Five ways the US thought about killing Fidel Castro

The National Archives on Thursday released thousands of pages of never-before-seen documents that describe several ways the U.S. considered killing Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

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Recording Released of High-Pitched Noise Heard by Victims in Cuba Attack

A recording of the high-pitched noise heard by some U.S. Embassy workers during a series of deliberate attacks in Havana, Cuba, has been released.

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Cuban Activist Has Charges Against Him Dropped

A Cuban religious freedom activist was informed on 2 October that criminal charges against him have been dropped by Cuban state security.

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Havana attacks hit US spy network in Cuba

Frightening attacks on U.S. personnel in Havana struck the heart of America’s spy network in Cuba, with intelligence operatives among the first and most severely affected victims, The Associated Press has learned.

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Floridians return to storm-battered homes as Irma flooding spreads

Storm-shocked Floridians returned to shattered homes on Monday as the remnants of Hurricane Irma pushed inland, leaving more than half of all state residents without power and city streets underwater from Orlando and Jacksonville into coastal Georgia and South Carolina.

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Irma lost some oomph over Cuba before its assault on Florida

Before crashing into Florida, Hurricane Irma set all sorts of records for brute strength as it flattened Caribbean islands and swamped the Florida Keys. Irma’s assault — so soon after Harvey’s deluge of Houston — marked the first time the U.S. was hit by two Category 4 storms in the same year.

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