Category Archives: CP_World
Suspect in Florida bank attack dreamed of hurting classmates
SEBRING, Fla. - A man accused of fatally shooting five women at a small-town bank in Florida had dreamed of hurting classmates in high school and had long been fascinated with killing, police and a fo...
Jan 24, 2019
Senate rejects rival plans for ending shutdown, talks start
WASHINGTON - A splintered Senate swatted down competing Democratic and Republican plans for ending the 34-day partial government shutdown on Thursday, but the twin setbacks prompted a burst of biparti...
Jan 24, 2019
Maduro foe's next step awaited as power crisis deepens
CARACAS, Venezuela - All eyes were on Juan Guaido’s next step after the popular Venezuelan opposition leader declared he was temporarily assuming presidential powers in a high-stakes bid to unse...
Jan 24, 2019
The Latest: Venezuela's Guaido would consider Maduro amnesty
CARACAS, Venezuela - The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 8:55 p.m. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido says he would consider granting amnesty to President Nicolas ...
Jan 24, 2019
Pope in Panama blasts corruption, walls, prays for Venezuela
PANAMA CITY - Pope Francis insisted Thursday that public officials live simply, honestly and transparently as he opened a visit to a Central America that has been rife with corruption scandals and is ...
Jan 24, 2019
Singapore to reduce military training after actor's death
Singapore’s military said Thursday it will reduce the length, intensity and frequency of its training programs after an actor in the reserves died from injuries he sustained overseas. Aloysius P...
Jan 24, 2019
Agency: Deadly California fire caused by homeowner equipment
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In a long-awaited report, state investigators said Thursday that a 2017 wildfire that killed 22 people in Northern California wine country was caused by a private electrical syste...
Jan 24, 2019
Belt buckles and beer: Federal shutdown hits businesses hard
WASHINGTON - From power restaurants in Washington and a belt-buckle maker in Colorado to a brewery in California, businesses that count heavily on federal employees as customers are feeling the punish...
Jan 24, 2019
Football great Joe Montana looking to score with marijuana
SAN FRANCISCO - Hall-of-Fame quarterback Joe Montana, looking to hit pay dirt in the legal marijuana industry, is part of a $75 million investment in a pot operator, it was announced Thursday. San Jos...
Jan 24, 2019
Redford says he's ready for smaller onstage role at Sundance
PARK CITY, Utah - Robert Redford has been kicking off the Sundance Film Festival with an opening day press conference for 34 years, but Thursday, he said he was ready to take a backseat role. “I...
Jan 24, 2019