American Alan Gross Completes 5th Year in Cuban Prison

U.S. foreign aid worker Alan Gross completed his fifth year in a Cuban prison Wednesday with his wife warning that he is in terrible condition and with any hope of improving U.S.-Cuban relations hinging largely on his fate. "I am afraid that we are at the end. After five years of literally wasting away, Alan is done," his wife, Judy Gross, said in a statement that described him as gaunt, hobbling and missing five teeth. Cuba arrested Gross, now 65, on Dec. 3, 2009, and later...

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