidel … Read more

Crucible of Cuban Zeal Redefines Revolutionary

The key part of the deal to renew diplomatic relations was that Cuba agreed to release two Americans, including Alan Gross, an American contractor who was arrested in 2009 and sentenced to 15 years in prison, as well as an unnamed CIA agent who had  Obama and Raúl Castro thank pope for breakthrough in US-Cuba … Read more

In Miami, a mixed and muted response to historic change in Cuba policy

Los Angeles Dodgers' all-star outfielder Yasiel Puig is one of a handful of Cuban defectors who have taken Major League Baseball by storm, prompting hopes that a recent relaxation in U.S.-Cuba relations could allow more superstar talent from the island  Los Angeles Dodgers' all-star outfielder Yasiel Puig is one of a handful of Cuban defectors … Read more

Crucible of Cuban Zeal Redefines Revolutionary

The United States' trade embargo against Cuba began on Oct. 19, 1960. That's almost exactly nine years to the day before the first link was established on what would eventually evolve into the Internet. Since then, the global web has exploded in Sen. Ted Cruz condemned President Obama's announcement that he would normalize relations with … Read more

In Miami, a mixed and muted response to historic change in Cuba policy

Two of the Republican Party's top White House hopefuls clashed sharply Friday over President Obama's new Cuba policy, a harbinger of a growing GOP rift over foreign affairs that could shape the party's 2016 presidential primaries. Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.)  Sen. Ted Cruz condemned President Obama's announcement that he would normalize relations with Cuba, calling … Read more

Five Industries Set To Benefit From The U.S.-Cuba Thaw

DETROIT (WWJ) – The potential normalization of relations between the U.S. and Cuba has attracted the interest of auto enthusiasts — because of the large number of vintage American vehicles on the road. “Cuba is one of  Former Gov. Kathleen Blanco said the recent decision by President Barack Obama to resume diplomatic relations with Cuba … Read more

In Miami, Astonishment Over Action and Disagreement Over Cuba News

The American contractor at the center of one of the biggest U.S. foreign policy reversals in a half century made clear from a Cuban prison he would not remain a prisoner, even if he let himself waste away. Alan Gross was released Wednesday after a year Cuba Gooding Jr. is already stepping into OJ Simpson's … Read more

US-Cuba Shift May Change Political Landscape, Too

Jorge Pérez, director of the Pedro Kouri Tropical Medicine Institute, where Cuban doctors train for their Ebola mission, poses for a picture in a tent set up for training purposes in Havana October 17, 2014. Enrique De La Osa /Reuters  Shah's announcement came unexpectedly, and in the midst of news from earlier that morning suggesting … Read more