How mishaps become great memories
A trip to Egypt — the first my brother and I took as adults with our parents — quickly went off the rails. After spending Christmas in the Sinai Peninsula, …
Cuba
Hurricane batters Cuba, knocks out national power grid
By Andrea Rodriguez | Associated Press HAVANA — Cuba was left reeling Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, knocking out the country’s power grid, downing …
Cuba faces tropical storm Oscar as nationwide power crisis hits 4th day – National
Cuba’s widespread blackouts stretched into their fourth day as Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast with winds and heavy rain. In Santo Suárez, part of a populous neighborhood in …
Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas, heads for Cuba – National
By Staff The Associated Press Posted October 20, 2024 12:22 pm Updated October 20, 2024 12:23 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size MIAMI (AP) …
Cuba gets some electricity back after blackout left millions in the dark – National
Some electricity was restored in Cuba, the government said Saturday, after the island nation’s worst blackout in at least two years left millions without electricity for two days. Energy Minister …
9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad cuts plea deal
In a file photo Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan Saturday March 1, 2003, in this photo …
Sending Canadian ship to Cuba near Russian fleet was ‘carefully’ planned: minister – National
National Defence Minister Bill Blair’s office is defending the decision to send a Canadian ship to Cuba where it docked alongside some of Russia’s fleet, calling it a “carefully” planned …
Russian warships in Cuba ‘is at best provocative’: Gen. Richard Newton
(NewsNation) — The sight of Russian warships conducting drills just 100 miles off the Florida coast is provocative but not a direct threat, according to a former U.S. general, even …
Wrong remains sent to ‘exhausted’ Canadian family after death on Cuba vacation
A grief-stricken family in Laval, Que., is searching for answers after their father’s remains never made it home from Cuba — and a heartbreaking mistake brought another man’s body to Canada. …
Cuban spy Manuel Rocha plea deal raises fresh questions for claims holders
The Miami Herald profiled former Ambassador V. Manuel Rocha in 2003 when he joined the firm of Steel Hector & Davis to help open doors in Latin America. Raul Rubiera …