Trump calls it ‘sad’ that Clinton joining recount effort
By STEVE PEOPLES President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday it’s “sad” Hillary Clinton is joining an effort to force recounts of votes from the Nov. 8 election in up to three…
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Fidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, dies at 90 in Cuba
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and PETER ORSI Fidel Castro, who led his bearded rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during…
First US cruise in decades arrives in Havana
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years crossed the Florida Straits from Miami and docked in Havana on Monday, restarting commercial travel on waters that…
US mulls abstention on Cuba embargo vote at UN
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEE For the first time, the United States may be willing to accept a United Nations condemnation of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba without…
Pope John Paul II arrives in Cuba
By VICTOR L. SIMPSON On Jan. 21, 1998, Pope John Paul II became the first Catholic pontiff to visit Cuba, and more than 20 AP writers, editors, photographers and TV…
Top US diplomat flies to Cuba for new policy victory lap
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and BRADLEY KLAPPER www.whatsupkansascity.net, Cascade Media Group, The Game Changer, The wave of the future, Whats Up Kansas City, latest news, @WhatsUpKCity ,Instagram@ whatsupkansascity, Instagram@ cascademediagroup, Carlos…
Many but not all in GOP object as US, Cuba plan embassies
By ALAN FRAM Loud but hardly universal catcalls from Republicans underscored the obstacles and opportunities ahead as U.S. and Cuban leaders announced an opening of embassies in Havana and Washington…
Havana talks start after promises by Obama, Cuban caution
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The highest-level U.S. delegation to Cuba in decades kicked off two days of negotiations Wednesday after grand promises by President Barack Obama about change…