Category Archives: CP_World
Lincoln, Einstein artifacts head to auction in New York City
NEW YORK - Rare artifacts from Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein are going to the auction block next month in New York City. Christie’s says they’re among the featured items at its Dec. ...
Nov 14, 2017
Mass shootings prompt college to drop mascot's name: Shooter
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Mass shootings across the nation have prompted Marist College in New York to drop Shooter as the nickname for its sports mascot. The Poughkeepsie Journal reports that Marist Colle...
Nov 14, 2017
Wineries eager to make up losses after California wildfires
NAPA, Calif. - A month after deadly wildfires swept through California’s famed wine country, hot-air balloons are floating again over Napa Valley vineyards splashed with fall colours. On the hee...
Nov 14, 2017
Paris: Rare manuscripts to be sold from alleged pyramid scam
PARIS - Thousands of French investors are hoping to recover some of the money they lost in an alleged pyramid scheme when a collection of rare manuscripts goes up for auction starting next month. The ...
Nov 14, 2017
UN chief raises alarm over Rohingya in speech before Suu Kyi
MANILA, Philippines - The United Nations chief expressed alarm over the plight of Rohingya Muslims in remarks before Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders from a Southeast Asian bloc that...
Nov 14, 2017
Seoul: N. Koreans fired 40 shots at defector, hit him with 5
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Four North Korean soldiers fired about 40 rounds at a comrade fleeing into South Korea and hit him five times in the first shooting at the jointly controlled area of the he...
Nov 14, 2017
Rio rethinks favela tourism amid wave of violence
RIO DE JANEIRO - As authorities in Brazil tackled crime earlier this decade, opening Rio de Janeiro’s hillside favelas to tourists seemed like a winning idea. The views are breathtaking, the slu...
Nov 14, 2017
Trump: Asia trip 'tremendously successful'
MANILA, Philippines - Wrapping up his extensive tour of Asia, President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed “tremendous amounts of work” on trade and said nations around the globe have been put...
Nov 14, 2017
'Super invader' tree hits South, but flea beetle may be hero
NEW ORLEANS - The tallow tree, a “super invader” with toxic leaves and no natural enemies in North America, is conquering the South. Overtaking forests from Texas to Florida, tallows grow ...
Nov 14, 2017
UK TV producer claims Downing St official groped her breast
LONDON - The British prime minister’s office says it is treating with “utmost seriousness” a television producer’s allegation that she was sexually assaulted inside 10 Downing ...
Nov 14, 2017