Category Archives: CP_World
Analysis: Trump bets on Moore and suffers stinging defeat
WASHINGTON - Rarely has a sitting president rallied behind such a scandal-plagued candidate the way Donald Trump did with Alabama’s Roy Moore. And rarely has that bet failed so spectacularly. Mo...
Dec 13, 2017
Saudi king prioritizes economic reforms for coming year
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi King Salman has delivered an annual speech outlining his government’s priorities for the coming year. Priorities include focusing on the economy and emphasizing the ...
Dec 13, 2017
Democrat Jones wins stunning red-state Alabama Senate upset
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled Republican opponent and Presid...
Dec 12, 2017
Comment about Jews by Roy Moore's wife sparks new ridicule
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. - The wife of embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore drew ridicule online after she declared that “one of our attorneys is a Jew,” and said some of their close fri...
Dec 12, 2017
NFL Network suspends analysts over sexual misconduct suit
NEW YORK - Hall of Fame player Marshall Faulk and two other NFL Network analysts were suspended after a woman who worked as a wardrobe stylist at the network accused them of sexual misconduct in a law...
Dec 12, 2017
UN official: NKoreans say it is important to prevent war
The U.N. political chief said Tuesday that senior North Korean officials told him during his visit last week “that it was important to prevent war” over the country’s rapidly advanci...
Dec 12, 2017
Arctic report card: Permafrost thawing at a faster pace
NEW ORLEANS - Permafrost in the Arctic is thawing at a faster clip, according to a new report released Tuesday. Water is also warming and sea ice is melting at the fastest pace in 1,500 years at the t...
Dec 12, 2017
Court keeps ban on new mining claims around Grand Canyon
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - A U.S. appeals court has kept in place an Obama-era ban on new mining claims around the Grand Canyon, but a review under the Trump administration is putting it in jeopardy. The deci...
Dec 12, 2017
Crews struggle to keep flames from California neighbourhoods
LOS ANGELES - A cooking fire at a homeless encampment sparked a wildfire last week that destroyed six homes in the Bel Air neighbourhood of Los Angeles, authorities said Tuesday, while the fifth-large...
Dec 12, 2017
Female workers sue McCormick & Schmick's over lewd behaviour
BOSTON - Female kitchen workers at the McCormick & Schmick’s seafood restaurant in downtown Boston were subjected to constant groping and lewd comments from male supervisors and co-workers, ...
Dec 12, 2017