U.S. attorney in Miami targeting Cuban Communist leaders with new initiative, sources say

The top federal prosecutor in Miami is spearheading a new initiative targeting Cuban leaders for prosecution, sources familiar with the plan tell CBS News. Jason Reding Quiñones, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, is working with officials from federal and local law enforcement agencies and the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets … Read more

American among those killed on speedboat in Cuban waters, White House confirms

American citizens were on board a stolen speedboat that entered Cuban waters Wednesday, and at least one American was one of four people killed by Cuba’s coast guard after the occupants of the boat allegedly opened fire on the Cuban military, the White House confirmed to CBS News on Thursday. The news was first reported by … Read more

Rubio calls Cuban shootout with stolen speedboat ‘highly unusual,’ withholds judgment

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio held back his judgment when addressing the shootout between Cuba’s coast guard and a U.S.-registered speedboat. The secretary called the situation “highly unusual” and emphasized the need for the U.S. to evaluate the facts of the incident before giving its response. While … Read more

Cuban officials: Multiple killed after armed confrontation in Cuba’s waters

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Cuba says 4 killed after speedboat from Florida entered Cuban waters and opened fire

Four people are dead after a speedboat from Florida entered Cuban waters and began firing on border patrol troops on Wednesday morning, the Cuban Ministry of the Interior said.  The ship was one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino canal in Cayo Falcones, the ministry said in a statement. When five members of the … Read more