Category Archives: CP_World

FBI investigating US Rep. Brady over payment to challenger
PHILADELPHIA - The FBI has reason to believe U.S. Rep. Bob Brady unlawfully concealed a $90,000 payment made by his campaign to get an opponent to quit a 2012 primary race, according to court document...
Nov 21, 2017

Lawyer: Ex-student charged in body fluids case isn't racist
HARTFORD, Conn. - The lawyer for a former Connecticut college student accused of smearing body fluids on her roommate’s belongings said Tuesday that he doesn’t expect authorities to file h...
Nov 21, 2017

4 children, 2 adults killed in rural northern Illinois fire
DIXON, Ill. - Four children and two adults from the same family died in a house fire early Tuesday in rural northern Illinois, according to the local sheriff. Authorities received a 911 call just afte...
Nov 21, 2017

Conyers confirms harassment settlement; ethics probe opens
DETROIT - John Conyers has dealt with various ethics investigations and a public corruption case that landed his wife in prison during a U.S. House career spanning more than five decades - longer than...
Nov 21, 2017
Indictment returned against man in NYC bike path attack
NEW YORK - A 22-count indictment was returned Tuesday against a New Jersey man in the slayings of eight people during a truck attack on a bike path in New York City. Sayfullo Saipov, 29, of Paterson, ...
Nov 21, 2017

Meg Whitman stepping down as HP Enterprise CEO
NEW YORK - Meg Whitman, who oversaw the breakup of one of Silicon Valley’s pioneering companies, is stepping down as CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. HPE said Tuesday that Whitman will hand...
Nov 21, 2017

FBI: Border agent's death a 'potential assault '
DALLAS - An FBI official said Tuesday that the bureau is investigating the death of a border patrol agent and severe injuries to another as “potential assault,” but he wouldn’t rule ...
Nov 21, 2017
2nd US judge halts proposed transgender military ban
BALTIMORE - Another federal judge has halted a proposed transgender military ban, expanding on an initial ruling issued last month against the plan by President Donald Trump’s administration. In...
Nov 21, 2017
Customs and Border Protection caught off-guard by travel ban
WASHINGTON - Customs and Border Protection was caught off-guard by President Donald Trump’s travel ban despite being the entity responsible for implementing it, the Department of Homeland Securi...
Nov 21, 2017
Iran-based hacker charged with trying to extort HBO
NEW YORK - An Iran-based hacker plotted to extort HBO out of $6 million by threatening to release stolen episodes and scripts of hit shows, such as “Game of Thrones,” at one point taunting...
Nov 21, 2017