Category Archives: CP_World
In deceit proposal: Feds say man wed stranger to stay in US
RALEIGH, N.C. - Prosecutors say a couple was panhandling along a North Carolina road when a foreigner pulled over with a proposal for the woman: Marry him so he could stay in the country, and theyR...
Mar 08, 2019

Festival co-founder: Lineup for Woodstock 50 coming soon
NEW YORK - Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang says the wait is almost over regarding performers for Woodstock 50, despite media reports claiming Jay-Z, Black Keys and others will perform at the event i...
Mar 08, 2019

Actor drops 'Carlton Dance' suit against video game maker
LOS ANGELES - “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star Alfonso Ribeiro has dropped a lawsuit against the makers of the video game “Fortnite” over its use of the “Carlton”...
Mar 08, 2019

Chicago police looking for source of leaks in Smollett case
Chicago police say they are conducting an internal investigation to determine the source of information leaked anonymously to media during the probe into “Empire” actor Jussie SmollettR...
Mar 08, 2019

Finland's centre-right government resigns
COPENHAGEN - Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila’s centre-right government resigned Friday after the governing coalition failed to agree on and push through a planned social and health reform. ...
Mar 08, 2019

Ralph Hall, oldest-ever member of US House, dead at age 95
AUSTIN, Texas - Former Texas Rep. Ralph Hall, the oldest-ever member of the U.S. House and a man who claimed to have once sold cigarettes and Coca-Cola to the bank-robbing duo of Bonnie and Clyde, has...
Mar 07, 2019

House broadly condemns hate after anti-Semitism dispute
WASHINGTON - Divided in debate but mostly united in a final vote, the House passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other bigotry Thursday, with Democrats trying to push past a dispute that h...
Mar 07, 2019

Cohen's lawyer says Trump advisers were 'dangling' pardons
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s advisers dangled the possibility of a pardon for his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen last year, Cohen’s attorney said Thursday, as congressional ...
Mar 07, 2019

Lagarde: IMF ready to help rescue Venezuelan economy
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund is ready to rescue Venezuela’s economy, but the task will be so huge that it will require financial help from other international players, the head o...
Mar 07, 2019
Former Equifax executive pleads guilty to insider trading
ATLANTA - A former Equifax executive who sold shares for nearly $1 million a week and a half before the company announced a massive data breach pleaded guilty Thursday in Atlanta to a federal insider ...
Mar 07, 2019