The U.S. has charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with murder in the 1966 shooting down of two planes belonging to Cuban-American group Brothers to the Rescue, killing four. President Miguel Díaz-Canel dismissed the charges as political. Meanwhile, daily 20-hour blackouts grip the island, crippling daily life.
In Havana, residents like 70-year-old widow Ana Rosa Romero barely leave their apartments, unable to use elevators or pumps. Juana Garcia, a building superintendent, struggles to provide water and care for elderly residents with pacemakers. A new housing project repurposes shipping containers into homes, but critics warn they will become unbearable in summer heat. Foreman Orlando Diaz calls the charges against Castro a "vile lie" and vows resistance to any U.S. military action. Romero recalls watching Obama and Castro at a baseball game nearby; now she faces the prospect of invasion.