Category Archives: CP_World

8 miners rescued in Zimbabwe; dozens more feared dead
KADOMA, Zimbabwe - Eight subsistence miners who were trapped underground for several days after heavy flooding in Zimbabwe have been rescued, though dozens of their co-workers are still missing and fe...
Feb 16, 2019

Floors collapse at Russian university in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Part of the roof and several floors of university building in Russia’s second-largest city collapsed Saturday, but officials say there were no casualties. The Emergencie...
Feb 16, 2019

Chicago police release 2 men questioned in Smollett case
Chicago police released without charges two Nigerian brothers arrested on suspicion of assaulting “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett and said they have new evidence to investigate as a result ...
Feb 16, 2019

Nigeria delays its election; candidates rush back to capital
YOLA, Nigeria - Nigerians awakened on Saturday to find the presidential election delayed a week until Feb. 23 because of what the electoral commission called unspecified “challenges.” The ...
Feb 16, 2019

Ex-FBI official recounts discussion about 25th Amendment
WASHINGTON - Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview posted Friday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein broached the idea of using the Constitution to oust President Donal...
Feb 16, 2019
The Latest: EU says current agreement is "best possible"
MUNICH - The European Union presidency says the deal with Britain on leaving the bloc is the “best possible agreement” and preferable to a “no-deal” Brexit. Romanian President ...
Feb 16, 2019

Employee being fired fatally shoots 5 co-workers in Illinois
AURORA, Ill. - A 15-year employee being fired from a suburban Chicago manufacturing company started shooting Friday, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was killed by p...
Feb 15, 2019

Payless ShoeSource to shutter all of its remaining US stores
NEW YORK - Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, joining a list of iconic names like Toys R Us and Bon-Ton that have closed down in the last y...
Feb 15, 2019
Alaska court strikes down 'medically necessary' abortion law
JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday struck down as unconstitutional a state law and regulation seeking to define what constitutes medically necessary abortions for purposes of Medicaid...
Feb 15, 2019

Kaepernick, Eric Reid settle collusion grievances with NFL
NEW YORK - With a public hearing looming and the threat of owners and league officials facing depositions, the NFL settled collusion cases brought by Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid. The league, about ...
Feb 15, 2019