Category Archives: CP_World
Judge proposes ordering PG&E to shut off power for wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO - To prevent wildfires, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. should re-inspect its entire electric grid and cut off power during certain wind conditions regardless of the inconvenience to cust...
Jan 09, 2019
Iran says it holds US Navy veteran, 1st arrest of Trump era
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran confirmed it is holding U.S. Navy veteran Michael R. White at a prison in the country, making him the first American known to be detained under President Donald Trump’s admin...
Jan 09, 2019
Trump stalks out of shutdown talks with Dems, says 'bye-bye'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday - “I said bye-bye,” he tweeted- as efforts to end the 19-day partial governme...
Jan 09, 2019
Malta allows migrants off rescue ships in 8-nation EU deal
VALLETTA, Malta - Racing an approaching storm, Maltese military vessels took to shore 49 migrants who were kept in limbo on private rescue ships until the island nation reached a deal Wednesday for th...
Jan 09, 2019
Rosenstein, a frequent Trump target, will leave Justice Dept
WASHINGTON - Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the most visible Justice Department protector of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and a frequent target of President Don...
Jan 09, 2019
Au pairs win $65.5 million deal in Denver suit
DENVER - Young people from around the world who provided low-cost child care for American families will share in a proposed $65.5 million settlement of a lawsuit brought by a dozen former au pairs aga...
Jan 09, 2019
President calls on Mexicans to help in battling fuel thefts
MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s new president issued an emotional appeal to his countrymen to help battle against fuel thefts on Wednesday, as long lines spread to gas stations in Mexico City. The multi-...
Jan 09, 2019
Federal judge strikes down Iowa law on undercover ag workers
DES MOINES, Iowa - A federal judge on Wednesday struck down an Iowa law that made it illegal to get a job at a livestock farm to conduct an animal cruelty undercover investigation, finding the law vio...
Jan 09, 2019
A slur or a slip-up? Meteorologist is fired, city is roiled
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Did a TV meteorologist broadcast a racial slur or simply flub a line? That polarizing question has reverberated in this upstate New York city and beyond since WHEC fired Jeremy Kappe...
Jan 09, 2019
Elvis Presley's jewelry, clothing sold at Graceland auction
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Jewelry, clothing and other Elvis Presley-related memorabilia have been sold at auction in Tennessee. Elvis Presley Enterprises says the auction at The Guest House Graceland netted mo...
Jan 09, 2019