Category Archives: CP_World
NewsAlert: U.S. ending temporary permits for almost 60,000 Haitians
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Department is terminating the temporary residency program for almost 60,000 Haitians in the United States. More to come. The Associated Press
Nov 20, 2017
Investigators: Roy Halladay performed turns before crash
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Retired star pitcher Roy Halladay sped his small sports plane low over the Gulf of Mexico minutes before his fatal crash two weeks ago, climbing sharply in the final seconds be...
Nov 20, 2017
Trump charity stepped up 2016 giving amid campaign scrutiny
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump sharply increased the amount of money he gave away through his foundation last year as the charity drew scrutiny during the campaign. A 2016 tax return posted on the ...
Nov 20, 2017
Charles Manson used charm to turn youths into mass killers
LOS ANGELES - In summer 1969, a scruffy ex-convict with a magnetic hold on young women sent some of his disciples into the night to carry out a series of gruesome killings in Los Angeles. In so doing,...
Nov 20, 2017
Della Reese, of TV's 'Touched by an Angel,' has died at 86
LOS ANGELES - Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television drama “Touched by an Angel,&#...
Nov 20, 2017
Mars theory gets dusted: Streaks may be sand, not water
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A new study suggests that dark streaks on Mars represent flowing sand - not water. Monday’s news throws cold water on 2015 research that indicated that lines on some Marti...
Nov 20, 2017
Colorado fines Uber $8.9M for nearly 60 problem drivers
DENVER - Colorado regulators issued an $8.9 million fine against Uber’s parent company on Monday for allowing employees with serious criminal or motor vehicle offences to work for the company as...
Nov 20, 2017
FBI, Justice Department to investigate St. Louis-area police
ST. LOUIS - A federal investigation will look into possible civil rights violations by police in the St. Louis area in the two months since protests broke out after a white former police officer was a...
Nov 20, 2017
Melania Trump takes custody of White House Christmas tree
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump, and son Barron, continued a time-honoured, first lady tradition on Monday: receiving the official White House Christmas tree. A military band quartet played holiday tunes a...
Nov 20, 2017
Yellen to step down from Federal Reserve board
WASHINGTON - Janet Yellen submitted her resignation from the Federal Reserve board to President Donald Trump on Monday, announcing that she will leave when her successor is sworn in as Fed chairman. I...
Nov 20, 2017