Cuba

Cuba News: Communist Island Has Become Airbnb’s Fastest Growing Market

Since Obama’s decision to reopen ties with Cuba, Airbnb Inc -- a website designed to help travelers share their rooms -- has become the communist country’s fastest-growing market.

Cuban Artist Carlos Quintana's National Arts Club Exhibition 'Crosses Boundaries' [EXCLUSIVE]

Have you ever envisioned a place that never existed?One of Cuba's most prominent artists and the National Arts Club artist-in-residence, Carlos Quintana has -- and he's captured this bold and imaginative place on canvas through his first solo exhibition in New York called "Images of a Place that Never Existed." The exhibition will be on view to the public at the prestigious and historic gem, the The National Arts Club until May 30.

Cuba News: Communist Leader Raul Castro May Join Catholic Church After Meeting Pope Francis

Raul Castro, the President of Cuba, just said that the teachings of Pope Francis had persuaded him not only to take a softer line on religion in his communist country, but that perhaps he might even be persuaded to return to the Catholic Church.

Cuban Tech News: Silicon Valley Hopes for Tech Revolution in Communist Island

Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley are hoping to quickly take advantage of the rapprochement between the United States and Cuba and take their technology to "the island's Internet-hungry populace."

Cuba News: French President Hollande Makes Historic Trip to Island Nation

During his historic trip to Cuba, the President of France Francois Hollande has called for an end to the U.S. embargo on the communist country.

LGBT News: Raul Castro's Daughter Leads Gay Rights March, Unofficial Marriages in Havana

More than 1,000 people marched in Havana this weekend in what the Associated Press called a "colorful gay rights march" led by Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban leader Raúl Castro.

Gay Marriage News: Cuba Will Hold Symbolic Mass Gay Wedding for Gay Pride Event

This coming weekend Cuban gay activists, along with Mariela Castro, will hold a symbolic mass wedding this weekend as part of Cuba's annual gay pride parade.

US-Cuba Relations: Treasury OKs Ferry Service Between Florida & Cuba

Ferry service between the United States and Cuba will likely resume shorty given that the Obama administration approved the connection on Tuesday.

Cuba News: Fidel Castro’s Former Bodyguard Claims the Cuban Leader Leads a 'Corrupt Secret Life'

After spending almost 17 years by his side, 66-year-old Juan Reinaldo Sanchez revealed Fidel Castro's alleged "double life" he discovered while serving as the Cuban leader's bodyguard.

Cuban Immigration Policies: Poll Reveals Floridians Want to End Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966

Public opinion is shifting on U.S. immigration policies that favor Cuban immigrants, worrying Cubans wanting to migrate to the U.S.

Cuban-American Lawyer Says She Received Bomb Threats & Hate Mail After Kissing Fidel Castro [Watch]

Twenty-one years ago a Cuban-American lawyer named Magda Montiel Davis, upon meeting Fidel Castro in Cuba, and gave the communist leader a kiss on the cheek, and subsequently suffered a bomb threat and a lot sexually graphic hate mail.

US-Cuba Relations: Cuban Lung Cancer Vaccine Coming to the United States

During a recent trade mission trip to Cuba the Roswell Park Cancer Institute of Buffalo, New York signed an agreement which will allow them to import a Cuban lung cancer vaccine called CimaVax.

Cuban-born Miami Marlins Pitcher Jose Fernandez Becomes an American Citizen

Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez officially became an American citizen on Friday after leaving his home country of Cuba seven years ago.

Elian Gonzalez Today 2015: Fidel Castro Supporter, Studying Industrial Engineering [Watch]

It has been 15 years since 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez was taken into custody by U.S. federal agents at his aunt's Miami, Florida home.

Another Historic Weekend in Cuba: Two Dissidents Stand in Local Municipal Vote

An unprecedented event will be taking place in communist Cuba. For the first time, in the history of the single-party system nation, there will be at least two government opponents running in municipal elections

T-Mobile vs. Sprint: Subsidiaries Univision and Boost Mobile Battle on Cheap Calls, Texts to Cuba

Boost Mobile from Sprint and Univision Mobile from T-Mobile are now offering deals on calls or texts to Cuba.

Pope May Make a Detour to Cuba During Upcoming U.S. Visit

Pope Francis is considering making a detour to Cuba during his September trip to the United States, the Vatican said on Friday.

Flights to Cuba: CheapAir.com Lets Passenger Book Cuba Flights Online

The online travel agency CheapAir.com plans to start selling direct charter flights between the United States and Cuba beginning Wednesday. The company's move is another sign that the rapprochement President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raúl Castro initiated last November is beginning to have practical effects.

MLB Stats, Standings & Leaders: Latino Players Lead League in Almost Every Statistical Category

The 2015 Major League Baseball season has begun. What was once America's past time is now looking like, Latin America's current time. At least one Latino player is leading the league in eight of the 10 major categories this season.

Marco Rubio Expected to Announce U.S. President Candidacy Monday Following Hillary Clinton Announcement

All eyes will be on U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, on Monday as the Republican senator from Florida with Cuban roots will declare whether or not he will run for president in 2016.

Obama and Castro: A Historic Meeting, 50 Years in the Making

This weekend, Cuba's leader met face-to-face with the President of the U.S. for the first time in decades.