Category Archives: CP_World
Lawsuit: Rapper Boosie targeted for shopping while black
BILOXI, Miss. - Hip-hop star Boosie BadAzz says he was pepper-sprayed by a mall guard in Mississippi because he’s black, but the guard and police say otherwise. The Sun Herald reported Thursday ...
Jan 08, 2019

Ratings dip to 18.6M for Golden Globes despite NFL lead-in
NEW YORK - Preliminary figures from Nielsen show that Sunday night’s Golden Globes were watched by 18.6 million viewers, a slight drop from the 19.1 million that tuned in last year. The NBC broa...
Jan 08, 2019
Police: Driver struck toddler at gas station, then drove off
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Police in Tennessee say a man driving an SUV fatally struck a 2-year-old boy at a Chattanooga gas station, noticed the injured child and left the scene before calling police. WTVC...
Jan 08, 2019

Kim Jong Un travels to China ahead of possible 2nd US summit
BEIJING - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was expected to meet Tuesday with China’s president at the start of a visit to Beijing believed to be an effort to co-ordinate with his only major ally ...
Jan 08, 2019

Winter storm blasts Europe, with avalanches, high winds
BERLIN - Hundreds of people were snowed-in in Alpine regions and warned of a high risk of avalanches, parts of Scandinavia were left without electricity, and high winds caused flight delays and cancel...
Jan 08, 2019
Russian church head: Smartphones could precede Antichrist
MOSCOW - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church says the data-gathering capacity of devices such as smartphones risks bringing humanity closer to the arrival of the Antichrist. In an interview shown ...
Jan 08, 2019

Analysis: With Trump in waiting, Kim courts China's support
TOKYO - While President Donald Trump waits in the wings, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for his fourth summit with China’s Xi Jinping - yet another nod to the lead...
Jan 08, 2019

France's Macron faces tough challenges at home and in Europe
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a mountain of challenges in the new year - starting with yellow vest protesters who are back in the streets to show their anger against high taxes an...
Jan 08, 2019

South America bloc's woes leave architectural gem forlorn
SAN ANTONIO DE PICHINCHA, Ecuador - It’s a gravity-defying edifice that befits the lofty ambitions of what was supposed to be a symbol of South American unity. Set against an arid moonscape on t...
Jan 08, 2019

Teachers elected amid wave of activism turn to governing
PHOENIX - After a campaign buoyed by a surge in teacher activism, Arizona’s new schools chief took office with a pledge to address the kind of grievances that led to school-shuttering walkouts i...
Jan 08, 2019