Senior defense officials looking at Cuba military options
Military planners have examined options for possible action against Cuba, including an Army-led air assault involving the 101st Airborne Division.
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Military planners have examined options for possible action against Cuba, including an Army-led air assault involving the 101st Airborne Division.
Demonstrators took to the pavement to remember the historic day when thousands of citizens across Cuba protested severe shortages of food and medicine, power blackouts, and the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Family members of Luis Manuel Otero Alántara, an artist who was arrested five years ago during the July 11 protests in Cuba, say they have no idea where he is after he was supposed to be released from prison on Thursday. CBS News Miami’s Erika Gonzalez has the report.
A big show of support for a free Cuba will be happening on the streets of Little Havana this weekend, and it’s going to mark a notable moment in recent Cuban history.
Speaking at the iconic Versailles Restaurant in Little Havana, Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar dismissed the reforms as a last-ditch effort by Cuba's communist leadership to attract international financial support amid growing economic pressures.
Cuban lawmakers Thursday adopted nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the communist island from a severe crisis aggravated by a U.S. oil blockade.
EnviosCuba.com, a popular platform used by families to send goods to relatives in Cuba, has stopped accepting new orders amid expanding U.S. sanctions.
The measures include allowing Cubans living abroad to invest in the country and giving state-owned companies greater access to foreign currency markets.
After more than a dozen meetings with Cuban and U.S. officials, Vanguard Energy signed a contract to lease facilities owned by the Cuban government to store fuel, allowing its larger oil tankers to head to Cuba.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Guantanamo Bay, meeting with service members and offering words of encouragement as the U.S. maintains sanctions and an oil blockade against Cuba while pushing for political change on the island.
A Coral Gables energy company plans to supply fuel to Cuba’s private sector and humanitarian groups under a landmark agreement that could open the door for more U.S. companies to export oil to the island amid an ongoing energy crisis.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is traveling to Florida Wednesday. During the trip, he plans to visit Tampa and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Cuba's top diplomat to the United States says recent sanctions targeting the island's leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a "pretext" for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a U.S. military intervention in Cuba.
An earthquake off Cuba was felt across parts of Florida, but Miami officials reported no major injuries, significant damage or tsunami threat.
The U.S. oil blockade is intensifying the fuel crisis on Cuba, and CBS News Miami’s Erika Gonzalez explains how it’s impacting an iconic part of the island nation.
Foreign businesses face a Friday deadline to pull out of any ventures in Cuba tied to the Cuban government or face significant financial impacts from the United States.
The measures target President Miguel Díaz-Canel, along with his wife and stepson. Alejandro Castro Espín, the son of former leader Raúl Castro, is also named as is his own son.
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, according to a filing on the Treasury Department website.
Cuba is dealing with several major blows to the economy this week and they’re all tied to the latest sanctions by the U.S. against the regime. CBS News Miami’s Erika Gonzalez has more.
A Spanish news agency reports that thousands of tons of U.N. food aid are barely moving across Cuba as fuel shortages worsen under U.S. sanctions.
The head of the U.S. military's Southern Command met Friday with top Cuban military officials at the edge of Guantanamo Bay, a rare meeting as President Trump heaps pressure on Cuba and does not rule out military action.
We’re now learning that just a small fraction of the prisoners released in Cuba earlier this year are political prisoners. CBS News Miami’s Erika Gonzalez has the latest details.
Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez was named in the Brothers to the Rescue shootdown indictment.
At Miami's Freedom Tower, ex-Sen. Mel Martinez praised Trump's Cuba stance as anti-embargo activists report facing increased federal scrutiny.
Chants of "¡Viva nuestro Raúl!" rang out at a pro-government rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana, a sign of solidarity with the former Cuban president who was indicted for murder this week by the United States.
The women gathered outside the downtown Miami facility on Wednesday to call for basic humane treatment for their husbands.
Instead, Precious Bland will return home under a court-ordered treatment plan after three mental health experts testified that the psychotic episode, which they linked to COVID-19, was a rare, one-time occurrence.
Prosecutors upgraded the case against Gregory Dasilva after a Broward grand jury linked a third death to a June 30 double homicide in Lauderhill.
Yasmany Aguiar-Gonzalez was taken into custody on Wednesday and faces cargo theft charges, according to the Medley Police Department.
Veronica Serrano, director of food and nutrition at Memorial Hospital Pembroke, said simple steps, starting with hand hygiene, can significantly reduce the risk of food borne illness.
The women gathered outside the downtown Miami facility on Wednesday to call for basic humane treatment for their husbands.
Instead, Precious Bland will return home under a court-ordered treatment plan after three mental health experts testified that the psychotic episode, which they linked to COVID-19, was a rare, one-time occurrence.
Prosecutors upgraded the case against Gregory Dasilva after a Broward grand jury linked a third death to a June 30 double homicide in Lauderhill.
Yasmany Aguiar-Gonzalez was taken into custody on Wednesday and faces cargo theft charges, according to the Medley Police Department.
Veronica Serrano, director of food and nutrition at Memorial Hospital Pembroke, said simple steps, starting with hand hygiene, can significantly reduce the risk of food borne illness.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The legislative proposal would allow the defense secretary to withhold "controlled unclassified information," potentially curbing public access to a wide range of defense records.
Part of President Trump's speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Pentagon will now require service members over 30 to screen for testosterone deficiency, and if needed, they can elect to have testosterone replacement therapy.
Military planners have examined options for possible action against Cuba, including an Army-led air assault involving the 101st Airborne Division.
New law aims to address how businesses and consumers should transact amid the phase-out of the penny.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.