Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the series "USA to Z," "CBS Mornings" spoke to Cuban refugees who came to the U.S. to escape Fidel Castro's regime for a chance ...

The Department of Homeland Security issued a policy memo in February 2026 that could lead to the detention of refugees who ...

I peered through the tiny window and bounced in my seat, a cluelessly excited 5-year-old about to take off on her first flight. My grandmother sat next to me, one hand trying to keep me still, the ...

WASHINGTON Carlos M. Gutierrez rose to the top of one of America s biggest corporations after leaving Cuba more than four decades ago as a political refugee. Gutierrez, the chief executive of Kellogg ...

On Nov. 6, 1965 — 60 years ago today — the Cuban and U.S. governments agreed to arrange regular emigration airplane flights aimed at reunifying Cuban families with their loved ones already in the U.S.

Dayron Rodriguez started his cleaning business in his mother’s driveway after arriving from Cuba as a refugee. Today, the Louisville company generates more than $1 million in annual revenue.

HAVANA, Cuba, April 20 (UNHCR) - Marie Rose has not wasted her time. The 34-year-old slightly built Burundian has a scroll full of diplomas which she shows with a shy but proud smile. They certify she ...

Cubans use a makeshift boat made out of a 1951 Chevrolet truck with a propeller driven off the drive shaft to escape. While the clock ticks down on Cuba’s communist government, America’s vision for a ...

Hostilities between the United States and Cuba have spanned more than six decades. Key historical conflicts include the Cuban Revolution, the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis.