Category Archives: CP_World
Lawyer frustrated by no grand jury yet in Weinstein case
NEW YORK - The lawyer for an actress who accused Harvey Weinstein of rape said Friday that she is frustrated prosecutors have not yet brought criminal charges. “Boardwalk Empire” actress P...
Dec 01, 2017
Schools cut ties with honorees accused of sexual misconduct
Dozens of U.S. colleges have bestowed honours upon prominent men from Hollywood to the nation’s capital who have recently been accused of sexual misconduct. Their dilemma: deciding whether to re...
Dec 01, 2017
Seoul: N. Korea's new missile could reach Washington
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Two days after North Korea test-launched its most powerful missile to date, a clearer picture is emerging of Pyongyang’s impressive technological achievement - and wh...
Dec 01, 2017
Burundi's government enforcers now killed for their silence
KIGALI, Rwanda - Vanessa Kaneza is on the run, hiding from security agents she believes killed her husband and may want to harm her. Despite her family’s ties to Burundi’s ruling party, sh...
Dec 01, 2017
Street food vendors up in arms over possible EU kebab ban
BERLIN - The doner kebab, that grilled fast-food sandwich which is the gastronomic equivalent of an American hamburger in many European cities, is under fire. The European Union’s legislature is...
Dec 01, 2017
EU tells UK: No trade talks without progress on Irish border
LONDON - The European Union warned Britain on Friday that it must outline by next week how it plans to keep an open Irish border after Brexit or the bloc will refuse to start negotiating a new trade d...
Dec 01, 2017
Pope says 'Rohingya' in emotional encounter with refugees
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Pope Francis asked for forgiveness Friday from refugees in Bangladesh for all the hurt and persecution they have endured, demanded their rights be recognized and pronounced the wor...
Dec 01, 2017
Country star Shelton comforts mourning Massachusetts school
WARREN, Mass. - One of country music’s biggest stars is comforting a Massachusetts school mourning the deaths of three students. Blake Shelton recorded a minute-long message that was included in...
Dec 01, 2017
'Embarrassed' Geraldo Rivera apologizes for 'tawdry' memoir
NEW YORK - Geraldo Rivera is apologizing for a memoir published a quarter-century ago that recounts sexual experiences he says he’s now “embarrassed” about. In a tweet on Friday, Riv...
Dec 01, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel, Senate candidate Roy Moore feud on Twitter
LOS ANGELES - Late night host Jimmy Kimmel stepped up his feud with U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, saying he’s open to fighting the Republican in his home state of Alabama. Kimmel made the com...
Dec 01, 2017