Category Archives: CP_World
Mumia Abu-Jamal case could return to spotlight
PHILADELPHIA - A court ruling this week puts the police murder case of former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal back in the spotlight years after it drew the attention of Amnesty International, Hollywood ...
Dec 28, 2018
Acclaimed author Amos Oz dies at 79
JERUSALEM - Israeli author Amos Oz, one of the country’s most widely acclaimed writers and a pre-eminent voice in its embattled peace movement, died on Friday after a battle with cancer, his fam...
Dec 28, 2018
UK honours cave rescue divers, Twiggy, Monty Python's Palin
LONDON - British divers who rescued young soccer players trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand are among those being recognized in Britain’s New Year’s Honors List, along with 1960s model ...
Dec 28, 2018
Kevin Spacey asks to skip Massachusetts court appearance
BOSTON - Lawyers for Kevin Spacey are asking a judge to allow the actor to skip his arraignment on sexual assault charges in a Massachusetts courthouse next month. The Boston Globe reports that Spacey...
Dec 28, 2018
Mississippi man orders wife diamond bracelet, gets 48
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. - A Mississippi man says he ordered his wife a $2,000 diamond bracelet for Christmas and was shocked see 48 of the bracelets when he opened the box. WATN-TV reports Olive Branch Al...
Dec 28, 2018
More volatility: US stocks wobble on another turbulent day
U.S. stocks wavered between small gains and losses Friday, struggling to maintain the momentum from a two-day winning streak following a week of volatile trading. Energy companies led a broad, late-af...
Dec 28, 2018
Protests as Congo leader warns of Ebola election 'disaster'
KINSHASA, Congo - Congo’s leader is blaming a deadly Ebola virus outbreak for the last-minute decision to bar an estimated 1 million voters from Sunday’s long-delayed presidential election...
Dec 28, 2018
Grande cancels show due to 'unforeseeable health reasons'
NEW YORK - Ariana Grande has cancelled a Las Vegas performance days before New Year’s Eve “due to unforeseeable health reasons.” Grande was originally scheduled to perform at The Che...
Dec 28, 2018
Franklin attorney: $3 million in back taxes paid to IRS
DETROIT - Aretha Franklin’s estate has paid at least $3 million in back taxes to the IRS since her death in August, an attorney for the late Queen of Soul’s estate said Thursday. The estat...
Dec 28, 2018
Tesla names Oracle's Ellison to board in SEC settlement
NEW YORK - Tesla named Oracle’s Larry Ellison and an executive from Walgreens to its board Friday as part of a settlement with U.S. regulators who demanded more oversight of CEO Elon Musk. Ellis...
Dec 28, 2018