From virtually the moment he and his band of bearded rebels rode into Havana in 1959 until his death from natural causes in 2016, the most iconic leader in Latin America was Fidel Castro. With his ...

Hiroki Kuroda agreed to a three-year, $35.2 million contract on this day in Los Angeles Dodgers. Prior to joining L.A. in 2007, the 33-year-old native of Osaka compiled a 103-89 record to go along ...

After a bloody war, the United States took over much of Spain’s oversea holdings, including Puerto Rico, Guam and the ...

Since Hugo Chavez inaugurated the era of subsidized oil and ideological embraces, Venezuela has been the external lifeline of Castroism.

The race pitted a political newcomer against a former two-term Commissioner hoping to win back his old City Hall job.

At dawn on Oct. 25, President Ronald Reagan sent 7,600 troops, including two Army Ranger battalions, the 82nd Airborne, the ...

An aerial view of Baracoa, Cuba. For many travelers, Cuba evokes thoughts of Havana’s iconic vintage cars, mojitos at sunset, and beautiful music echoing through cobblestone streets. But beyond the ...

When Angola gained independence in 1975, the Cuban military came to the new government’s defense. The mission had global reverberations, from hastening the fall of South African apartheid to reshaping ...

Ukrainian soldiers take part in a trench field training exercise in an undisclosed location in the eastern region of Ukraine on March 18, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Roman Pilipey/AFP ...

The Cuban Heritage Collection’s new exhibition features archival treasures that explore Cuba’s impact in the introduction of radio and television across the continent. In the late 1940s the ...

Florida is famous for its sunny beaches, thrilling theme parks, and of course, the iconic key lime pie. However, there’s another culinary masterpiece that deserves equal recognition: the Cuban ...