Kerry will end that long absence Friday when he flies to the Cuban capital to raise the U.S. flag for the first time ... So Kerry’s trip is more about symbolism than substance.

WASHINGTON The red, white and blue Cuban flag was raised over the island’s embassy in Washington on Monday for the first time since 1961 — a fluttering symbol of the historic thaw taking place ...

two-masted replica of a slave-carrying schooner slipping into Havana’s harbor flying two flags – those of the United States and Cuba. That’s how it is for the Amistad, a symbol of both a ...