Category Archives: CP_World
Cambodia's top court orders opposition party dissolved
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia’s Supreme Court ordered the main opposition party to be dissolved on Thursday, dealing a crushing blow to democratic aspirations in the increasingly oppressive So...
Nov 16, 2017
Miss Golden Globe honour renamed Golden Globe Ambassador
LOS ANGELES - The group behind the Golden Globe awards says its Miss Golden Globe honoree will now be known as the Golden Globe Ambassador. Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Meher Tatna sa...
Nov 16, 2017
Police arrest man who held hostages in Madrid bank hold-up
MADRID - Spanish police said Thursday they arrested a man who took several people hostage while trying to rob a bank in Madrid. A National Police spokesman said the man gave himself up after police ta...
Nov 16, 2017
Ohio calls off execution after failing to find inmate's vein
LUCASVILLE, Ohio - Ohio called off the execution of an ailing 69-year-old killer Wednesday after the executioners couldn’t find a vein to insert the IV that delivers the lethal drugs. It was onl...
Nov 16, 2017
Newly discovered Chandler story chastises medical industry
NEW YORK - A newly discovered Raymond Chandler story has everything from an indictment of the medical industry to some mysterious scribble. “It’s All Right: He Only Died,” the title ...
Nov 15, 2017
Police knew 'madman' had guns before killing rampage
RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. - Police on Wednesday called the deadly shooting rampage in California a clear case of “a madman on the loose” while defending their decision not to arrest th...
Nov 15, 2017
Hawaii acknowledges failures after dangerous patient escapes
HONOLULU - A dangerous Hawaii psychiatric patient who escaped a state hospital and flew to California before being captured Wednesday has prompted an investigation into why employees appeared to fail ...
Nov 15, 2017
Karl-Anthony Towns: Time for NBA to allow medical marijuana
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns believes the NBA should permit the use of medicinal marijuana. In an interview with ESPN published Wednesday, the 22-year-old Towns said he...
Nov 15, 2017
Cowboys' Elliott drops appeal, will serve rest of 6-game ban
FRISCO, Texas - Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is ending his legal fight with five games remaining on a six-game suspension over alleged domestic violence. Elliott’s agents said Wed...
Nov 15, 2017
1st GOP senator opposes tax bill in early sign of problems
WASHINGTON - Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson on Wednesday became the first Republican senator to say he opposes his party’s tax bill, signalling potential problems for GOP leaders. Passage of a si...
Nov 15, 2017