Category Archives: CP_World

Trump straddle: Won't stump for Moore, yet blasts Dem foe
WASHINGTON - Playing all sides in the Alabama Senate race, President Donald Trump made it known Monday he won’t set foot in the state on behalf of embattled Republican Roy Moore, even as he inte...
Nov 27, 2017

Volcano gushing ash over Bali closes airport for a 2nd day
KARANGASEM, Indonesia - A volcano gushing towering columns of ash closed the airport on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali for a second day Tuesday, disrupting travel for tens of thousands, as auth...
Nov 27, 2017

FBI gave heads-up to fraction of Russian hackers' US targets
WASHINGTON - The FBI failed to notify scores of U.S. officials that Russian hackers were trying to break into their personal Gmail accounts despite having evidence for at least a year that the targets...
Nov 27, 2017

Challenger holds surprise lead in Honduras presidential vote
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The main challenger to Honduras’ president held an unexpected lead Monday in early election returns, but the release of updated results essentially ground to a halt and b...
Nov 27, 2017
Witness: Exec said Qatar had up to $15M available for bribes
NEW YORK - The former president of Colombia’s soccer federation testified Monday that a sports marketing executive told him up to $15 million in bribe money was available for South American offi...
Nov 27, 2017

California lawmaker resigns following misconduct allegations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra resigned Monday following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, making him the first lawmaker to leave office amid a spate of reports ro...
Nov 27, 2017

Trump, honouring Navajos, revives 'Pocahontas' jab at Warren
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump returned to his own kind of code talking Monday by deriding Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas” at a White House event honouring Native Ame...
Nov 27, 2017
APNewsbreak: Florida paid millions settling harassment cases
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The state of Florida has paid more than $11 million over a 30-year period to settle hundreds of cases that alleged that state workers were sexually harassed by supervisors and co-w...
Nov 27, 2017

Effort to oust Trump name, management in luxury Panama hotel
WASHINGTON - Owners of the Trump International Hotel in Panama are working to strip President Donald Trump’s name from the 70-story building and fire the hotel management company run by Trump...
Nov 27, 2017
Macron seeks to rethink Africa relations, faces tensions
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - French President Emmanuel Macron landed late Monday in West Africa, where he is expected to try to revive French influence and move beyond post-colonial tensions despite th...
Nov 27, 2017