Category Archives: CP_World
Sen. Cory Gardner endorses Trump re-election
DENVER - Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado is endorsing President Donald Trump, a reversal after he opposed Trump’s election in the final days of the 2016 race. Widely seen as the most vu...
Jan 30, 2019
Report: Toddler bruised after fall into rhino exhibit at zoo
MELBOURNE, Fla. - A toddler who fell into a rhinoceros exhibit at a Florida zoo earlier this month suffered bruises to her chest, stomach, back and behind her right ear after being bumped by two rhino...
Jan 30, 2019
Opera singer Daniels, husband arrested on sex assault charge
DALLAS - A renowned opera singer and University of Michigan professor is in police custody on allegations that he and his husband in 2010 sexually assaulted a singer in Houston. Countertenor David Dan...
Jan 30, 2019
Dems make opening offer, with no money for Trump's wall
WASHINGTON - Democrats in the House offered a border security plan on Wednesday that would not provide a penny for Donald Trump’s border wall, ignoring - for now - an early-morning warning from ...
Jan 30, 2019
Foxconn factory jobs touted by Trump will not come to pass
MADISON, Wis. - Electronics giant Foxconn reversed course and announced Wednesday that the huge Wisconsin plant that was supposed to bring a bounty of blue-collar factory jobs back to the Midwest - an...
Jan 30, 2019
Feds indict powerful Philly union boss, councilman, others
PHILADELPHIA - A powerful union boss with a tight grip on construction jobs in the Philadelphia region and outsized influence in city and state politics has been indicted in alleged schemes to embezzl...
Jan 30, 2019
For US-China trade talks, hopes are high, expectations low
WASHINGTON - U.S. and Chinese negotiators are holding high-level talks aimed at settling a six-month trade war that has weakened both sides, shaken financial markets and clouded the outlook for the gl...
Jan 30, 2019
Venezuela's Maduro 'willing to sit down' with opposition
MOSCOW - More than a week into a standoff with the opposition, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday he was willing to negotiate. Violent street demonstrations erupted last week after opp...
Jan 30, 2019
Railroad settles civil suit in 2014 death of film worker
SAVANNAH, Ga. - A railroad owner has settled a civil lawsuit by the family of a film worker killed in a 2014 train collision on its tracks in Georgia, ending the company’s appeal of a $3.9 milli...
Jan 30, 2019
French police tactics at yellow vest protests under fire
PARIS - Is France cracking down too hard on yellow vest protesters? A top European human rights official thinks so, joining other critics decrying the police use of high-velocity rubber projectiles an...
Jan 30, 2019