Category Archives: CP_World
Judge: Women would lose birth control coverage under rules
OAKLAND, Calif. - A “substantial number” of women would lose birth control coverage under new rules by the Trump administration that allow more employers to opt out of providing the benefi...
Jan 11, 2019
As workers miss paychecks, shutdown set to hit record length
WASHINGTON - The partial government shutdown was on track Friday to become the longest closure in U.S. history as President Donald Trump and nervous Republicans scrambled to find a way out of the mess...
Jan 11, 2019
New Florida governor suspends sheriff over school massacre
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - New Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel on Friday over his handling of February’s massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, sa...
Jan 11, 2019
Federal work at Superfund sites suspended during shutdown
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The government shutdown has suspended federal cleanups at Superfund sites around the nation and forced the cancellation of public hearings, deepening the mistrust and resentment of ...
Jan 11, 2019
Mnuchin: Next round of trade talks this month
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the next round of trade negotiations with China will likely occur later this month in Washington. Mnuchin told reporters that Vice Premier Liu He wa...
Jan 11, 2019
Fed officials feared adverse market reaction in 2013
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials were worried about an adverse market reaction when they made their first tentative moves in 2013 to pull back on the massive support they had been providing to h...
Jan 11, 2019
Lawyer: R. Kelly denies all sexual misconduct allegations
CHICAGO - An attorney for R. Kelly said Friday that the R&B star denies all allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls, including those made in a recent documentary, altho...
Jan 11, 2019
SpaceX launches 10 more Iridium Communications satellites
LOS ANGELES - A SpaceX rocket delivered 10 satellites to low-Earth orbit on Friday, completing a two-year campaign by Iridium Communications Inc. to replace its original fleet with a new generation of...
Jan 11, 2019
Lab revokes honours for controversial DNA scientist Watson
NEW YORK - James Watson, the Nobel Prize-winning DNA scientist who lost his job in 2007 for expressing racist views, was stripped of several honorary titles Friday by the New York lab he once headed. ...
Jan 11, 2019
'Green Book' writer apologizes for old tweet about Muslims
LOS ANGELES - “Green Book” co-writer Nick Vallelonga has apologized for a 2015 tweet about Muslims and 9-11 that has resurfaced a few days after the film won a Golden Globe Award. In the t...
Jan 11, 2019