Category Archives: CP_World
Disney Animation, Pixar chief John Lasseter taking leave
LOS ANGELES - Just days before Pixar’s “Coco” is set to hit theatres, Pixar co-founder and Walt Disney Animation chief John Lasseter announced he is taking a six-month leave of absen...
Nov 21, 2017
Lebanon's Hariri returns to Beirut amid resignation saga
BEIRUT - Saad Hariri returned to Lebanon late Tuesday for the first time since he stunned his country by announcing from Saudi Arabia that he was quitting as prime minister more than two weeks ago. Hi...
Nov 21, 2017
Witness: Men accused of bribes negotiated sale to Qataris
NEW YORK - A sports marketing company whose owners have been charged with bribing top soccer officials tried to negotiate a sale to an entity associated with Paris Saint-Germain team president Nasser ...
Nov 21, 2017
Haitians relieved to stay in US for now, upset status to end
MIAMI - Yolnick Jeune couldn’t sleep for days, anxious over the fate of a program that has staved off the deportations of both herself and tens of thousands of other Haitians in the U.S. Then, P...
Nov 21, 2017
School leader criticized for handling of cheerleader protest
ATLANTA - Lawyers for Georgia’s board of regents said Tuesday a university president failed to keep state officials informed about moving cheerleaders off the field before football games after s...
Nov 21, 2017
Bombing at Nigeria mosque kills at least 50
LAGOS, Nigeria - A teenage suicide bomber attacked worshippers as they gathered for morning prayers Tuesday at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 50 people, police said, in one of the ...
Nov 21, 2017
Moore targeted by fellow Republicans' comments in new ad
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The words of prominent Republicans are being used against Alabama’s GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore in a campaign ad, as Moore’s camp on Tuesday continued to go on the offe...
Nov 21, 2017
State gives initial OK for $5.6M to help Icahn raze casino
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A New Jersey redevelopment agency has given preliminary approval to a $5.6 million payment to billionaire investor Carl Icahn to help pay for the demolition of part of Atlantic C...
Nov 21, 2017
Man arrested in cop killing; mom accused of helping him flee
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. - Tips from informants helped lead law enforcement to the man accused of fatally shooting a rookie police officer, and the suspect’s mother is accused of helping him evade ar...
Nov 21, 2017
US slaps new sanctions on North Korean, Chinese companies
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration imposed new sanctions Tuesday on a slew of North Korean shipping firms and Chinese trading companies in its latest push to isolate the rogue nation over its nucle...
Nov 21, 2017