The White House does not have immediate plans to impose the sanctions the law authorizes.
Julia Glum
Dec 18, 2014
As President Obama announced a new US-Cuba policy, the FARC rebel group declared a ceasefire with the Colombian government.
Morgan Winsor
Dec 18, 2014
Rand Paul is the only potential GOP presidential nominee so far to side with the president.
Howard Koplowitz
Dec 18, 2014
President Obama is pondering whether to sign a bill allowing the U.S. to give weapons to the Ukrainian military.
Christopher Harress
Dec 18, 2014
The company aims to regain its former glory with its BlackBerry Classic smartphone, which borrows features from old-time handsets.
Fionna Agomuoh
Dec 18, 2014
Most Hispanics now support Obama after his executive actions on immigration.
Howard Koplowitz
Dec 18, 2014
The lawsuit argues Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's policy interferes with DACA and violates constitutional rights.
Morgan Winsor
Dec 18, 2014
Heads of state in Venezuela, Uruguay and Colombia praised the new policy and said they hope it augurs for better U.S. relations.
Julia Glum
Dec 18, 2014
Oscar-nominated director David O. Russell reportedly "abused" Amy Adams on the set of "American Hustle."
Maria Vultaggio
Dec 17, 2014
For 2016 candidates like Bush and Clinton, a position on Cuban relations could matter in swing state Florida.
Ginger Gibson
Dec 17, 2014
They will be the first in their positions in more than 50 years.
Alessandria Masi
Dec 17, 2014
For the first time in a half century it will be legal to import the world's best cigars into the world's richest nation.
Connor Adams Sheets
Dec 17, 2014
Cuban president Raúl Castro saluted the reopening of diplomatic ties with the U.S. but said Cuba wants to end the embargo now.
Alberto Riva
Dec 17, 2014
The longstanding embargo on the island nation will officially remain in place despite a historic diplomatic shift.
Lora Moftah
Dec 17, 2014
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio spoke Wednesday after to the announcement by the Obama administration that the U.S. will normalize relations with Cuba.
Connor Adams Sheets
Dec 17, 2014
The Vatican has been working behind the scenes for months to achieve the US-Cuba rapprochement.
Zoe Mintz
Dec 17, 2014
U.S. diplomatic relations with Havana will be restored in the biggest thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations in more than 50 years.
Brianna Lee
Dec 17, 2014
The embargo was put in place in 1959 after Fidel Castro led his anti-capitalist revolution in Cuba.
Cristina Silva
Dec 17, 2014
President Obama has announced a major shift in U.S.-Cuba policy on Wednesday, just hours after the release of U.S. prisoner Alan Gross.
Brianna Lee
Dec 17, 2014
Higher education administrators and politicians are already criticizing the plan to link federal aid to college performances.
Julia Glum
Dec 17, 2014
A new poll says only 40 percent of Americans think race relations are good, the lowest since 1995, following the Mike Brown and Eric Garner cases.
Howard Koplowitz
Dec 17, 2014
He's lost twice already, and other GOP moderates like Christie and Bush seem likely to run. But Mitt Romney doesn't seem to have ruled it out.
Ginger Gibson
Dec 17, 2014