Sep 26 Watch 2:14 Hurricane Ian bears down on Cuba with landfall in Florida expected later this week By Stephanie Sy, Tommy Walters Hurricane Ian is on a collision course with Cuba and will threaten Florida after that. The storm is growing rapidly and could become a Category 4 with winds of 140 miles an hour before it reaches the U.S. mainland this… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Military-age men fleeing Russia over call-ups, Putin grants Snowden citizenship In our news wrap Monday, new protests flared in Russia over military call-ups for the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin granted Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden, Iran attacked Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq and accused them of instigating protests across… Continue watching
Sep 26 Cuba approves same-sex marriage in sweeping referendum By Cristiana Mesquita, Associated Press Cuban voters have approved a sweeping "family law" code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt as well as redefining rights for children and grandparents. Continue reading
Sep 26 Hurricane Ian nears Cuba, continuing on path to strike Florida as Category 4 By Cristiana Mesquita, Associated Press Forecasters say Hurricane Ian is nearing Cuba on a track to strike Florida in as a Category 4 as early as Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 25 Cuba holds vote on law allowing same-sex marriage, adoption By Cristiana Mesquita, Associated Press Cuba held a rare referendum Sunday on an unusually contentious law — a government-backed “family law” code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt, as well as outlining the rights of children and grandparents. Continue reading
Sep 25 Ian expected to become major hurricane as it heads toward Cuba, Florida By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Authorities and residents in Florida were keeping a cautious eye on Tropical Storm Ian as it rumbled through the Caribbean on Sunday, expected to continue gaining strength and become a major hurricane in the coming days on a forecast track… Continue reading
Sep 21 U.S. Embassy in Cuba to process full immigrant visas in early 2023 By Associated Press The Biden administration says the U.S. Embassy in Cuba will begin processing full immigrant visas in early 2023. This will make it easier for Cubans to reunite with family members in the United States. Continue reading
Aug 07 Firefighters battle big blaze at Cuban oil tank farm for 2nd day By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press Cuban firefighters were joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela on Sunday as they battled for a second day to control a fire blazing at a big oil tank farm in the western province of Matanzas. Continue reading
Aug 06 17 missing, dozens injured in explosive fire at Cuban oil storage facility hit by lightning By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled Saturday in the city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured nearly 80 people and left 17 firefighters missing, Cuban authorities said. Continue reading
Jun 06 In blow to Biden, Mexican president to skip Summit of the Americas By Elliot Spagat, Joshua Goodman, Chris Megerian, Associated Press López Obrador wanted Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to be invited, but Washington did not want to include autocratic governments. The Mexican leader said Monday that "There cannot be a summit if all countries are not invited."… Continue reading