Historic flight to Cuba

For the first time in five decades, a U.S. commercial flight has landed in Cuba. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins CBSN from Cuba with more details.

• Aug 31, 2016
• 3:44

Rock music was forbidden in Cuba when Fidel Castro came to power in 1959

Rock music was forbidden in Cuba when Fidel Castro came to power in 1959. Last night, after more than half a century, rock fans there got satisfaction as hundreds of thousands went to a free Rolling Stones concert in Havana. Chris Martinez reports.

• Mar 26, 2016
• 2:37

President Obama will meet Cuban President Raul Castro while in Cuba this week

President Obama will meet Cuban President Raul Castro while in Cuba this week. They are set to discuss human rights in Cuba and improving Cuba-U.S. relations. CBS News' Margaret Brennan discusses Obama's schedule from Havana.

• Mar 21, 2016
• 4:27

The full episode of the CBS Evening news from September 21, 2015 edition

The EPA says Volkswagen used sophisticated software allowing U.S. cars to pass emission tests they should have failed; more than 80,000 people have committed to engage in acts of kindness as a way to honor Pope Francis' visit

• Sep 21, 2015
• 21:18

While the pope delivered mass in Havana over the weekend, other Cubans worshiped in more modest settings

While the pope delivered mass in Havana over the weekend, other Cubans worshiped in more modest settings. Allen Pizzey reports.

• Sep 21, 2015
• 2:11

The full episode of the CBS Evening news from September 20, 2015 edition

Two days before he visits the United States, the pope swung by Cuba and had an historic meeting with Fidel Castro; former president Jimmy Carter is currently undergoing treatment for brain cancer and intends not to change his Sunday routine

• Sep 20, 2015
• 19:20

Two days before he visits the United States, the pope swung by Cuba and had an historic meeting with Fidel Castro

Two days before he visits the United States, the pope swung by Cuba and had an historic meeting with Fidel Castro. CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey reports from Havana.

• Sep 20, 2015
• 3:06

From the instant Jorge Mario Borgloglio became Pope Francis, business at the Vatican has been anything but usual.

From the instant Jorge Mario Borgloglio became Pope Francis, business at the Vatican has been anything but usual. Historic trips to Cuba and the United States will be his latest attempt to bride gaps and push for peaceful resolutions to longstanding social and economic strife on a global stage. But how is the popular pontiff changing views of American Catholics for their Church? Martha Teichner reports.

• Sep 20, 2015
• 7:03

With the U.S. and Cuba on speaking terms, some Americans who fled Fidel Castro's revolution in the 1960s want back what they left behind

With the U.S. and Cuba on speaking terms, some Americans who fled Fidel Castro's revolution in the 1960s want back what they left behind. CBS News correspondent Margaret Brennan reports.

• Aug 13, 2015
• 2:17

In 1959, CBS' “Face the Nation” aired the first U.S. television interview with Fidel Castro, then a young revolutionary who had just overthrown Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista

In 1959, CBS' “Face the Nation” aired the first U.S. television interview with Fidel Castro, then a young revolutionary who had just overthrown Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.

• Aug 13, 2015
• 1:33

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry criticizes the Obama administration's diplomatic relations with Cuba and China at the weekend's Iowa Ag Summit

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry criticizes the Obama administration's diplomatic relations with Cuba and China at the weekend's Iowa Ag Summit.

• Mar 7, 2015
• 0:36

President Obama announced that the U.S. would start normalizing relations with Cuba following the release of Alan Gross, a U.S. government subcontractor, from a Cuban prison and a prisoner swap between the two countries

President Obama announced that the U.S. would start normalizing relations with Cuba following the release of Alan Gross, a U.S. government subcontractor, from a Cuban prison and a prisoner swap between the two countries. Norah O'Donnell and Charlie Rose anchor a CBS News Special Report with reports from Margaret Brennan and Bob Schieffer.

• Dec 17, 2014
• 19:31

WorldView: India protests and more

Protests continue across India over a proposed citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims. A new report highlights sexual misconduct by U.N. peacekeeping troops in Haiti, who fathered hundreds of children they mostly abandoned. And Cuba reinstates the office of prime minister. CBS News' Gwen Baumgardner rounds up the headlines from London.

• Dec 20, 2019
• 2:28

Sanders faces backlash over Castro comments

With the South Carolina primaries just days away, Democratic candidates are making their final pitch to voters there. Democratic strategist Robby Mook and Republican strategist Terry Sullivan join CBSN to break down the response to Senator Sanders' comments about Fidel Castro, and discuss the upcoming showdown in South Carolina.

• Feb 24, 2020
• 7:35

Sanders defends Castro praise before debate

Before Tuesday night's debate, candidates are sharply criticizing Bernie Sanders for his comments about Cuba on "60 Minutes." The Independent senator is not backing down after praising some of the programs carried out by Cuba's longtime dictator Fidel Castro. Ed O'Keefe reports.

• Feb 25, 2020
• 3:45

Sanders: "The truth is, nothing I am saying is radical"

Bernie Sanders was also pressed about his comments on "60 Minutes" about Fidel Castro, saying "Cuba is a dictatorship. I've said that 8 million times."

• Feb 25, 2020

U.S. bans flights to all Cuban cities except Havana

The Trump administration banned commercial flights in response to Cuba's support of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro.

• Oct 25, 2019

11/27: 60 Minutes

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi explains his radical plan for Italy; then, can Alzheimer's be prevented? Lesley Stahl reports on a family that may hold the key to that critical question; and, Edward R. Murrow's interview with Fidel Castro.

• Nov 27, 2016
• 43:33

U.S. allowing lawsuits over properties seized by Castro's Cuba

The major policy has angered European and other allies

• Apr 17, 2019

Cubs swears in new president

CBSN spoke with American University professor William Leogrande about Cuba's new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez. Canel was handpicked by Raul Castro and vowed to continue the communist revolution started by his brother, Fidel Castro.

• Apr 19, 2018
• 2:39

Cuba officially being led by non-Castro for first time since 1959

Cuba President Raul Castro lays out clear vision for nation's power structure as Miguel Diaz-Canel takes power

• Apr 19, 2018

Raul Castro replaced as president of Cuba

For the first time in more than 40 years, a Castro is not the president of Cuba. A new and younger face, Miguel Diaz-Canel, is now at the top of the Communist nation's government. He is promising reform, but it's not yet clear if much will change. Mola Lenghi reports from the White House.

• Apr 19, 2018
• 1:20

Raul Castro stepping down as Cuban leader

Cuba's recently elected National Assembly has started the process of selecting a new president. It's expected to mark the first time in decades that a Castro will not hold that title. It was widely presumed that First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel will be the choice. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Havana.

• Apr 18, 2018
• 1:19

Sole candidate named to succeed Castro as Cuban leader

With Raul Castro stepping down as Cuba's president, 57-year-old Miguel Diaz-Canel is poised to replace him

• Apr 18, 2018

Fidel Castro's son dead in appparent suicide

He killed himself Thursday after months of treatment for depression, according to Cuban state-run media

• Feb 1, 2018

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