Irreverent Cuban movie promises zombie revolution

HAVANA (AP) -- What would you do if your entire city was taken over by flesh-eating zombies and communist leaders insisted it was nothing but a plot by U.S-backed dissidents to destabilize the governm...

New Cuban lease laws raise hope for golf resort boom

MIAMI — Hoping to lure golf-playing tourists to Cuba — and eventually even U.S. golfers — the government will allow foreign investors to lease state lands for 99 years instead of the...

Cellular growth still slow to Cuba

MEXICO CITY – Nokia, AT&T and Verizon Communications are urging the U.S. government to ease rules that keep them from operating in Cuba even after President Obama loosened telecommunications reg...

Irreverent Cuban movie promises zombie revolution

Cuba . Part horror show, part social satire, the soon-to-be-shot movie has the backing of a Spanish production company, a green-light from Cuban authorities, and a budget that dwarfs most big-screen o...

Speedway Motorsports Inc. owner Bruton Smith against ending Cup series in 'North Cuba'

SPARTA, Ky. -- Speedway Motorsports Inc. owner Bruton Smith isn't a fan of NASCAR's insistence on ending the season in South Florida.Smith likened Homestead Miami Speedway to "North Cuba," arguing it ...

U.S. cultural exchange opens door to mother-and-son Cuban painters

Two painters are the latest Cuban artists from the island to exhibit their work in South Florida under the Obama administration's cultural exchange policy.

Little Havana shop owners hope to lure tourists

MIAMI -- Back in July, Corinna Moebius opened a store that sold locally produced crafts with the hope of drawing in some of the hundreds of tourists that visit Little Havana each week.The tourists ne...

Small signal, big meaning Castro in military duds

Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, left, salutes while listening to his national anthem before delivering a speech to students outside Havana's university in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Cast...

Small signal, big meaning Castro in military duds

Cuba’s leader Fidel Castro delivers a speech to students outside Havana’s University in Havana, Cuba, Friday. Castro dusted off his military fatigues for the first time since stepping down as pres...

Cuban leader Fidel Castro leads 1st mass rally in 4 years

HAVANA -- Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Friday completed a return to public life, leading his first mass rally since an illness forced him from the presidency four years ago.

Zambrano, Castro lead Cubs over Mets 5-3

Zambrano passed Kerry Wood on the Cubs' strikeouts list, Starlin Castro became the club's first rookie in 66 years with six straight multi-hit games and Chicago beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Saturday.

Ceremony in Honor of Fabio Di Celmo Held in Havana

HHAVANA, Cuba, Sept 4 (acn) Venezuelans and Cubans paid homage Saturday to Fabio Di Celmo, an Italian young man who was killed in a terrorist act in Havana in September, 1997.

Machado Ventura Advocates More Efficiency in the Health Sector

GUANTANAMO, Cuba, Sept 3 (acn) A call for being more efficient, and above all for replacing as many imports as possible to save hard currency, was made on Friday in this city by Jose Ramon Machado...

Venezuela introduces Cuba-like food card

Presented by President Hugo Chávez as an instrument to make shopping for groceries easier, the ``Good Life Card'' is making various segments of the population wary because they see it as a furt...