Category Archives: CP_World
Farenthold retiring from House amid harassment accusations
WASHINGTON - Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold announced Thursday that he won’t seek re-election next year, adding his name to the list of lawmakers leaving Congress amid sexual harassment ...
Dec 14, 2017
Activism, charity sustain Sandy Hook families 5 years later
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Out of a senseless tragedy, they have sought ways to find meaning in advocacy. Many relatives of the 26 children and educators killed five years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School ha...
Dec 14, 2017
When just saying 'I'm from Newtown' can be a cross to bear
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Suzanne Davenport still wears a memorial bracelet and has a green ribbon with a “Be Kind” magnet on her car to honour the 26 children and educators killed at the local ele...
Dec 14, 2017
Mass shootings aren't more frequent - but they are deadlier
ATLANTA - It can sometimes seem as though mass shootings are occurring more frequently. Researchers who have been studying such crimes for decades say they aren’t, but they have been getting dea...
Dec 14, 2017
Ohio high court shields full autopsy reports in slaying of 8
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday rejected requests for unredacted autopsy reports from the unsolved slayings of eight family members. The court ruled 4-3 that the Pike County ...
Dec 14, 2017
European Central Bank keeps stimulus measures on track
FRANKFURT - With the eurozone economy showing strong growth, the European Central Bank left its interest rates and stimulus measures unchanged Thursday as it looks ahead to the delicate matter of endi...
Dec 14, 2017
WADA shares Moscow lab evidence with Olympic sports bodies
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Evidence from a Moscow laboratory database has been shared by World Anti-Doping Agency investigators with international sports bodies who must decide on prosecuting Russian ath...
Dec 14, 2017
Applications for US jobless aid drop by 11,000 to 225,000
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 11,000 last week to 225,000, the lowest in nearly two months and another sign that U.S. workers are enjoying job securit...
Dec 14, 2017
US 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rate slips to 3.93 per cent
WASHINGTON - The rate on 30-year fixed-rate U.S. mortgages slipped to 3.93 per cent this week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the benchmark 30-year home loan rate was down from 3.94 per cent last wee...
Dec 14, 2017
Former 'Apprentice' star Omarosa denies White House firing
WASHINGTON - Former “Apprentice” star Omarosa denies she was fired from her job at the White House - and she’s teasing that she has stories to tell about what she’s seen and he...
Dec 14, 2017