Son of refugees was a circuit judge in rural Cuba when he fled Fidel Castro's revolution for the US to start a new life as a social worker, then Holocaust and immigration educator

Alina Fernández, the dissident offspring of the Cuban dictator, defends selection of Jewish star for part, rejecting criticism from Latino actors

Departure leaves the island without a Castro guiding affairs for first time in more than six decades, handing control of the party to a younger generation

Three days of national mourning called for star soccer player, a national icon who struggled with drugs throughout his career