US-Cuba relations

US Marines raise the American flag at half-staff at the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on Oct. 2, 2017.

US expels Cuban diplomats in the latest threat to US-Cuban relations

October 4, 2017Conflict

The US says Cuba failed to protect Americans on Cuban soil, while Cuba says Americans are just looking for an excuse to punish the country.

Small business owner Mady Zulueta outside her store, Zulu, in a prime area of Old Havana, Cuba.

Uncertain what’s next, Cubans go about their business while they wait for a signal from Trump

March 13, 2017Economics

Guess who’s coming to Cuba? A New York soccer team

March 9, 2015Sports

Arianna Mendez and Chris Alvarez in the entryway of Alvarez's home. The couple don't always agree on the US' policy toward Cuba.

One family, two sides: Debating the new US policy on Cuba over dinner

February 17, 2015Global Politics

Bob Guild is vice president of Marazul Charters, a US-based travel group founded in 1979 when Washington briefly loosened travel restrictions to Cuba.

These travel groups have bridged the US-Cuba divide for decades

December 23, 2014Global Politics

The "Cuban Five," a group of five intelligence officers recently returned to Cuba in an exchange with the United States, celebrate on stage with musical artist Silvio Rodriguez.

The ‘Cuban Five’ make an unexpected, joyous homecoming in Havana

December 22, 2014Global Politics

Americans have paid plenty of attention to the thaw with Cuba announced last week, but the news on the island has focused on the “Cuban Five,” a group of intelligence officers who just returned home. And on Saturday, a concert in Havana turned into an emotional homecoming for the men.

President Obama talks with Cuban President Raul Castro before the thaw in US-Cuban relations was announced on December 17, 2014.

Iranians are jealous of the new US-Cuba thaw

December 18, 2014Global Politics

If Washington can bury the hatchet with Havana after more than a half century, why can’t it do the same with Tehran? That’s the question that many Iranians are now asking.

How a US aid agency hoped hip-hop might fuel a Cuban revolution

December 11, 2014Development

The US Agency for International Development does development and aid work around the world, but it’s also sometimes accused of carrying out clandestine programs for the government. A new AP report says its latest effort was an attempt to topple the Castros with hip-hop.