Juan Carlos Pino, a Cuban mechanic, ingeniously modified a Fiat Polski to run on charcoal in response to the U.S. oil blockade. Using scrap materials, his innovation has captivated his town, ...

Juan Carlos Pino, a Cuban mechanic with an eighth-grade education, may have found a way to outsmart ​the U.S. oil blockade.

They preserve a centuries old Cuban tradition, one experiencing a revival as today's Cubans struggle to find cooking fuel. (18 photos) ...

Cuba is facing a historic electricity crisis. Blackouts have gotten worse, and on some days the entire island is plunged into near total darkness.

Almost three months after the US effectively imposed an oil blockade on Cuba that worsened its energy crunch, nearly every aspect of Cuban society has been feeling the strain.

Emma hasn’t seen her dad since February 6th, when he was taken away in handcuffs in a police car for expressing his opinions ...