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December 5, 2023

Wisconsin pastor sentenced to more than a decade in prison for sexually exploiting children

Cory Herthel, a Wisconsin pastor, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The church reported to the FBI that Herthel was trading explicit videos with a 15-year-old.

December 4, 2023

Former US ambassador called Castro the 'Comandante,' labeled US 'the enemy': DOJ

Attorney General Merrick Garland stated that former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia Victor Manuel Rocha is charged with illegally acting as an agent for Cuba.

December 3, 2023

Former US ambassador arrested, accused of secretly serving as agent to Cuba: report

Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested in Miami on Friday on a criminal complaint and is accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, according to the Associated Press.

December 2, 2023

On this day in history, December 2, 1823, President Monroe touts doctrine defending Western Hemisphere

President James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine, a muscular defense of American interests in the Western Hemisphere, on this day in history, Dec. 2, 1823.

October 19, 2023

More and more buildings in Havana collapsing due to inclement weather, maintenance issues

Residents in Havana are living in fear as Cuba’s buildings continue to collapse due to inclement weather, years of neglect, and a deepening economic crisis.

October 4, 2023

Building collapse in Cuban capital leaves 1 dead, at least 2 hurt

The partial collapse of a residential building in Havana, Cuba's historic city center has left at least one person dead and two others injured, according to authorities.

September 25, 2023

Molotov cocktails thrown at Cuban embassy in Washington in ‘terrorist attack,’ minister claims

Cuban diplomat Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla says an unknown individual has thrown a pair of Molotov cocktails at his country’s embassy in Washington, D.C.

September 21, 2023

Judge to rule whether 9/11 defendant deemed psychotic, delusional from CIA torture can stand trial: report

A military judge could rule as soon as Thursday whether an accused 9/11 architect held at Guantánamo Bay is competent to stand trial after PTSD diagnosis.

September 8, 2023

Cuba arrests 17 accused of recruiting pro-Russia forces for Ukraine war

Cuban authorities have arrested 17 suspects in connection with an alleged network aimed at recruiting Cuban nationals to fight against Ukraine on Russia's behalf.

September 5, 2023

Cuban government uncovers Russian 'human trafficking network' used to help war in Ukraine: Officials

Cuba's government says it has uncovered a human trafficking network being operated in Russia with a goal of recruiting citizens to participate in the war against Ukraine.