Category Archives: CP_World
China must treat detained Canadians fairly: NATO chief
BUCHAREST, Romania - NATO’s chief is calling on China to treat two Canadians detained in the country “fairly and with due process.” In his first public comments about the case, Secre...
Jan 31, 2019
Australian rugby league team proud of Huawei sponsorship
CANBERRA, Australia - An Australian rugby league team wants to continue Huawei’s longest-ever sports sponsorship despite the Chinese communication giant’s ban from Australia’s 5G net...
Jan 31, 2019
Asia shares mostly higher on upbeat China factory data
BANGKOK - Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after a survey of Chinese manufacturers showed factory activity improved slightly in December. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gai...
Jan 30, 2019
Parole recommended for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
LOS ANGELES - A California panel on Wednesday recommended that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten be paroled after serving more than four decades in prison. After a hearing at the women’s...
Jan 30, 2019
Police: Photos soon of people of interest in attack on actor
CHICAGO - Detectives reviewed surveillance footage of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett walking to his downtown Chicago apartment, but so far none of the video shows him being attacked by two...
Jan 30, 2019
Judge: PG&E put profits over wildfire safety
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. judge berated Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. on Wednesday, accusing the nation’s largest utility of enriching shareholders instead of clearing trees that can fall on its...
Jan 30, 2019
'Good Fight' season 3 resumes Trump-era stories, with tunes
PASADENA, Calif. - “The Good Fight” will be musical as well as combative in its third season. Creators Robert and Michelle King said the drama will continue to play off current events and ...
Jan 30, 2019
Polar blast envelops Midwest, strains aging infrastructure
CHICAGO - A blast of polar air enveloped much of the Midwest on Wednesday, cracking train rails, breaking water pipes and straining electrical systems with some of the lowest temperatures in a generat...
Jan 30, 2019
Elephant seals take over California beach during shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO - A colony of elephant seals took over a beach in Northern California during the government shutdown when there was no staff to discourage the animals from congregating in the popular to...
Jan 30, 2019
Prosecutor: El Chapo feared prosecution on US soil
NEW YORK - Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was portrayed Wednesday in closing arguments at his U.S. trial as a ruthless Mexican drug lord who also became skilled at evading capture and escaping ...
Jan 30, 2019