Category Archives: CP_World
Ex-baseball star sentenced to 3 years on drug charges
SAN DIEGO - Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges involving 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of cocaine that he admitted h...
Mar 08, 2019
Amazon lobbies to exempt employees from labour protections
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Many of Amazon’s Seattle-area employees would be exempt from new labour protections in a bill passed by the state Senate after lobbyists for the tech giant pushed to change a ke...
Mar 08, 2019
Feds probe alleged prison cellphone use by 'Pharma Bro'
NEW YORK - Federal authorities said Friday they are investigating claims that Martin Shkreli has been running his pharmaceutical company from behind bars using a contraband smartphone. The U.S. Bureau...
Mar 08, 2019

Alfa Romeo recalls vehicles; cruise control can go haywire
DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler is warning owners of more than 60,000 Alfa Romeo cars and SUVs worldwide not to use the adaptive cruise control because it might not stop working even when a driver taps the br...
Mar 08, 2019
State agency looks to more logging, improved forest health
HELENA, Mont. - Montana’s forestry agency is working with federal, local and private organizations to increase logging on national forests to improve forest health and decrease the risk of disea...
Mar 08, 2019
Court denies new trial in 'Serial' podcast murder case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland’s highest court denied a new trial Friday for a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.” In a 4-3 opinion, the Court of Appea...
Mar 08, 2019

California harassment investigations cost taxpayers $1.8M
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Legislature racked up more than $1.8 million in legal costs from sexual harassment investigations during 2018 and the first month of this year when at least nine cu...
Mar 08, 2019

House OKs election, ethics overhaul; Senate to slam door
WASHINGTON - Newly empowered House Democrats approved a centerpiece of their agenda Friday, a sweeping plan to reduce the role of big money in politics, ensure fair elections and strengthen ethics sta...
Mar 08, 2019

'Simpsons' producers pull iconic Michael Jackson episode
LOS ANGELES - The producers of “The Simpsons” are removing a classic episode that featured the voice of Michael Jackson after HBO aired a documentary in which two men claim they were sexua...
Mar 08, 2019

Puerto Rico's Farruko pleads guilty to not declaring cash
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican singer Farruko has pleaded guilty to not declaring nearly $52,000 in cash discovered in his luggage and shoes when he arrived in the U.S. territory from the Domini...
Mar 08, 2019