In 1960 the U.S. Department of State issued a memo recognizing that Fidel Castro had majority support within Cuba for his ...

The smell of garbage is overwhelming and intense under the Caribbean sun. The accumulated waste is such that an entire street ...

Cuba's power grid has ground to a halt for a second time in as many days, leaving 10 million on the island without power and the Caribbean island in a growing sense of crisis.

Students in Colorado Mountain College Professor Bob Gumbrecht’s Current Political Issues class this fall will explore the ...

There are signs that China is trying to spy on the US from Cuba. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe discusses developments with correspondent Eyder Peralta, who recently met with Cuba's deputy foreign minister.

Cuba has long been a country where very few people work, the fields do not produce, and it is one of the most aged countries ...

People wait in line to refuel their cars in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel removed the country’s economy minister on Friday, according to state media ...

Vietnamese who remember, or are learning, how Cuba supported Vietnam during wars of the 1960s and 70s are returning the ...

After the 1959 revolution, Cuba repressed gay people and many were sent to labor camps. But the communist-run island has made strides in recent years when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights. A government-ba… ...

This week, a powerful hurricane hit Cuba, causing nationwide electricity outages — right after a string of power failures that have plagued the... The story behind Cuba's economic dysfunction ...

There was no surprise, Sunday, when Cuba’s parliament elected Raul Castro, 76, to succeed his ailing, 81-year-old brother, Fidel, as President. But pundits who had expected an infusion of youth ...