Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are once again being excluded from the Summit of the Americas, a regional meeting of leaders from across the hemisphere.

It was a very surreal, very exciting, very scary thing all at once,” a cruise passenger said. “Their raft didn’t have much time left.”

Assata Shakur, a political activist who sought asylum in Cuba following her 1977 conviction in the killing of a state trooper, has died. Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared a statement on Friday, Sept. 26, revealing that Shakur, whose legal name was Joanne Deborah Byron, had died in Havana one day earlier.

Shakur, U.S. citizen and fugitive born Joanne Deborah Byron, died Thursday from "health problems and advanced age," the Cuban Foreign Ministry said.

Despite what you may have heard recently and contrary to what President Trump apparently believes, there is autism in Cuba.

Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, fled to Cuba after her conviction of the murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster.

Assata Shakur, a political activist known as Joanne Chesimard, convicted of killing a NJ state trooper in 1977, died in Cuba at 78.

Patrick Oppmann was a 21-year-old college student doing a stint with CNN’s Havana bureau when he tasked himself with finding a woman who had evaded the long arm of American law enforcement for nearly 20 years.

Italy U20 play against Cuba U20 in a Matchday 2 clash of the 2025 U20 World Cup group stage. Here’s all the key information, including kickoff times and how to watch the match live on TV and streaming platforms.

Get ready for Italy vs. Cuba at the U-20 World Cup with full match preview, kickoff time, broadcast info, and remaining group fixtures.

Cuba, an island of rhythm, color, and history. From colonial towns to turquoise shores, every view tells a story. From up here, Gibara looks like a patchwork quilt; reds, blues, and yellows stitched together with streets and palm trees.