World Oct 28 UN condemns U.S. economic embargo of Cuba though more nations sit out amid Trump push By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
Politics Oct 23 WATCH: Trump at GOP rally in Florida revives idea of military intervention in Cuba after Iran President Donald Trump on Friday told a rally for candidates in South Florida that U.S. warships returning from the Middle East could stop over in Cuba on their way back from the Iran war, his latest suggestion of taking an… By Meg Kinnard, Josh Boak, Associated Press
World Sep 16 Watch 11:08 Cuban official on Trump's threats as tensions with U.S. rise For months, the Trump administration has ramped up pressure and threats against Cuba. A de facto oil blockade now means hours of blackouts, plus food and water shortages for millions on the island. While President Trump has threatened a takeover,… By Amna Nawaz, Veronica Vela
World Aug 03 Cubans sleep on Havana's seaside boulevard to seek relief from crippling blackouts and summer heat Cuba suffered its sixth islandwide blackout this year. The nation has been in crisis since the Trump administration affectively cut it off from oil in January. By Ariel Fernandez, Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press
World Jul 06 Cuba faces another island-wide blackout as fuel reserve dwindles and aging grid crumbles An island-wide blackout has hit Cuba as fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble. By Associated Press
Jun 30 Cuban official says talks with the U.S. are at a standstill despite recent free-market reforms By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press Earlier this month, the U.S. slapped new sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel and other officials, as well as on companies key to the island's crumbling economy. Continue reading
Jun 23 U.S slaps new sanctions on Cuban companies key to island's economy By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The U.S. government has slapped additional sanctions on Cuban companies that are expected to spook foreign investors and deepen a severe economic crisis. Continue reading
Jun 23 Supreme Court OKs ExxonMobil lawsuit over Cuban property seized by Fidel Castro's government By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The 6-3 decision was the second in as many months in favor of U.S. owners of Cuban property that was confiscated by the Communist government more than 65 years ago. Continue reading
Jun 19 Cuba passes sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since revolution By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press Observers on Friday called Cuba’s new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul of the island’s communist economy since the Cuban revolution, as the grandson of former President Raúl Castro said in an interview that Cuba must seek to move its economy… Continue reading
Jun 04 U.S. sanctions Cuban President Díaz-Canel in latest move pressuring island's leadership By Fatima Hussein, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The sanctions come after Trump signed an executive order expanding sanctions against the island and has been threatening military action ever since ousting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in January and then ordering an energy blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba. Continue reading