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Castro playing baseball in 1965. Castro was a huge fan and supporter of baseball, attending many games and participating in intramural competitions when he was in college.

Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dies At Age 90

Fidel Castro took power in the Cuban revolution in 1959 and led his country for more than four decades. Under his direction, Cuba became the one and only communist state in the Western Hemisphere.

State Says High School Dropout Rates Down

Numbers released today show high school dropout rates are down in California. But state education officials say – they’re not down far enough.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is seen through drapes while speaking at the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention on Nov. 18 in Washington, D.C.

Trump Chooses South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley As U.N. Ambassador

Haley has accepted an offer from President-elect Donald Trump to lead the U.S. delegation to the United Nations. The position requires Senate confirmation.

Trump Chooses South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley As U.N. Ambassador

Haley has accepted an offer from President-elect Donald Trump to lead the U.S. delegation to the United Nations. The position requires Senate confirmation.

President-elect Donald Trump points to a reporter at Trump International Hotel in Washington.

Trump's International Business Dealings Could Violate The Constitution

A legal debate is heating up around a provision called the Emoluments Clause. Experts are examining whether Trump can legally continue dealing with companies controlled by foreign governments.

U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage said he was surprised and flattered by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's endorsement and said his critics were out of touch.

Trump Calls For U.K.'s Nigel Farage To Be Ambassador To The U.S.

The U.K. prime minister's office rejects the suggestion, pointing out that it already has an ambassador in Washington. A Downing Street spokesman says dryly: "There is no vacancy."

New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (from left) gives a tour of the World Trade Center site to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and New York Gov. George Pataki a week after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

In Dealings With U.N. Diplomats, Mayor Giuliani Pulled No Punches

Rudy Giuliani is a leading contender for secretary of state in a Trump administration, but as mayor of New York he waded into conflicts with Yasser Arafat and parking scofflaws at the United Nations.

Fried tilapia with jollof rice, a West African specialty served at African Pot. The 3-year-old restaurant in Guangzhou, China, caters to the city's many African immigrants. Lately, it's seen a surge in Chinese customers, too.

'Fufu' Diplomacy: How Food Is Helping Chinese See Immigrants As More Than Foreign

Guangzhou is home to many African and Mideastern immigrants. In their small way, restaurants catering to these newcomers have helped Chinese diners start to see them as more than just the "other."

At about 80 years old, Brijida Mata Luna only recently applied for a birth certificate. She never finished school and doesn't know how to read or write.

Best Of The Border (1/6-1/11)

The week's top stories from Fronteras Desk.

Efrain Antonio Campo Flores, seated second from left, and his cousin Franqui Francisco Flores De Freitas, far right, were convicted by a federal jury in Manhattan of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the U.S.

New York Jury Convicts Nephews of Venezuela's First Lady On Drug Trafficking Charges

Prosecutors argued that the defendants thought their ties to Venezuela's first family would facilitate their scheme to smuggle a large shipment of cocaine to the U.S.

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