Category Archives: CP_World
'Lady Bird' named best picture by New York Film Critics
NEW YORK - The New York Film Critics Circle on Thursday named “Lady Bird” best feature film and its star, Saoirse Ronan, best actress, throwing its full support behind Greta Gerwig’s...
Nov 30, 2017
Venezuela arrests top oil officials in corruption probe
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan authorities on Thursday arrested two former top officials in a widening corruption probe into the state-run oil industry that some see as an attempt by President Nicola...
Nov 30, 2017
Imagine Dragons, others to pay tribute to Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Imagine Dragons and The Killers will pay tribute to the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history when they headline a concert Friday in Las Vegas, the city that saw th...
Nov 30, 2017
Nancy Pelosi calls on Conyers to resign amid sex allegations
WASHINGTON - The top Democrat in the House on Thursday called on Michigan Rep. John Conyers to resign in the face of multiple accusations of sexual misconduct. Conyers’ lawyer swiftly rejected t...
Nov 30, 2017
Anonymous driver sends police $1,000 30 years after crash
SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn. - A person who apparently sped off after hitting a parked car in a Minneapolis suburb more than 30 years ago anonymously sent $1,000 to local police this month and asked them to ...
Nov 30, 2017
US troops get freeze-dried plasma for battlefield bloodshed
RALEIGH, N.C. - All of the U.S. military’s special operations fighters now being sent to war zones have freeze-dried blood plasma, a crucial addition to first-aid kits that can prevent badly wou...
Nov 30, 2017
Guitar heroes: Celebrity music instruments on auction block
NEW YORK - Ever wanted to play a guitar like one of your musical idols? An auction of high-profile instruments played by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and Tom Petty could give you that ...
Nov 30, 2017
Woman heard 'horror movie' screams before student's death
PHILADELPHIA - A neighbour of a man charged with killing a Temple University student says she heard screams that reminded her of a horror movie the night the woman disappeared. Noelle Sterling testifi...
Nov 30, 2017
Democrat criticizes Sessions' non-answer on talks with Trump
WASHINGTON - The top Democrat on the House intelligence committee says Attorney General Jeff Sessions would not directly answer in a closed-door interview Thursday whether President Donald Trump ever ...
Nov 30, 2017
Correction: Congress-Sexual Misconduct-Conyers story
DETROIT - In a story Nov. 29 about sexual harassment claims against U.S. Rep. John Conyers, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a congressman who suggested Conyers should resign. He is U.S. Re...
Nov 30, 2017