The stretch-run of the Florida Republican primary brought co-front-runners John McCain and Mitt Romney back to the Tampa Bay area Friday, amid news that U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez endorsed one of them. ...more

January 26, 2008

Cubans ratified a slate of parliamentary candidates Sunday including Fidel Castro, the ailing 81-year-old leader who has not been seen in public for nearly 18 months. ...more

January 21, 2008

Cubans waited hours in line for tickets, packed Havana's cinemas and watched with rapt attention as "The Lives of Others," a chilling account of East German secret-police repression of communism's doubters, arrived in the Cuban capital in December. ...more

January 20, 2008

There is no mudslinging or million-dollar war chest. No party nominations, dirty tricks or battles for key endorsements. ...more

January 19, 2008

Ailing leader Fidel Castro saluted the Cuban people for their "50 years of resistance" against the United States in a written message read on state television shortly before the first minutes of the new year. ...more

January 2, 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

He fled Cuba in 1961, but still calls Fidel Castro his friend. He can't stand communism, but bitterly opposes the U.S. embargo. He lives in Miami, but travels regularly to Havana, even appearing on state-run television. ...more

December 25, 2007

Hugo Chavez sought to cement his power and end presidential term limits in a vote Sunday that the government and opposition said was too close to call. ...more

December 3, 2007

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