President Bush said Wednesday that Cuba's post-Fidel Castro leadership has made only "empty gestures at reform" and rejected calls for the easing of U.S. restrictions on the communist island. ...more

May 8, 2008

This was supposed to be the year Luis Bazan celebrated New Year's with his wife and young sons in the United States. ...more

January 2, 2008

Carlos Manuel Soto, a Cuban-born painter who sought political refuge in Tampa seven years ago, was found dead Monday at his home. ...more

November 7, 2007

Sen. Barack Obama would lift restrictions on visits by Cuban Americans to Cuba if elected president. A growing chorus of Democratic and Republican lawmakers would go even further, loosening the U.S. embargo enough to allow all Americans to travel to the communist country. ...more

September 16, 2007

Few people are watching TV Marti and fewer people seem to care. So it's time to shut down the expensive broadcaster and find fresh ways to reach Cubans with America's message of freedom. ...more

September 11, 2007