Havana

HAVANA (AP) — By midnight, the basement of one of Havana's hottest clubs is packed wall-to-wall for a private concert by one of Cuba's...

Usher Raymond has officially tied the knot once again. According to numerous reports, the 36-year-old singer and his fiancee, Grace Miguel, were secretly married. The music…

 HAVANA (AP) — The blazing Caribbean sun rose Saturday on a U.S. flag flying over Havana for the first time in 54 years and...

HAVANA (AP) _ The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro sponsored a blessing ceremony Saturday for gay couples on an island where gay marriage...

 Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: ___ April 22 Los Angeles Times on illegal possession of a gun being a "violent...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An American who returned from Cuba after hijacking a jetliner to the communist island 30 years ago pleaded guilty...

HAVANA (AP) — In its heyday, Havana's Capri hotel and casino was the playground of men known as The Blade and The Fat Butcher. It...

HAVANA (AP) — Former President Fidel Castro made his first public appearance in nine months, attending the opening of an art studio in the...

What’s the greatest trick the devil ever pulled?  Convince the world he didn’t exist. Rick Ross and Jay Z released a new single, “The...

In this June 9, 2013 photo, Cuban track and field legend Javier Sotomayor, right, and Olympic volleyball champion Mireya Luis, pose for a photo inside Sport-Bar 2.45, named after the height in meters (equivalent to 8 feet, 1/2 inch) of Sotomayor's world record high jump, in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes) HAVANA (AP) — Cuban track and field legend Javier Sotomayor has launched a sports bar named for the height of his world record high jump. An Olympic volleyball champion has opened a swanky new Italian restaurant, and salsa star Hugo Morejon has a first-rate automotive repair shop. Armed with money and name recognition, Cuban athletes and artists who have long enjoyed a far more luxurious lifestyle than their compatriots on the Communist-run island are embracing the new world of private enterprise. In doing so, the celebrities have exposed themselves to more than a little envy from a population already weary of the perks they've long had.