Category Archives: CP_World
Dems mourn Franken's demise but see a 2018 election benefit
WASHINGTON - Members of both parties are glum and guarded after a shocking week of resignations on Capitol Hill. But Democrats say the way they’re handling the sexual misconduct issue will give ...
Dec 09, 2017
New documents show prosecutors tracking Manafort's edits
WASHINGTON - Prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller are revealing they know every word Paul Manafort changed in an opinion piece about his involvement in Ukrainian politics. They say they trac...
Dec 09, 2017
Alliance of communist parties leading poll results in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal - An alliance of two major communist parties is leading parliamentary election results in Nepal and could be forming the next government in the Himalayan nation. According to prelimin...
Dec 09, 2017
Florida Uber driver charged with sexual assault of passenger
ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida Uber driver is facing charges that he sexually assaulted a drunken passenger. The Orlando Sentinel reports that 38-year-old Jorge Alberto Antunez Quintero was charged this we...
Dec 09, 2017
2 die after pilotage boat capsizes in Gulf of Finland
COPENHAGEN - The Finnish Border Guards says two people have been found dead inside a pilot boat that capsized and sank off southern Finland. The state agency says the pair was found Saturday morning i...
Dec 09, 2017
Suspected Saudi-led airstrikes kill 4 in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni rebel officials say Saudi-led airstrikes outside a rebel-run TV station in the capital killed at least four people. The officials said Saturday that the airstrikes the day before...
Dec 09, 2017
Person of interest sought in Houston triple slaying
HOUSTON - Authorities say three people have been found dead following a shooting inside a Houston home. News outlets report that 35-year-old Jeffery Noble has been named as a person of interest in con...
Dec 09, 2017
Ex-aide: Rep. Franks offered $5 million to carry his child
WASHINGTON - A former aide to Republican Rep. Trent Franks has told The Associated Press the congressman repeatedly pressed her to carry his child, at one point offering her $5 million to act as a sur...
Dec 09, 2017
Key Brexit advocate says voters can change UK deal with EU
LONDON - A key British government advocate of Brexit says that voters will be able to change the future relationship with the European Union if they wish. Environment Secretary Michael Gove’s co...
Dec 09, 2017
Jailed Saakashvili calls for Ukraine president's impeachment
KIEV, Ukraine - From his jail cell in Ukraine’s capital, opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili is calling on supporters to rally for the impeachment of the president and has declared a hunger st...
Dec 09, 2017