Cuba to Update Soviet-Era Constitution
May 28, 2018 As they try to adapt to new times, officials say they will maintain a Communist Party-led system in which freedom of speech and other rights are limited by “the purposes of socialist society.”Airliner With at Least 110 Aboard Crashes in Cuba
May 18, 2018 The Boeing 737 went down Friday at Jose Marti International Airport while on a short-hop flight to the eastern city of Holguin.Cuba Still Too Risky for U.S. Diplomats, According to Rex Tillerson
Jan 8, 2018 Even though the FBI is casting doubt on "sonic attack" allegations, the secretary of state says diplomats will be "in harm's way" if they return to Havana.
Trump to Partly Roll Back Obama’s Cuba Policy
Jun 16, 2017 The previous administration's measures are branded a failed "appeasement" effort. (Update: The president has announced the change in a Miami speech.)
The U.S. Terrorized Cuba, Not the Other Way Around
Mar 21, 2016 "Once again, history won't keep its mouth shut. Little by little, the truth comes out, and our policy in Cuba gets exposed for the sham it is." That's Truthdig's editor in chief writing about Cuba for the Los Angeles Times in this column first published on July 14, 1998.
John Kerry to Attend Embassy Reopening in Cuba on Friday
Aug 14, 2015 The U.S. secretary of state will attend a flag-raising ceremony at the American Embassy in Cuba on Friday and promote the effort to rebuild ties between the Caribbean island country and the United States after more than half a century of enmity.
U.S. to Open Embassy in Havana
Jul 2, 2015 Wednesday's announcement by President Obama has been hailed as the most significant step so far in ending half a century of discord between the two countries.
Open Veins, Healing Wounds in Latin America
Apr 17, 2015 For the first time in more than half a century, the presidents of the United States and Cuba have had a formal meeting.
Castro Emerges for Talk Show Stint
Jul 13, 2010 Cuba's former President Fidel Castro hasn't exactly been courting the limelight in recent years, owing to his ailing health and subsequent transfer of power to his brother Raul, but he rallied and made a rare cameo appearance Monday on a Cuban talk show.
American News Ticker Goes Dark in Havana
Jul 28, 2009 After vexing Cuban officials (and citizens, no doubt) for three years, a U.S. government-sponsored electronic billboard that featured news and information blips tailored for a Cuban audience from an American-friendly angle has been switched off in the interest of changing the diplomatic tone between the two countries.
