Category Archives: CP_World

Trump hails civil rights heroes; protesters pan his record
JACKSON, Miss. - President Donald Trump paid tribute Saturday to the leaders and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement whose sacrifices help make the United States a fairer and more just country,...
Dec 09, 2017

AP sources: Yankees set to reel in MVP Stanton from Marlins
MIAMI - After helping the New York Yankees to five World Series titles, Derek Jeter might help them win another. The Yankees and Jeter’s Miami Marlins have agreed to a trade that would send NL M...
Dec 09, 2017

Could a law to bring down the mob be used in Weinstein case?
NEW YORK - The federal anti-racketeering law has been used since the late 1970s to bring down mob bosses. Could it be used to prosecute Harvey Weinstein? Lawyers for six actresses who say they were se...
Dec 09, 2017

PM announces on state TV Iraq's war against IS has ended
BAGHDAD - After more than three years of combat operations, Iraq announced Saturday that the fight against the Islamic State group is over after the country’s security forces drove the extremist...
Dec 09, 2017

Israeli strikes kill 2 Hamas men after Gaza rocket attack
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Israeli airstrikes killed two Hamas members early Saturday following a rocket attack on Israel, in the latest fallout from President Donald Trump’s decision to reco...
Dec 09, 2017

Archaeologists discover 2 ancient tombs in Egypt's Luxor
LUXOR, Egypt - Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery of two small ancient tombs in the southern city Luxor dating back some 3,500 years and hoped it will help the country’s efforts to revive...
Dec 09, 2017

Tears, pomp, extravagance as France mourns rocker Hallyday
PARIS - France bid farewell to its biggest rock star Saturday, honouring Johnny Hallyday with an extravagant funeral procession down Paris’ Champs-Elysees Avenue, a presidential speech and a tel...
Dec 09, 2017

Actress Fran Drescher hosts Hanukkah celebration
BOSTON - Actress Fran Drescher is hosting a major Hanukkah celebration in Boston. “The Nanny” star will host a celebration of the Jewish Festival of Lights on Saturday at the Union for Ref...
Dec 09, 2017

Trump trying to help push Moore across Alabama finish line
PENSACOLA, Fla. - President Donald Trump is trying to push embattled GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore across the finish line in Tuesday’s election in Alabama by contending the Democratic nominee w...
Dec 09, 2017

Nobel laureate: If atomic bombs exist, disaster inevitable
OSLO - As long as atomic bombs exist, a disaster is inevitable, the head of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, said Saturday. ...
Dec 09, 2017