Seizure threatens Cuba's oil supply from Venezuela, may worsen economic crisis Venezuela's oil covers about 50% of Cuba's deficit, loss may strain energy infrastructure Diaz-Canel calls US tanker ...

Cuba has suffered another blackout that temporarily knocked out power to the western side of the Caribbean island, a region that includes the capital Havana. The country’s Ministry of Energy and Mines ...

Screenshot of a video published by Santiago de Cuba Catholic Priest Leandro NaungHung (right) showing the needs of his congregation in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Leandro NaungHung, You Tube.

It is hard to fathom how ordinary Cubans nowadays manage to survive. The barest necessities of life cost far more than the official average monthly wage of 6,506 pesos (equivalent to $14.46 at the ...

Editor's Note: For the latest news on Melissa, see the USA TODAY Network's live coverage for Wednesday, Oct. 29. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight as a Category 3 storm severely ...

A family salvages belongings from the rubble of their home after it collapsed during Hurricane Melissa's passage through Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on October 29, 2025. YAMIL LAGE AFP via Getty Images ...

After Melissa moves away from Jamaica, Cuba is next in line for the powerful hurricane’s fury. Landfall is expected very early Wednesday morning, likely a couple hours after midnight, but impacts have ...

Should I try cannabis for my back pain? It's a question spine surgeon Richard Price says he gets at least several times a day from patients who come into his clinic. When Price finally dived into the ...

Cuba's tourism decline linked to blackouts, shortages, and labor issues Tourism Minister reports 2.2 million visitors, below 3.2 million target Canada and Germany issue travel warnings due to ...

With marijuana on the ballot in four states on Election Day, voters may feel overwhelmed with industry jargon they see online. Marijuana is all of the products in the Cannabis sativa plant that ...

MEXICO CITY — Cuba’s power grid collapsed for a second time on Saturday, shortly after Cuban officials announced they had begun reestablishing service, in what has become one of the worst crises in ...

Cuba's electrical grid went offline Friday after one of the island's major power plants failed, the energy ministry said. The massive outage left millions of Cubans without power and prompted the ...