Category Archives: CP_World
R. Kelly's affinity for McDonald's dates to childhood
CHICAGO - When R. Kelly was released on bail after spending the weekend in a Chicago jail, he headed straight to a McDonald’s - a restaurant chain he has fond childhood memories of but that also...
Feb 26, 2019
Sequel to Michael Crichton's 'Andromeda Strain' due in fall
NEW YORK - The late Michael Crichton’s literary archive and production company has authorized a sequel to his breakthrough novel “The Andromeda Strain.” HarperCollins Publishers anno...
Feb 26, 2019
Russian choir draws fire for satirical song about nuking US
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - A choir in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has defended its decision to sing a satirical Soviet-era song about a nuclear attack on the United States after critics said the ...
Feb 26, 2019
Elon Musk ordered to tell judge why he's not in contempt
DETROIT - Tesla CEO Elon Musk has until March 11 to explain to a federal judge in New York why he shouldn’t be held in contempt of court. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan issued an order Tuesda...
Feb 26, 2019
Attacked and powerless, Venezuela soldiers choose desertion
CUCUTA, Colombia - The simple house on a street ridden with potholes in this town on Colombia’s restive border with Venezuela has become a refuge for the newly homeless: 40 Venezuelan soldiers w...
Feb 26, 2019
R. Kelly leaves jail after posting $100K in sex abuse case
CHICAGO - R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail Monday after posting $100,000 bail that allows him to go free while awaiting trial on charges that he sexually abused four people dating back to 1998, i...
Feb 26, 2019
Seinfeld sues California classic car dealer over '58 Porsche
NEW YORK - Jerry Seinfeld sued a California dealer in classic cars Monday, saying the company has left the comedian stranded in a dispute over whether a 1958 Porsche he sold is authentic. Seinfeld sou...
Feb 26, 2019
Spanish court summons Shakira to answer tax evasion charges
MADRID - A Spanish court investigating Shakira for possibly evading 14.5 million euros ($16.4 million) in taxes has called on the pop music star to testify in mid-June. Prosecutors charged the singer ...
Feb 26, 2019
Australian Cardinal Pell convicted of molesting 2 choirboys
MELBOURNE, Australia - The most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with child sex abuse has been convicted of molesting two choirboys moments after celebrating Mass, dealing a new blow to the Catholi...
Feb 26, 2019
As Kim's car passes, North Korean defector cries and shouts
HANOI, Vietnam - A tearful North Korean defector shouted “Please, let me go back home!” as a black limousine carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un passed by her in Hanoi on Tuesday. Shi...
Feb 26, 2019