Regularly scheduled flights between the United States and Cuba might begin in coming months, after government officials in Havana said that they and their counterparts from Washington are close to signing an agreement on the normalization of air travel between the two countries.
Following the emotionally charged episode last week on "Madam Secretary," the show will be taking a small break from the ISIS and Russia storylines and focusing on renewed relations with Cuba. Watch the previews and get the details here.
Sprint announced this week that it has signed an agreement to introduce wireless roaming in Cuba. As the hermetic island nation continues to open itself to U.S. trade and commerce, Sprint's deal with Cuba's state-run telecommunications company marks a historic first, as well as a smart move by Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure.
Following the recent rapprochement between the United States and Cuba, U.S. air carriers are eager to resume commercial flights to the Caribbean destination. But Republican presidential hopeful and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wants no such flights to depart from the Garden State.
Responding to recent reports that the Cuban government had sent troops to Syria to support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Cuban government has called the news and unfounded and irresponsible.
The Orquestra Buena Vista Social Club on Thursday delighted President Barack Obama and his guests at the White House, making the legendary band the first Cuban ensemble to perform at the executive mansion in more than five decades.
A high-ranking Cuban general, who also serves as Havana's defense minister, recently visited Syria to help support Bashar al-Assad in the country's civil war, in which the dictator's forces are fighting both rebel groups and the ISIS terror organization.
Despite the headline-grabbing rapprochement between Washington and Havana, which culminated in yet another meeting between Presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro last month, trade with the Communist island has not picked up in the way U.S. officials expected.
Havana is once again home to a U.S. ambassador, but a visit from another illustrious guest -- Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger -- is grabbing almost as many headlines as the recent rapprochement between the United States and Cuba.
The United States and Cuba this week conducted a second round of talks on matters of civil aviation, but it remains unclear when regularly scheduled flights between the countries might finally be able to take off.
The engaged couple eloped over Labor Day weekend to marry, according to various reports. R&B singer and "The Voice" coach Usher married his manager, Grace Miguel, who has been his fiancée since December.
Pope Francis' six-day trip in the U.S. starts on Tuesday, and he will spend a week talking about issues affecting the Latino community. The Argentinian-born Pope will address a joint session of Congress on Thursday, where he is expected to speak about topics that even the federal legislative body has had trouble solving.
Negotiations between the Colombian government and the country's leftist rebels must succeed, Pope Francis said on Sunday, as he noted that the talks to end South America's longest-running conflict were facing a "crucial moment."
Thousands of people greeted Pope Francis at the Plaza of Revolution in Holguin Monday morning, celebrating his first visit to Cuba's third largest city.
Pope Francis on Sunday delivered Mass to thousands of Cuban citizens in Havana before meeting with Fidel Castro, the former leader of the communist country.
The Obama Administration announced that it will ease its restrictions on business and travel to Cuba in an effort to mend its severed ties with the communist country.
