Category Archives: CP_World
Dolores Huerta: I'm in 'awe' of Aparicio, Ocasio-Cortez
SANTA FE, N.M. - Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta says she’s in “awe” of Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio and freshman Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez because of ...
Feb 28, 2019
Paris Fashion Week: Chloe shows floral prints, ethnic motifs
PARIS - High-collared, fluid silhouettes teeming with detail: That’s the recipe at Chloe, which showcased its latest winter collection at Paris Fashion Week Thursday. Some highlights of the fall...
Feb 28, 2019
The lunch that never was: Trump's North Korea summit falters
HANOI, Vietnam - The table was set, with flowers in vases and menus tucked inside white napkins. Water glasses were filled. Wicker fans provided a cool breeze. But nobody came. “Schedule change,...
Feb 28, 2019
Analysis: Even without a deal, Kim makes gains at summit
HANOI, Vietnam - As Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump took their seats across from each other at the negotiating table, the North Korean leader confidently told reporters he had a gut feeling the...
Feb 28, 2019
Booker Prize for fiction secures new financial backer
LONDON - Britain’s leading literary award, the Booker Prize, found a new financial backer Thursday after its sponsor of almost two decades pulled out. Prize trustees said the Crankstart Foundati...
Feb 28, 2019
US envoy says US-Taliban talks in Qatar to resume Saturday
DOHA, Qatar - The U.S. envoy leading the talks with the Taliban says the negotiations have been put on hold until this weekend. Zalmay Khalilzad wrote on Twitter on Thursday that “both sides wil...
Feb 28, 2019
Political operative arrested in North Carolina scandal
RALEIGH, N.C. - The political operative at the centre of an election fraud scandal that has engulfed a North Carolina congressional race was arrested Wednesday on charges of illegal ballot handling an...
Feb 27, 2019
Powell says Fed likely to end bond trimming by end of 2019
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Fed is close to announcing a plan to end the reduction of the size of its massive bond portfolio, which looks likely by the ...
Feb 27, 2019
Whitmer will use current incentives to aid Fiat Chrysler
LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that Michigan’s incentives for Fiat Chrysler to add 6,500 jobs in the state will not require legislative approval. She said the state will u...
Feb 27, 2019
Alaska governor removes French as oil, gas commission chair
JUNEAU, Alaska - Gov. Mike Dunleavy has fired the chair of a state commission tasked with overseeing oil and gas drilling in Alaska, saying Hollis French was neglectful in his duties. French argues hi...
Feb 27, 2019