Obama Set to Lift Family Travel Ban on Cuba

The Obama administration plans to lift a ban preventing Cuban-Americans from visiting and sending remittances to their relatives there, according to a published report.

The Wall Street Journal, citing a senior administration official, reported the move, seen as the beginning of a new era of openness with the island nation, but did not specify a timeframe.

Lifting the family travel ban does not require Congressional approval. Obama does not yet intend to lift the trade embargo, which would require the OK of lawmakers, the paper said. ...