Category Archives: CP_World
Oakland teachers joined by parents, students on picket lines
OAKLAND, Calif. - Teachers in Oakland, California, walked picket lines for a second day Friday as negotiations resumed and union leaders vowed to keep pressing demands for higher pay, smaller class si...
Feb 22, 2019
'American Pie' singer objects to coverage of ex's exhibit
CAMDEN, Maine - Don McLean has threatened to sue a weekly newspaper that wrote about his former wife’s photo exhibition about domestic abuse, which includes a copy of the protection order issued...
Feb 22, 2019
Wintour honours Lagerfeld; Bottega Veneta shows new direction
MILAN - Anna Wintour paid tribute Friday to Karl Lagerfeld’s generosity and sense of humour as she presented a new fashion exhibition. Elsewhere in Milan, Versace unveiled its first womenswear c...
Feb 22, 2019
Misbehaving owners hardly unheard of in pro sports
Misbehaving owners of sports teams have drawn headlines pretty much since sports have been around. Now, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft faces misdemeanour charges of soliciting a prostitute af...
Feb 22, 2019
Mueller report looming, new attorney general in hot seat
WASHINGTON - William Barr has been attorney general for just one week but is on the cusp of staring down what will almost certainly be the most consequential decision of his long career: how much of t...
Feb 22, 2019
Governor orders more DNA testing in 1983 California killings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered additional DNA testing Friday on evidence that a death-row inmate says will prove his innocence in a 35-year-old murder case that has drawn na...
Feb 22, 2019
El Chapo wants new trial, hearing to probe jury misconduct
NEW YORK - The defence team for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman said Friday it will seek a new trial for the notorious drug lord in light of “misconduct” on the part of several juror...
Feb 22, 2019
Celebrities, athletes, others accused of lying to the public
CHICAGO - Actor Jussie Smollett is accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in Chicago in January in a celebrity scandal that has captured attention online and in the media. Smollett is...
Feb 22, 2019
UN nuclear watchdog: Iran stays within limits of 2015 deal
VIENNA - Iran is continuing to comply with the landmark 2015 deal with major powers aimed at preventing Tehran from building atomic weapons in exchange for economic incentives despite the United State...
Feb 22, 2019
If proven, Smollett allegations could be a 'career killer'
LOS ANGELES - Jussie Smollett has been enmeshed in weekly drama on the set of “Empire,” the Fox TV series that gave the actor a breakout role and the fame to advance his social activism. O...
Feb 22, 2019