Category Archives: CP_World
Arizona prosecutor says Uber not criminally liable in crash
PRESCOTT, Ariz. - An Arizona prosecutor has determined Uber is not criminally liable in a deadly crash last year involving a self-driving vehicle in a Phoenix suburb. The prosecutor said an investigat...
Mar 05, 2019

3 get prison in college basketball recruiting scandal
NEW YORK - A former Adidas executive and two others who paid families to persuade top college basketball recruits to play for schools sponsored by the shoe brand were sentenced to prison Tuesday by a ...
Mar 05, 2019
Ex-police officer charged with planting gun near injured man
BALTIMORE - A retired Baltimore police sergeant is charged with planting a pellet gun at the scene of an arrest and telling another officer who is currently behind bars for corruption to lie about the...
Mar 05, 2019
Lawsuit on 'takeover' of Miss America pageant is withdrawn
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A lawsuit claiming “an illegal and bad-faith takeover” of the Miss America Organization was withdrawn Monday for financial reasons, with the pageant responding it pro...
Mar 05, 2019
Teacher wins $10K for reading fine print in insurance policy
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Florida travel insurance company has awarded a Georgia high school teacher $10,000 for reading the fine print in a policy she recently purchased. A Squaremouth statement says ...
Mar 05, 2019

Counterterror police examine 3 explosive devices in London
LONDON - Three small explosive devices in plastic mailing bags arrived at offices for two London airports and at a train station Tuesday, and Irish police said they were helping British counterterrori...
Mar 05, 2019

Hello Kitty to make her big screen debut
NEW YORK - Hello Kitty might not have a mouth but she’s got a movie deal. Warner Bros.’ New Line Cinema announced Tuesday that it has acquired film rights to Hello Kitty from the Japanese ...
Mar 05, 2019

China sets robust growth target to shore up cooling economy
BEIJING - China announced a robust annual economic growth target and a 7.5 per cent rise in military spending Tuesday as it convened an annual legislative session overshadowed by a tariff war with Was...
Mar 05, 2019

Tears, moment's silence at Lagerfeld's final Chanel show
PARIS - It was Karl Lagerfeld’s final curtain - even though he was missing. Celebrities, supermodels and the fashion industry gathered at Chanel’s catwalk show Tuesday to bid adieu to the ...
Mar 05, 2019

Ken Burns Prize for Film to honour documentaries
WASHINGTON - The Library of Congress will begin presenting an award named for Ken Burns, who elevated the craft of historical documentaries. Officials announced on Tuesday the creation of the Library ...
Mar 05, 2019