On Wednesday, President Barack Obama is expected to announce an agreement with Cuba that will allow each country to reopen embassies in the other's capital.
On Saturday, three U.S. senators on a trip to Cuba expressed their hope that Congress would soon support President Barack Obama's plans to ease relations with with Cuba, which for many people means the lifting of the travel ban.
The rapprochement between Washington and Havana is expanding to cultural issues as U.S. and local authorities are embarking on a joint effort to restore and preserve Ernest Hemingway's house near the Cuban capital.
According to the The Cuban Commission for Human Rights and Reconciliation, there are currently 60 political prisoners jailed in the communist country and 11 people under some form of parole
The recent rapprochement between Washington and Havana did not keep the Cuban diplomats at the United Nations from demanding "self-determination and independence" for the people of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory.
The Obama administration continues its attempt to reestablish ties with Cuba after announcing in December the two nations had been in negotiations. However, anti-Castro legislators in Congress derail any attempt the administration makes to normalize relations.
The latest battleground between the bottom two of the big four U.S. national wireless carriers might doesn't take place on U.S. soil. Both Sprint and T-Mobile announced plans to allow those in the United States to make calls to Cuba.
The Obama administration's plans to complete efforts to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba in early July may run into trouble in Congress, where Republicans would have to approve funding to upgrade the U.S. Interests Section in Havana to a full-scale Embassy.
Next month, President Barack Obama is expected to announce an agreement with Cuba that will allow each country to reopen embassies in the other's capital.
Republican Sen. Jerry Moran is continuing the push Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar started to end the Cuban embargo. On Thursday, Sen. Moran, with Sen. Angus King, introduced the Cuba Trade Act, a new bipartisan attempt to allow American trade with Cuba that will be more palatable to the Republican majority in Congress.
Baseball is the most popular sport in Cuba today, however many younger fans are beginning to switch their favorite sport to soccer instead. Many factors are included to the increasing popularity of soccer in Cuba.
It was a historic match between the New York Cosmos and the Cuban national team. The Cosmos goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer admits to being a little emotional, especially during the playing of the National Anthem.
The Obama administration is drafting a new plan to shut down the U.S. detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Defense One reported on Thursday based on comments by Arizona Sen. John McCain.
A group of senators have introduced a bill to slow down the reopening of Cuba as the federal government inches closer to reestablishing ties. The senators, among them two presidential hopefuls, aim to restrict the flow of U.S. money into Cuba as restrictions become more lax.
Rihanna was spotted dancing salsa at Cuban nightclub House of Music in Havana. Rihanna was spotted dancing salsa at Cuban nightclub House of Music in Havana, Cuba Headlines reports.
The Obama administration has taken another huge step in its effort to normalize relations with Cuba by removing the nation from the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list.
As relations between the U.S. and Cuba continue to improve and normalize, the two countries are preparing to reopen their embassies after decades. The two nations plan to announce the reopening of embassies next week, following a series of talks in the last couple of months.
Tourism is picking up fast in Cuba as the communist island and the United States reestablish diplomatic relations. Though the process has nowhere near finalized, Americans have wasted no time in traveling to Cuba.
