Cuba
Marco Rubio calls on Cubans to partner with CIA as Trump promises to 'take care of Cuba'
Rubio urged those disappointed by Cuba's government to "seize this opportunity to create the change you desire through a discreet partnership with the CIA," without elaborating further.
Cuba accuses US of letting terrorists operate with impunity after speedboat raid
Cuba says US contacts fall short of formal talks as Trump pressure mounts
Trump predicts Cuba, US will make a deal
Castro era in Cuba to end as Raul confirms he's retiring
Older Cubans said they would miss having a Castro at the helm, although most acknowledged it was time to pass on the baton.
Biden launches review, aims to close Guantanamo before leaving office
Trump kept the prison open during his four years in the White House. Now, 40 prisoners remain, most held for nearly two decades without being charged or tried.
Senate confirms Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary
Mayorkas is one of a number of Jewish Cabinet secretaries, including Antony Blinken in the State Department, Janet Yellen in Treasury and Avril Haines as director of national intelligence.
Alejandro Mayorkas, the Cuban-Jewish attorney who may head Biden's DHS
Mayorkas' ties with Israel extend beyond his family. In 2016, he spearheaded a deal to automate the sharing of cyber-data between Israel and the US.
The 30th anniversary of the outbreak of the Gulf War: A Cuban perspective
At the end of July, we were on a family vacation in Havana. We had flown from Mexico with a boisterous group of young Danish Communists on their way to cut sugar cane in the Marxist paradise.
Antibody drug lowers risk of death in elderly COVID-19 patients
A Cuban study found that itolizumab prevented COVID-19 from worstening.
Bird sacrifices and chants, Cuba's Santeria seek coronavirus protection
"We are calling these blessings upon her to keep her healthy," said Henry Rodriguez, 40, leader of the ceremony. "But this ceremony isn't just for us; it's also for global health."
Alan Gross says Bernie Sanders praised Cuba during a prison visit
“He said, quote: ‘I don’t know what’s so wrong with this country,'” Gross, 70, told NPR in a story posted Wednesday.
The challenge of finding kosher food in Cuba
“It’s very difficult in Cuba to be shomer Shabbat, or to keep kosher.”
Synagogue built by Jews who fled Cuba is struggling in Miami
Cuban Jews founded this congregation in 1961 as immigration from the island nation surged following Fidel Castro’s rise to power in 1959.
