Cuba

Weather 11 hours ago

Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, strengthens to Category 3 as it targets Florida

Hurricane Ian strengthened to a major hurricane Tuesday and has reached maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. The storm made landfall in Cuba and is now a Category 3.

U.S. 11 hours ago

Florida Keys under tropical storm watch as Ian gains strength in the Caribbean

A tropical storm watch was issued for the lower Florida Keys on Sunday evening as Tropical Storm Ian approaches the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean.

U.S. 11 hours ago

Fiona strikes Canada with hurricane-force winds; Tropical Storm Ian gains strength in Caribbean

Canadian troops are helping citizens recover after storm Fiona's hurricane-strength winds ripped roofs off homes and swept houses into the sea on Saturday.

Media 11 hours ago

GOP lawmaker, ex-sheriff calls out Biden's border: Trump was right, 'they're not sending their best'

Donald Trump's widely-criticized comments about illegal immigrants made during his 2015 campaign announcement have been proven true, a Texas congressman said.

Media 11 hours ago

Illegal immigration crisis can be helped by threatening to withhold US funds from Venezuela, Cuba: Pirro

The United States sends hundreds of millions of dollars to three key nations that are the latest source of a large amount of the illegal immigrants at the border.

World 11 hours ago

Video shows massive fireball rising out of stricken Cuban oil storage facility

A video taken by a Cuban resident shows a huge fireball rising into the sky following an explosion at an oil storage facility in Matanzas, outside of Havana.

World 11 hours ago

At least 121 injured as firefighters battle vast blaze at Cuban oil facility

Cuban firefighters were joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela on Sunday as they battled for a second day to control a fire blazing at a big oil tank farm in the western province of Matanzas.

World 11 hours ago

Fire at Cuban oil facility leaves 1 dead, 121 injured: officials

A fire at a Cuban oil storage facility killed one person, injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing. About 800 people were evacuated from the closest neighborhood.

Opinion 11 hours ago

Reconnect Cuba to internet: Biden admin can show support for pro-democracy movement

When pro-democracy demonstrators in Cuba took to the streets last year, the Cuban government shut down the internet. Here's how the Biden administration can override restore online access.

World 11 hours ago

Coast Guard sends back 46 Cubans encountered at sea

Nearly 50 Cubans were sent back to their home country Wednesday after they were spotted by Coast Guard crews near Florida.

U.S. 11 hours ago

Florida USCG cutter sends dozens of Cubans attempting to get to the US back

The U.S. Coast Guard said one of its Cutters repatriated dozens of Cubans to Cuba on Tuesday, part of a growing trend of migration from Cuba to the U.S.

U.S. 11 hours ago

Cuban authorities have intercepted more than a dozen US speedboats this year

Cuban authorities have intercepted multiple U.S. speedboats this year. There has been a sharp increase in migration from Cuba to the U.S.

U.S. 11 hours ago

Tropical Storm Alex heads toward Bermuda with high winds

Tropical Storm Alex moved toward Bermuda Sunday, prompting tropical storm warnings in the area after passing Florida as the first Atlantic hurricane of the season.

Politics 11 hours ago

Biden administration lifting Trump-era restrictions on Cuba flights

The U.S. Transportation Department lifted restrictions on flights to Cuba put in place during former President Trump's presidency on Wednesday.

U.S. 11 hours ago

Coast Guard repatriates 55 Cubans found at sea near Florida, islands

Coast Guard crews found Cuban citizens during six stops over several days last week in the waters off the Florida coast and nearby islands

World 11 hours ago

Cuba explosion: Hotel Saratoga blast death toll reaches 31 as first responders search for survivors

First responders working the scene of the Hotel Saratoga explosion in Havana are searching through the rubble Monday for signs of survivors as Cuban authorities now say 31 were killed in the blast, including four children.

World 11 hours ago

Cuba explosion: Video shows aftermath of Hotel Saratoga blast as death toll rises to 30

A massive explosion at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba on Friday has left at least 30 dead, the country's government says.

Politics 11 hours ago

More Cubans immigrating to the US by crossing from Mexico

Cuban immigrants have begun to enter the United States through Mexico, with almost 32,400 crossing the US-Mexico border in March alone.

Politics 11 hours ago

Rep. Salazar sends message to Elon Musk: Help me with Cuba

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., is making a personal appeal to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to bring satellite internet technology to Cuba, much like he did in Ukraine. 

Opinion 11 hours ago

Trudeau condemns Cuba's free speech policies as he cracks down on Canada's truckers

The Trudeau government last week condemned Cuba over its lack of free speech protections as the government deployed unprecedented powers to crack down on Canadian truckers and their supporters.

Entertainment 11 hours ago

Bella Thorne slams Cuba's 'heartless move' to tax food sales, calls on Biden to end 'brutal suffering'

Bella Thorne is calling on world politicians, including President Biden, to put an end to the suffering of citizens in Cuba on the heels of the country's new tax on food sales.

U.S. 11 hours ago

10 Cuban migrants rescued from sinking vessel off Florida coast

Six migrants were repatriated to Cuba, and four others were evacuated to Florida for medical treatment, the Coast Guard said.

U.S. 11 hours ago

Coast Guard repatriates migrants to Cuba after rescuing them from sinking vessel

Six people were repatriated to Cuba and four others were transported to Florida for medical treatment after the Coast Guard rescued them off of a sinking boat about 40 miles away from Key Largo.

Politics 11 hours ago

Havana Syndrome 'could be due to external stimuli': report

A U.S. intelligence community panel found that cases of “Havana Syndrome” that have plagued multiple Americans working overseas could be caused by "pulsed electromagnetic energy" from external sources.

Politics 11 hours ago

Biden's border crisis goes global with more apprehensions from faraway countries

As the crisis at the southern border moves into its second year, more foreign nationals continue to attempt to take advantage of what is perceived to be a porous situation and higher chances of being allowed into the United States -- with more coming from distant countries.

Media 11 hours ago

Virginia AG blasts Jim Acosta's ‘Soviet-style police state’ assertion: ‘Take some history classes’

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares responded to CNN pundit Jim Acosta, who earlier in the day referred to the state as the "Soviet-style police state across the Potomac."

Lifestyle 11 hours ago

New York college student, a Cuban immigrant, calls out the 'leftist propaganda' he sees in US

Justo Antonio Triana, a student at Syracuse University in New York, is stunned and dismayed that so many college students around him are 'confused' about life in communist Cuba; he says Cubans 'pay dearly' with their freedom.

U.S. 11 hours ago

Recent Cuban immigrant and college student shocked by peers' perception of socialism, seeks to dismantle it

A Cuban student enrolled at Syracuse University said he was stunned by the way his fellow students perceived socialism. 

World 11 hours ago

‘Havana syndrome’ not likely caused by microwaves or other forms of directed energy: CIA

The CIA believes it is unlikely that Russia or another foreign adversary is using microwaves or other forms of directed energy to attack hundreds of American officials who attribute symptoms associated with brain injuries to what's come to be known as “Havana syndrome."

Politics 11 hours ago

Biden objects to NDAA restriction barring transfer of prisoners from Gitmo to other countries

President Biden took issue with ongoing restrictions on the president's ability to move detainees from Guantánamo Bay in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, arguing the restrictions could even threaten national security.

Politics 11 hours ago

BBB advocate Bernie Sanders extolled the USSR in 1988, three years later the empire collapsed

Bernie Sanders visited the Soviet Union in 1988 and praised it for its transportation systems and public programs three years before it fell.