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Rubio’s name rises toward top of Trump’s VP shortlist
The Hill via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 weeks agoIn 2016, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) made headlines for sparring with former President Trump, then his...
Revered by Hemingway and visited by popes, why Cuba's small patron saint is such a huge symbol
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoOne religious icon unites Cubans: The Virgin of Charity of Cobre. Cuba's patron saint is venerated...
Virgin of Charity unites all Cubans — Catholics, Santeria followers, exiled and back on the island
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoRamon Nieblas fixed his tearful eyes on the small golden statue, a beloved icon of Cuba’s patron...
Today in History: February 16, Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoToday in History Today is Friday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2024. There are 319 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 16, 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month ...
Today in History: January 7, Truman reveals US has developed Hydrogen bomb
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoOn Jan. 7, 1953, President Harry S. Truman announced in his State of the Union message to Congress that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb. In 1608, an accidental fire devastated ...
Today in History: Jan. 1, Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoToday in History Today is Monday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2024. There are 365 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...
Juanita Castro, sister of Fidel and Raul who fled Cuba and worked with CIA, dies aged 90
Sky News via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoJuanita Castro, the younger sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raul Castro, who was a CIA informer and...
Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoJuanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against...
Today in History: July 26, Hillary Clinton is nominated
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoOn July 26, 2016, Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. In 1775, the Continental ...