Category Archives: CP_World

2 rail buffs killed in wreck couldn't wait for faster trains
SEATTLE - They weren’t just two guys who loved trains. Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite were also bosom buddies in their passion for public transportation who had excitedly awaited the day higher-sp...
Dec 19, 2017
Sheriff: Mississippian shoots man, sets fires, flees
JAYESS, Miss. - Officials continued to search Tuesday night for a Mississippi man who they believe shot and killed another man, wounded a woman and set two houses on fire. Mississippi Highway Patrol s...
Dec 19, 2017
Mexico sends accused cartel drug trafficker to US for trial
SAN DIEGO - Mexico has sent one of the top alleged traffickers for the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel to the U.S. to face charges. Victor Manuel Felix appeared before a federal judge in San Diego on Tue...
Dec 19, 2017
Author of online hit 'Cat Person' has 7-figure book deal
NEW YORK - The author of the online sensation “Cat Person” has a seven-figure book deal. Scout Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Kristen ...
Dec 19, 2017
J.K. Simmons to reign as Bacchus for 2018 Mardi Gras
NEW ORLEANS - Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons will reign as Bacchus L for the 2018 Mardi Gras season. Simmons will reign as the god of wine over the carnival krewe’s 50th anniversary parade, w...
Dec 19, 2017
Voice of a grocery store angel: Shoppers get operatic treat
WATERTOWN, Mass. - A Massachusetts grocery store employee has surprised shoppers with his operatic renditions of popular Christmas music. Tony Russo, owner of Russo’s Market in Watertown, tells ...
Dec 19, 2017
Saudis intercept Yemen rebel missile targeting royal palace
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Shiite rebels said it intercepted a missile fired over southern Riyadh on Tuesday, which the rebels said was targeting a “to...
Dec 19, 2017

The Year of #MeToo: A scoop, a tweet, and then a reckoning
NEW YORK - It began with a news story, and then a tweet, and suddenly it seemed like everything had changed overnight. 2017 will forever be known as the Year of the Reckoning. Or, more precisely, the ...
Dec 19, 2017

Kansas state mental hospital regains certification for unit
TOPEKA, Kan. - The state mental hospital in eastern Kansas has regained federal certification for one of its treatment units after two years of working to address safety and patient care issues, a dos...
Dec 19, 2017
Chinese tiremaker picks North Carolina site for major plant
RALEIGH, N.C. - A Chinese tiremaker is moving more aggressively into the U.S. market, announcing plans Tuesday for a North Carolina factory that is to eventually employ 800 and produce six million tir...
Dec 19, 2017