Cuba

The State Department is suspending visa services at the U.S. Embassy in Havana indefinitely.

State Department Orders More Than Half Its Staff Out Of Cuba After 'Specific Attacks'

5:27pm September 29, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The move follows reports in August that U.S. diplomats in Havana had been subjected to mysterious "sonic" attacks that led to hearing loss, headaches and other health problems.

The U.S. Embassy in Havana in December 2015.

At Least 16 U.S. Embassy Staff In Cuba Treated After 'Health Attacks'

7:37am August 25, 2017

by James Doubek

Investigators are probing why staff at the U.S. Embassy in Havana have experienced symptoms including hearing loss. Some experts think it could have been accidentally caused by surveillance equipment.

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, on Wednesday.

Cuban Diplomats Expelled After U.S. Embassy Staff 'Incidents' In Havana

9:57pm August 09, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The State Department says several U.S. State Department officials in Cuba have developed strange medical symptoms. Reports suggest they may have been caused by a covert sonic weapon.

Harold Cardenas Lema runs the blog La Joven Cuba out of the two-room apartment he shares with his mom and girlfriend.

In Cuba, Growing Numbers Of Bloggers Manage To Operate In A Vulnerable Gray Area

8:26am July 02, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

Their work on politics, music and local issues is tolerated by the state, but can still be censored or shut down. "They are committed to expressing themselves through this format," says a Cuba expert.

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Javier Yanez decorated with U.S. and Cuban flags in Old Havana, Cuba, in 2014. President Trump is expected to reverse some of the easing in U.S.-Cuba relations that President Obama initiated.

Trump Adopts Harder Line On Cuba

9:00pm June 15, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump is imposing new restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba. Individual travelers may have to join tour groups. And business ties with the Cuban military will be sharply curtailed.

An American classic car is seen parked in front of the Capitol building in Havana. President Trump's expected changes in policy toward Cuba could make it more difficult for Americans to visit the island and for U.S. companies to do business there.

Trump Expected To Restrict Trade, Travel With Cuba

7:43am June 13, 2017

President Trump is preparing to announce changes in U.S. policy toward Cuba during a visit to Miami on Friday, possibly tightening restrictions loosened by the Obama administration.

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World News

Havana Now Has A Luxury Mall. But Who Can Afford To Shop There?

5:25pm May 09, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Cuba is not an easy place to buy things: Food is rationed, wages are low, and the black market is a way of life. But at the new Manzana de Gomez mall, one can buy face cream for $162.40 an ounce.

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, pictured right, announced Sunday that she'll retire from Congress at the end of her term next year. In this 2016 photo, Ros-Lehtinen, puts heart glasses on a dog at the ASPCA's Paws for Love Valentine's Day pet adoption event at

U.S. Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, First Cuban-American Elected to Congress, Retiring Next Year

6:00pm April 30, 2017

by Miles Parks

Ros-Lehtinen, the first congressional Republican to publicly support gay marriage and a fierce critic of Cuban politics, will retire after almost three decades in the House of Representatives

Google launched its first servers in Cuba this week. Above, people use public Wi-Fi to connect their devices on a Havana street in October 2016.

Google Spins Up Its First Servers In Cuba

5:14pm April 27, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The company can speed up delivery of high-bandwidth content like YouTube videos because the servers will now store data locally. But accessing the Internet in Cuba remains difficult and expensive.

A life-size bronze statue of Ernest Hemingway leans on the bar at the author's regular spot at El Floridita, where every day a daiquiri is set before it.

The Cocktail King Of Cuba: The Man Who Invented Hemingway's Favorite Daiquiri

2:49pm April 25, 2017

by Nicole Jankowski

Earning a spot on the author's list of most beloved drinks was no small feat. But bartender Constantino Ribalaigua, of Havana's now 200-year-old El Floridita, created a still-legendary cocktail.