Category Archives: CP_World

Police: Teen charged after gunshot at New Mexico high school
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - A 16-year-old student suspected of opening fire inside a high school in suburban Albuquerque was charged Thursday with attempting to commit murder and carrying a deadly weapon on sc...
Feb 14, 2019
Israeli spyware company NSO is re-acquired by its founders
JERUSALEM - An Israeli software firm known for its phone-surveillance technology said Thursday that it has been re-acquired by its founders. The NSO group announced that U.S.-based private equity firm...
Feb 14, 2019
Amazon dumps NYC headquarters and its promised 25,000 jobs
NEW YORK - Amazon abruptly dropped plans Thursday for a big new headquarters in New York that would have brought 25,000 jobs to the city, reversing course after politicians and activists objected to t...
Feb 14, 2019
Humbug holidays: US retail sales drop 1.2 pct in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales fell in December, posting the biggest drop since September 2009 and delivering more evidence that last year’s holiday sales fizzled unexpectedly. Even e-commerce s...
Feb 14, 2019

William Barr sworn in for 2nd stint as US attorney general
WASHINGTON - William Barr was sworn in Thursday for his second stint as the nation’s attorney general, taking the helm of the Justice Department as special counsel Robert Mueller investigates Ru...
Feb 14, 2019
Nightmare: Man's car stolen while he's asleep in back seat
NEWARK, Del. - A man’s nap in the back of his car in Delaware turned into a nightmare after the car he was sleeping in was stolen and crashed. Musician Justin Koerner told the News Journal he ha...
Feb 14, 2019

Avenatti says he has new video evidence against R. Kelly
CHICAGO - Attorney Michael Avenatti said Thursday he has given Chicago prosecutors new video evidence of R&B star R. Kelly having sex with an underage girl. Avenatti said the video isn’t the...
Feb 14, 2019
Boren's attorney describes university probe as 'persecution'
OKLAHOMA CITY - An attorney for former University of Oklahoma President David Boren said Thursday Boren denies any inappropriate behaviour during his more than 20 years at OU and described a universit...
Feb 14, 2019

Prada announces diversity council after blackface outrage
MILAN - Italian brand Prada said it is forming a diversity council to “elevate voices of colour within the company and fashion industry at large,” a move that follows accusations of racism...
Feb 14, 2019
Plaque that calls Native Americans 'savage enemies' removed
YARMOUTH, Maine - A Maine town has removed a 90-year-old cemetery plaque that referred to Native Americans as “savage enemies.” Yarmouth Town Manager Nat Tupper says the historical marker ...
Feb 14, 2019