Cuba has reported a fifth death following a shootout last month between Cuban soldiers and a Florida-flagged speedboat near the island’s north coast. Authorities say the boat carried armed Cuban nationals living in the US who allegedly attempted to infiltrate the country

Billy Leon Kearse was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison for the 1991 fatal shooting of Danny Parrish during a traffic stop. The execution marks Florida’s third this year after a record number carried out in 2025 under Governor Ron DeSantis