Category Archives: CP_World
Illinois refuses permit for concert to be hosted by R. Kelly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois officials say a concert in Springfield that was to be hosted by R. Kelly cannot take place in the wake of new sexual misconduct allegations against the R&B star. Illin...
Jan 12, 2019
Stephen King complaint spurs newspaper subscription drive
PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine newspaper that horrified author Stephen King by dropping its local book review coverage is using his complaint to boost digital subscriptions. King, who lives in Bangor, comp...
Jan 12, 2019
US starts withdrawing supplies, but not troops, from Syria
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military says it has started pulling equipment, but not troops, out of Syria as a first step in meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for a complete military withdrawal. ...
Jan 12, 2019
Motive for slaying of California policewoman still a mystery
DAVIS, Calif. - A gunman on a bicycle ambushed a rookie policewoman in Northern California, shooting her from the shadows, then reloaded and narrowly avoided wounding others before walking home and ca...
Jan 12, 2019
NBC News, Megyn Kelly reach separation agreement
NEW YORK - NBC News announced its professional divorce agreement with Megyn Kelly late Friday, ending an association with the former Fox News Channel star whose attempt to become a network morning tel...
Jan 11, 2019
Requests to bring in child brides OK'd; legal under US laws
WASHINGTON - Thousands of requests by men to bring in child and adolescent brides to live in the United States were approved over the past decade, according to government data obtained by The Associat...
Jan 11, 2019
Maduro foe says he's ready to replace the president
CARACAS, Venezuela - The head of Venezuela’s opposition-run congress said Friday that he is prepared to step into the nation’s presidency temporarily to replace Nicolas Maduro, whose inaug...
Jan 11, 2019
Wisconsin man arrested in teen's abduction, parents' deaths
BARRON, Wis. - A 21-year-old man killed a Wisconsin couple in a baffling scheme to kidnap their teenage daughter, then held the girl captive for three months before she narrowly managed to escape and ...
Jan 11, 2019
US aviation system is starting to show strains from shutdown
The partial government shutdown is starting to strain the national aviation system, with unpaid security screeners staying home, air-traffic controllers suing the government and safety inspectors off ...
Jan 11, 2019
'90 Day Fiance' figure accused of attacking husband in Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Police say a Brazilian woman featured on a TV show about people who receive U.S. immigration visas while planning marriage has been arrested and accused of attacking her husband in Las Veg...
Jan 11, 2019