Cuba

Obama Administration Struggles to Reestablish Ties With Cuba

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.

Call Cuba: Sprint and T-Mobile's MetroPCS Announce New Plans

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.

US-Cuba Relations: Congress May Halt Plans to Open American Embassy in Havana

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.

Cuba-US Relations Could Normalize, With Embassies Reopening, as Early as July - Report

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.

GOP Senator Jerry Moran Leads New Push to End Cuban Embargo

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.

Cuba News: Young Athletes Beginning to Favor Soccer Over Baseball As Most Popular Sport in Cuba

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.

New York Cosmos in Cuba: Team Visits Old Havana After Defeating the Cuban National Team in Friendly [Pic]

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.

John McCain: White House Preparing New Plan to Close Guantánamo

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.

Senators Introduce Cuban Military Transparency Act

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 in Cuba: 'FourFiveSeconds' Singer Seen Dancing Salsa in Cuban Nightclub [Watch]

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.

New York Cosmos vs. Cuba Match Time & TV Listings: Soccer Team Will Become First Team to Take on Cuba Since 1978 [Pics]

The New York Cosmos soccer team arrived in Havana Sunday ahead of their historic match against the Cuban national soccer team Tuesday.

Rihanna's Vintage Photo Shoot in Cuba Causes Fan Frenzy

Rihanna is back to work, striking a pose and causing a fan frenzy during a photo shoot in the beautiful, antiquated Caribbean island of Cuba.

Cuba-US Relations News: Island Nation Officially Removed From the US State Sponsors of Terrorism List

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.

United States and Cuba to Unveil Plans to Re-Open Embassies

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.

US & Cuba Relations: Travel to Cuba Up 36 Percent Amid Restoration of Diplomatic Relations with US

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.

White House Says President Barack Obama Hopes to Visit Cuba

In addition to taking historic steps to normalize U.S. and Cuban relations, President Barack Obama may become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Havana in decades.

TBS Show Host Conan O'Brien Discusses Historic Cuba Visit with Anderson Cooper

Conan O'Brien recently met with CNN's Anderson Cooper at the Paley Center for Media in New York to discuss his recent visit to Cuba in March. O'Brien's show was the first in the last five decades to visit the country.

Cuba News: As Relations Improve American Flags Worn Proudly in Island

As everything seems to be cooling down between the U.S. and Cuba, inhabitants of the communist island appear to be showing their support for the easing of tension between the two nations by wearing a lot of American Flag inspired clothing

Cuban Immigration to the US: 23 Cubans Rescued Off Mexican Coast

On Sunday Mexico's navy rescued two rafts crammed with Cuban migrants off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula about 12 nautical miles north of Puerto Progreso.

Health News: United States Will Soon Get Cuba's Lung Cancer Vaccine

In April, when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited Havana, the Roswell Park Cancer Institute finalized an agreement with Cuba’s Center for Molecular Immunology to develop a lung cancer vaccine and initiate clinical trials in the U.S.

US-Cuba Relations: Cuba to Name Ambassador to US by End of Month, Raúl Castro Says

Cuba is ready to name an ambassador to the United States by the end of the month, the Communist country's leader, Raúl Castro, said on Tuesday. President Obama "may" have chosen the U.S. ambassador to the island.