Category Archives: CP_World
Nobel-awarding body official formally resigns after turmoil
COPENHAGEN - The academy that awards the Nobel Prize in literature says its first female permanent secretary has left the body that has been marred by sex-abuse scandals. The Swedish Academy said Tues...
Feb 26, 2019

On his way to Vietnam, Kim Jong Un took an early smoke break
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - It’s unclear whether North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is going to give up his nukes anytime soon, and the same could probably be said for his cigarettes. Footage by Ja...
Feb 26, 2019

Trump tamps down expectations as he heads to Kim summit
WASHINGTON - Redefining success, President Donald Trump headed to his second meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on Monday, determined to tamp down expectations that he’ll achieve big s...
Feb 25, 2019

Iran's foreign minister resigns as his nuclear deal teeters
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned without warning late Monday, offering an “apology” to the nation as the nuclear deal he negotiated with world powers i...
Feb 25, 2019

SEC wants Tesla CEO Elon Musk held in contempt for tweeting
SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tweeting habits have triggered another legal challenge from stock market regulators worried about him using his Twitter account to mislead investors. The la...
Feb 25, 2019
2 arrested in robbery of California news crew
OAKLAND, Calif. - Two men have been arrested in the shooting of the security guard for a news crew that was robbed while covering the Oakland teachers’ strike, authorities said Monday. KPIX said...
Feb 25, 2019

Nielsen: 29.6 million viewers for Oscars, up from 2018
NEW YORK - The Oscars ended its four-year streak of dwindling viewership, reaching 29.6 million on Sunday to beat last year’s audience by 12 per cent, but it still represents the second-smallest...
Feb 25, 2019

Judge allows Smollett to travel to meet with attorneys
CHICAGO - A Chicago judge says “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett can travel out-of-state to meet his lawyers while he’s free on bond on charges he falsely reported being attacked by two...
Feb 25, 2019

Main UK opposition party takes step to back new Brexit vote
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May returned from a seemingly unproductive meeting with European Union leaders Monday to a growing attempt by British lawmakers to stop her from taking Britain out of t...
Feb 25, 2019

Poor People's Campaign to hold bus tours of poverty areas
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Poor People’s Campaign will hold bus tours of poverty-stricken areas in more than 20 states to call attention to “what the national emergencies really are” in the...
Feb 25, 2019