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US and Cuba to Reopen Embassies, Begin New Chapter in Diplomacy
A half-century after breaking off relations, the United States and Cuba will restore full diplomatic ties and reopen embassies later this month.
U.S. Secretary of...
Cuban Cancer Vaccine Could Soon be Available in U.S.
A new cancer vaccine may soon be available to American lung cancer patients thanks to thawing relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
Cuba’s Center for...
US to Restore Full Relations With Cuba, Erasing Last Trace of Cold War Hostility
President Obama on Wednesday ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the opening of an embassy in Havana for the first...
A Low Cost Inflatable Incubator for Babies Wins Dyson Award
After seeing a documentary about huge increases in premature births in Syria brought on by the stress of war, a university student started designing an incubator...
Mark Cuban Funds Dream Wedding for Texas Woman w/ Ovarian Cancer
Some people hate the Dallas Mavericks' team owner Mark Cuban for his brashness and temper, but here is one reason to love him.
With bills from...
SHE DID IT: Diana Nyad Completes Historic Cuba to Florida Swim
This time, neither storm, jellyfish, nausea, nor utter fatigue could keep 64-year-old endurance swimmer Diana Nyad from achieving her lifelong ambition of conquering the...
Scuba Survivor is Alive Because Husband Would Not Stop CPR
Bill Greenberg would not stop CPR.
Forty minutes after his wife Hilary had been found at the bottom of the sea with her scuba breathing...
Dolphin Asks Scuba Divers for a Little Assistance (Video)
A bottlenose dolphin started hanging around a tour group as they were scuba diving off Kona viewing manta rays. Surrounded by manta rays, Keller...
Travel Restrictions Lifted in Cuba Signaling Sea Change of Hope
Many of the 11 million Cubans have been eagerly awaiting this day since the government announced the change in October.
Starting Monday, a new kind...
Cuba Lifting Hated Travel Restrictions
Cuba will scrap much-reviled travel restrictions starting in January, making it easier for its citizens to leave the communist-ruled island in the first major...
National Holiday for Cubans as Pope Calls for ‘Authentic Freedom’ During Huge Mass in Havana
Beneath looming images of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and the Virgin Mary, Pope Benedict XVI today stood in Revolution Square in Havana, issuing a...
Cuba Legalizes Purchase and Sale Of Private Property
Cuba announced Thursday it is allowing the purchase and sale of real estate for the first time since the early days of the revolution,...
Obama Loosens Travel Restrictions on Cuba
U.S. President Barack Obama has loosened travel restrictions on Cuba to allow religious groups and students to travel to the communist country. The White...
Fidel Castro Says Cuban Communist Model Doesn’t Work
In the only interview he has given an American journalist since he left office, Fidel Castro told a reporter from The Atlantic magazine that...
Cuba Agrees To Free 52 Political Prisoners, Says Church
Cuba has promised the Roman Catholic Church it will free 52 political prisoners, slashing the number held by nearly a third in what would...
US Scientists Visit Cuba for `Science Diplomacy’
Eight American scientists, including Nobel laureate in chemistry Peter Agre, are in Havana to engage in 'science diplomacy,' reported the AP. The...
NY Philharmonic to Visit Cuba, Maybe Tour in Fall
The New York Philharmonic is headed to Cuba to explore the communist nation after being invited to perform there in the fall. Orchestra...
Amputees Gather for Festival of Scuba, Climbing and Sailing (Video)
This year's "No Barriers Festival" in Florida includes eighteen disabled veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan who are gathering along with hundreds of other amputees...
Obama Eases Restrictions on US Travel to Cuba
Yesterday, President Obama took initial steps to reach out to the Cuban people, fulfilling a campaign promise to lift travel restrictions and limits...
Congress Easing Restrictions on Cuba Travel
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that should lead to the easing of restrictions on Cuban-Americans wanting to travel to...