Republican Sen. John McCain told crowds in this battleground state Friday to "hold onto your wallet" because his Democratic presidential rival, Barack Obama, has talked of spreading the wealth around. ...more

October 18, 2008

A sign hanging inside John McCain's campaign office in Pompano Beach juxtaposed a series of headshots: Fidel Castro, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Karl Marx - and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. ...more

October 17, 2008

Fewer Cubans have been apprehended this year trying to enter the United States, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. ...more

September 29, 2008

A pair of devastating storms have prompted new calls for the United States to end its long isolation of Cuba, including from hard-line exile groups that are pushing for the Bush administration to loosen restrictions they had long favored. ...more

September 25, 2008

Mention the authentic Cuban food in the New Port Richey area and most everyone will direct you to Juan's Black Bean Cafe, an eatery that has become a dining tradition in the West Pasco area. This month Juan de Sosa opened his second cafe, on U.S. 19 north of Alderman Road, with partner Tom Hoglund. The restaurant's menu includes dishes made from recipes de Sosa learned from his grandmother. ...more

September 20, 2008

Years ago, the federal government bailed out the savings and loan banks. ...more

September 20, 2008

Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers in Florida: (Melbourne) Florida Today, on how the devastation in Cuba caused by hurricanes Gustav and Ike should lead to open ties with the island: ...more

September 10, 2008

Cuba has ordered jailed punk rocker Gorki Aguila, an outspoken critic of former President Fidel Castro and the communist government, to stand trial Friday for "social dangerousness," a charge that could carry four years in prison. ...more

August 28, 2008

Tampa again finds itself in the center of the latest chapter of mob intrigue. ...more

August 6, 2008

Sus memorias están próximas a publicarse, pero Mel Martínez advierte que no es un libro de chismes políticos. ...more

July 28, 2008