Category Archives: CP_World
Israel intercepts Gaza rocket, retaliates with tank fire
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military said it intercepted a rocket launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip late Monday, a few hours after Israel bombed Hamas military positions in retaliation for rocket fir...
Dec 11, 2017
Report: Firm buying Revel casino for $200M; Straub denies it
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A Wall Street ratings firm said Monday that a Colorado company is buying Atlantic City’s former Revel casino for $200 million, but the mercurial owner of the shuttered casi...
Dec 11, 2017
AP: Rohingya methodically raped by Myanmar's armed forces
UKHIA, Bangladesh - The soldiers arrived, as they often did, long after sunset. It was June, and the newlyweds were asleep in their home, surrounded by the fields of wheat they farmed in western Myanm...
Dec 11, 2017
France names winners of anti-Trump climate change grants
PARIS - Eighteen climate scientists from the U.S. and elsewhere hit the jackpot Monday as French President Emmanuel Macron awarded them millions of euros in grants to relocate to France for the rest o...
Dec 11, 2017
Surrounded by scandal, Globes turn to old favs & fresh faces
NEW YORK - Guillermo del Toro’s Cold War-era fairytale “The Shape of Water” swam away with a leading seven Golden Globes nominations on Monday and the HBO drama “Big Little Lie...
Dec 11, 2017
Mario Batali steps down after sexual misconduct allegations
Celebrity chef Mario Batali stepped away from his restaurant empire and cooking show “The Chew” on Monday as he said that reports of sexual misconduct “match up” to his behavio...
Dec 11, 2017
Mary Blige, Mariah Carey, Nick Jonas get Golden Globe nods
NEW YORK - Mary J. Blige is dancing into the Golden Globe Awards as a double nominee - for her acting and songwriting - while Mariah Carey, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and Nick Jonas are some of...
Dec 11, 2017
'Shape of Water,' 'Big Little Lies' lead Golden Globes
NEW YORK - Guillermo del Toro’s Cold War-era, Canadian-shot fairytale “The Shape of Water” swam away with a leading seven Golden Globe nominations Monday, while the Canadian-directed...
Dec 11, 2017
Venezuela president's threat to ban opposition draws rebuff
CARACAS, Venezuela - Opposition parties in Venezuela won’t be bullied out of participating in future elections, a leading anti-government politician said Monday, rejecting threats a day earlier ...
Dec 11, 2017
'On Point' radio host Ashbrook facing misconduct allegations
BOSTON - The host of one of National Public Radio’s most successful programs has been placed on leave while he’s investigated for allegations of wrongdoing including engaging in “cre...
Dec 11, 2017