Sep 07 Watch 16:47 Florida, Cuba brace for wrath of Hurricane Irma By PBS News Hour Hurricane Irma, slightly weaker but undiminished, has left a trail of destruction. Heading for Florida, it’s where the storm actually makes U.S. landfall that could make all the difference. William Brangham and P.J. Tobia report. Judy Woodruff talks to Ed… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch 7:56 Changing tides of U.S. policy may sink Cuban tourism hopes By PBS News Hour Since President Obama loosened U.S. travel restrictions, Cubans have been waiting and making room for an American invasion they have long yearned for: tourists. In June, President Trump announced he would undo some key aspects of the diplomatic thaw, including… Continue watching
Jul 07 Attorney General Sessions to visit Guantanamo Bay prison By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is visiting Guantanamo Bay on Friday in a show of support for the prison he has called a "perfectly acceptable" place to detain new terrorism suspects, as opposed to holding them in the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 6:53 News Wrap: Student jailed by North Korea dies after returning to U.S. By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Monday, Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was imprisoned by North Korea for over a year, has died days after being returned to the U.S. in a coma. Also, the Supreme Court will hear… Continue watching
Jun 17 Republicans divided as Trump reverses some Obama Cuba policy By Richard Lardner, Associated Press While anti-Castro conservatives hailed Trump's partial roll-back of President Barack Obama's detente, a number of other GOP lawmakers, particularly from farm states, criticized the change as misguided and isolationist. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 6:39 Average Cubans likely hurt by Trump's return to stricter rules By PBS News Hour President Trump announced renewed restrictions on business in and travel to Cuba, partially reversing course on former President Obama’s re-engagement with the island nation. John Yang speaks with Alan Gomez of USA TODAY about what’s at stake for average Cubans… Continue watching
Jun 16 WATCH: Trump unveils new Cuba policy By Darlene Superville and Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press MIAMI — President Donald Trump declared Friday he was restoring some travel and economic restrictions on Cuba that were lifted as part of the Obama administration's historic easing. He challenged the communist government of Raul Castro to negotiate a better… Continue reading
May 09 Watch 6:48 This Cuban lung cancer drug is giving some U.S. patients hope By PBS News Hour A promising lung cancer treatment from Cuba is getting attention from U.S. patients, some of whom are already traveling there to try the drug in hopes of stopping their cancer from growing. American doctors can't prescribe CIMAvax because the Food… Continue watching
May 05 Photos: When crabs cover Cuba, what to do in a pinch By Larisa Epatko A swell of yellow, black and red crabs recently skittered from nearby forests to the turquoise waters of Cuba’s Bay of Pigs. Continue reading
Mar 21 Rare poll finds Cuban citizens favor better U.S. relations By Emily Swanson and Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A rare poll of Cuban public opinion has found that most of the island's citizens approve of normal relations with the United States and large majorities want more tourists to visit and the expansion of private business ownership. Continue reading