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Rep. Artilles Wants An End To Cuban Adjustment Act

Lynn Hatter

The federal government has long given out financial benefits to Cubans who immigrate to the United States, but one Cuban-American Florida lawmaker...

Passengers travel on one of the ferries that cut across Havana Bay from Casablanca to Old Havana in July 2015. While the Obama administration has approved licenses to companies that want to offer services to Miami, the plans are still controversial on both sides.

Plan For Cuba Ferry Terminal Reveals Shift In Miami Politics

Greg Allen

Miami-Dade County is considering building a ferry terminal that would serve carriers offering regular service to Cuba. It's a sign that in a city that's home to Cuban exiles, times have changed.

Government & Politics

Rubio Files Cuba Immigration Bill

Cuban-Americans in Congress are cracking down on Cuban migrants who abuse the special privileges they enjoy under U.S. immigration law. Tuesday Florida…

Cuban migrants on their way to the United States are stranded in Central America.

Local Leaders Say There Are No Funds to Assist Incoming Cuban Migrants

Lisann Ramos

The mayors of Miami-Dade County and the city of Miami and a Hialeah commissioner are worried. They all say the county's not financially prepared for...

Ana Marrero, a transgender woman, says she was repeatedly thrown in prison in Cuba for wearing makeup and women's clothing.

Once A Prisoner In Cuba, A Transgender Cuban Vows To Never Return

Nadege Green

Ana Marrero pulls back her shirt sleeve and holds out her left arm. “Look, in Cuban prisons I tried on various occasions to kill myself with knives,”...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker (left)talks with students in Havana in October. Pritzker led a delegation of U.S. officials who met their Cuban counterparts and businessmen to explore expanding ties. While restrictions are being removed, increased business links between the countries are limited so far.

U.S. Businesses Look To Cuba, But See Limited Opportunities So Far

Michele Kelemen

Restrictions may be falling away, but there are no signs yet that commerce between the countries is about to take off. U.S. agriculture sales to Cuba are actually down, while American tourism is up.

A shark swimming in the Gardens of the Queen National Park off the south central coast of Cuba.

How The U.S.-Cuba Thaw Might Save Cuban Sharks From Extinction

Christine DiMattei

Remember what the Matt Hooper character says about sharks in the 1975 Steven Spielberg film “Jaws”? “What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine,...

Cuban migrants line up for breakfast given to them by an evangelical church, Saturday outside of the border control building in Penas Blancas, Costa Rica, on the border with Nicaragua. Thousands of Cuban migrants have been able to make the trip to the U.S

Social Media Helps Drive Historic Cuban Exodus to U.S.

Associated Press

PENAS BLANCAS, Costa Rica — As summer began to bake the central Cuban city of Sancti Spiritus, Elio Alvarez and Lideisy Hernandez sold their tiny...

U.S., Cuba Sign First Environmental Accord Since Thaw

Associated Press

The United States and Cuba signed an agreement Wednesday to join forces and protect the vast array of fish and corals they share as countries separated...

South Florida U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) is among the leading oppoents to President Obama's Cuba policy.

Diaz-Balart: Premature To Think U.S. Airlines And Cruise Ships Will Go To Cuba

Tom Hudson

Before the terrorist attacks, one of the pressing international issues for the U.S. Congress in the months ahead was trade. The Trans-Pacific...