

Nation Dec 19

Major League Baseball, its players' association and the Cuban Baseball Federation reached an agreement that will allow players from the island nation to sign big league contracts without defecting, an effort to eliminate the dangerous trafficking that had gone on…
By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press
World Dec 13

Earlier this year, a team of doctors at the University of Pennsylvania who also examined many of these patients, but months later, reported they suffered concussion-like brain damage, despite no blow to the head.
By Jennifer Kay, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
World Jun 22

The mysterious illness, often reported along with unusual sounds and vibrations, have puzzled investigators for nearly two years — not just in Cuba, but also in China, where a number of U.S. government employees were pulled from the southern Chinese…
By Harry Zahn
Politics Jun 22

Medical tests have confirmed that one additional U.S. Embassy worker has been affected by mysterious health incidents in Cuba, the State Department said, bringing the total number to 25.
By Josh Lederman, Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Jun 08

By Josh Lederman, Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Officials are concerned the workers may have been affected by the mysterious health incidents harming U.S. diplomats in Cuba and China.
May 25

By Associated Press
A storm moving slowly through the Caribbean Sea is threatening to bring heavy rainfall, mudslides, and flash floods to parts of Mexico, Cuba, Florida and the eastern U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend.
May 20

By Michael Weissenstein, Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press
The Mexican charter company whose 39-year-old plane crashed in Havana had been the subject of two serious complaints about its crews' performance over the last decade.
In our news wrap Friday, a Cuban passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing over 100 people on board. State media reported that three survivors were in critical condition. Also, a massive farm funding bill failed to pass the U.S.
May 18

By Joshua Barajas
An airplane carrying 104 passengers crashed during takeoff Friday from the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuban media reported.
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