Category Archives: CP_World

Giant diamond in necklace sells for $33.7M at Geneva auction
GENEVA - The largest-ever D-flawless diamond to be put up for auction, mounted in a diamond and emerald necklace, sold for $33.7 million Tuesday night, including buyer’s fees. The white, matchbo...
Nov 14, 2017

Trump in Asia: A break from the past but uncertain results
President Donald Trump declared his first Asian tour “tremendously successful” as he hopped on a plane bound for Washington. But when he landed at the White House late Tuesday he arrived w...
Nov 14, 2017
Texas State suspends frats, sororities after pledge dies
SAN MARCOS, Texas - Texas State University has suspended all fraternity and sorority chapter activities following the death of a fraternity pledge after an initiation ritual. In a statement Tuesday, u...
Nov 14, 2017

Police: Man fatally shot tried to run, fought with officer
BATON ROUGE, La. - A man killed by a Baton Rouge police officer had tried to run when confronted during a child abuse investigation, fought with the officer and kept resisting after being shot, author...
Nov 14, 2017
Police seek public's help in double slaying at rap concert
ATLANTA - Police asked for help Tuesday in identifying two persons of interest following a shooting at a rap concert in downtown Atlanta that left two dead. Police Officer Lisa Bender told media outle...
Nov 14, 2017

US regulators approve first digital pill to track patients
WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators have approved the first drug with a sensor that alerts doctors when the medication has been taken, offering a new way of monitoring patients but also raising privacy conce...
Nov 14, 2017

US official: 15 per cent of agencies used Kaspersky software
WASHINGTON - Computer systems at 15 per cent of U.S. government agencies were running Kaspersky Lab software that’s been banned because of concerns about the company’s ties to the Kremlin ...
Nov 14, 2017

Opioid addiction treatments face off in US trial
CHICAGO - The first U.S. study to compare two treatments for opioid addiction finds a monthly shot works as well as a daily drug to prevent relapse. The shot requires days of detox first and that prov...
Nov 14, 2017
Russia and US at odds over keeping Syria chemical experts
Russia said Tuesday it is talking to the United States about renewing the mandate of experts working to determine who was responsible for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, but the U.S. says Moscow wo...
Nov 14, 2017

Court won't stop execution of sick inmate who needs pillow
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio prepared on Tuesday to execute a sick inmate who will be provided a wedge-shaped pillow to help him breathe as he’s put to death this week. The U.S. Supreme Court refused t...
Nov 14, 2017