U.S. to start talks with Cuba to normalize ties
American Alan Gross poses for a photo during a visit by Rabbi Elie Abadie and U.S. lawyer James L. Berenthal at Finlay military hospital. (James L. Berenthal/AP file)
The United States and Cuba will begin talks to normalize relations, including opening an embassy in Havana and putting to rest one most enduring Cold War standoffs, news reports said Wednesday.
U.S. officials announced that Cuba has released American aid worker Alan Gross after five years in prison. (Reuters)
