Tag: <span>United States</span>
July 1, 2015 > Staff
U.S., Cuba Will Announce Embassy Openings
Top Story — The United States and Cuba are expected to announce Wednesday the details of their plans to open embassies for the first time in more than 50 years, […] Read More >
June 1, 2015 > Staff
Cuba Taken Off U.S. Terror List
Top Story — The United States on Friday announced the removal of Cuba from its list of states that sponsor terrorism, a milestone in the ongoing efforts by the two […] Read More >
April 21, 2015 > Staff
New York Governor Visits Cuba to Build Business Ties
Top Story — Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York state, visited Cuba Monday to lobby for increased commercial ties between his state’s businesses and the island nation, despite the […] Read More >
April 15, 2015 > Staff
U.S. to Take Cuba Off Terror List
Top Story — U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced his intention to remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, the latest step taken toward the […] Read More >
April 13, 2015 > Staff
U.S., Cuban Leaders Meet, A First Since 1959
Top Story — U.S. President Barack Obama met with Cuban leader Raúl Castro on Saturday, the first time the two countries’ heads of state have been face-to-face since Cuba’s 1959 […] Read More >
April 9, 2015 > Staff
US Deports Salvadoran ‘Dirty War’ General
Top Story — U.S. authorities on Wednesday deported a ex-army general from El Salvador for his alleged role in human rights abuses during that country’s civil war, which ran from […] Read More >
April 6, 2015 > Dusty Christensen
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Alan Gross Appeal in Lawsuit Against U.S. Government
NEW YORK — The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal on Monday by former government subcontractor Alan Gross, who filed a $60 million lawsuit in 2012 alleging negligence on the […] Read More >
February 3, 2015 > Staff
U.S. Expands Visa Restrictions for Venezuelan Officials
Top Story — The relationship between Venezuela and the United States reached new levels of animosity on Monday, as the U.S. State Department announced that Venezuelan politicians suspected of corruption […] Read More >
January 29, 2015 > Staff
Cuban President: Return of Guantanamo Bay Needed to Normalize Relations
Top Story — The United States must return the Guantanamo Bay naval base to Cuba, lift the half-century embargo completely and remunerate Cuba for the embargo’s economic damages before both […] Read More >
January 23, 2015 > Staff
Cuba, U.S. Agree on Diplomacy, Clash Over Human Rights During Historic Talks
Top Story — High-level talks between U.S. and Cuban delegates in Havana ended with both sides agreeing to move forward with plans to restore diplomatic ties and to reconvene ahead […] Read More >