Cuba unveils new details in fatal US boat shooting and says a 2nd boat on mission failed

Top officials with Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior unveiled for the first time late Friday the items they said were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that opened fire against troops in waters off the island’s north coast this week, with soldiers responding and killing four suspects.

27th, February 2026, 10:28pm

Oklahoma police investigating after 14-year-old allegedly used as surrogate

Oklahoma City Police are investigating after a 14-year-old turned up pregnant with twins, allegedly being used as a surrogate.

27th, February 2026, 09:04pm

'Please help me bring him back': Daughter of Tampa man killed in Cuba boat shootout asks for his remains to be returned

Three days after a vessel was intercepted by the Cuban government, Dayli Ortega is grasping a new reality, one without her father Michel Ortega Casanova, who was among the four men who lost their lives. 

27th, February 2026, 07:55pm

Tampa tile business shuts doors, leaves customers in a lurch

Customers of Decorum Tile and Stone on Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa are furious after the company abruptly shut its doors and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

27th, February 2026, 07:42pm

Thunderstorms cause hour-long delays at Tampa International Airport

Close to 200 flights at Tampa International Airport were delayed Friday as a round of thunderstorms moved across the area.

27th, February 2026, 07:38pm

More Americans sympathize with Palestinians over Israelis: Gallup

57% of Americans favor an independent Palestinian state, according to Gallup's poll.

27th, February 2026, 06:58pm

Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and '70s, dies at age 86

NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n' roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died. Sedaka, whose hits included “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” and “Laughter in the [...]

27th, February 2026, 06:15pm

Clearwater writer who opposed Cuban government named among dead in Cuba boat shootout: reports

A Clearwater man was identified among those killed in a confrontation between 10 men on a speedboat and the Cuban military.

27th, February 2026, 06:13pm

Clearwater writer who opposed Cuban government, U.S. annexation named among dead in Cuba boat shootout

A Clearwater man was identified among those killed in a confrontation between 10 men on a speedboat and the Cuban military.

27th, February 2026, 06:13pm

Former Florida officer who raped, murdered 11-year-old set to be executed

An execution date has been set for a former Mascotte police officer who, in May 1987, assaulted and murdered an 11-year-old girl.

27th, February 2026, 06:08pm