Category Archives: CP_World

Judge in Roger Stone case says she's considering gag order
WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Friday cautioned longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone not to treat the charges against him like a public relations campaign or book tour, and said she may issue ...
Feb 01, 2019

Her knees 'broken beyond repair,' Vonn retiring after worlds
Lindsey Vonn transcended her sport in a way only a handful of Olympic athletes could even imagine. She was about more than skiing. She was about more than medals. She was about more than winning. She ...
Feb 01, 2019

Vice Media to cut 10 per cent of workforce
NEW YORK - Vice Media is cutting 250 jobs globally as it seeks to achieve profitability. It is the latest round of layoffs as the media industry contracts. The cuts affect about 10 per cent of Vice...
Feb 01, 2019

Ex-Ivory Coast leader released by international court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Ivory Coast’s ex-president and a former youth minister were released from International Criminal Court custody Friday, more than two weeks after they were acquitted of i...
Feb 01, 2019

Rapper 6ix9ine acknowledges gang membership, pleads guilty
NEW YORK - Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is co-operating with federal prosecutors after pleading guilty to nine crimes and saying he joined a violent New York City gang and helped others try to kill...
Feb 01, 2019

'Empire' actor says account of attack has been consistent
CHICAGO - “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett said Friday that he has been “consistent on every level” with the police during their investigation into what he says was a racist and ...
Feb 01, 2019
Gloria and Emilio Estefan to receive Gershwin song prize
PASADENA, Calif. - Gloria Estefan didn’t think she’d get married. Her focus was on attending the Sorbonne in Paris. But Emilio Estefan “landed in her lap” and music became her ...
Feb 01, 2019
PBS' 'Retro Report' to link headlines, history; humour too
PASADENA, Calif. - PBS is launching a weekly series that will link headline-making stories to their historical roots. The magazine-format program, titled “Retro Report,” will be hosted by ...
Feb 01, 2019

Foxconn again shifts Wisconsin plan after Trump intervenes
MADISON, Wis. - Foxconn Technology Group has shifted its stated strategy yet again on Friday for a massive Wisconsin campus, crediting a conversation with President Donald Trump for cementing plans to...
Feb 01, 2019
6.6 quake hits Mexico; no reports of death or serious injury
MEXICO CITY - A strong earthquake jolted southern Mexico on Friday, rattling nerves and swaying tall buildings hundreds of miles away in the capital, but there were no reports of serious damage, injur...
Feb 01, 2019