Category Archives: CP_World
Trump-dominated board to close coal plant, despite his plea
FRANKFORT, Ky. - A federal utility board voted Thursday to close a coal-fired power plant in Kentucky, rejecting pleas from President Donald Trump and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and h...
Feb 14, 2019
Prominent art dealer sentenced to prison for tax fraud
NEW YORK - A prominent New York City art dealer once accused by Alec Baldwin of fraud was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for evading over $3 million in federal taxes, a crime that left he...
Feb 14, 2019
After shooting: 'You can't really trust other students'
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. - Some students have difficulty trusting classmates outside their circle. Parents say interactions with school staff are more impersonal. Teachers worry that added security detracts f...
Feb 14, 2019
Spielberg, Gaga, sign get-well card for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
LOS ANGELES - Steven Spielberg, Lady Gaga, Spike Lee and Glenn Close have a message for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Get well soon. They and three dozen Hollywood A-listers, from Bradley...
Feb 14, 2019
In El Chapo's state, people see little change with verdict
CULIACAN, Mexico - U.S. officials are hailing the conviction of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman as a victory for the Mexican people, but in the drug lord’s home state of Sinaloa, cradle to...
Feb 14, 2019
UK's May suffers embarrassing defeat on Brexit strategy
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered an embarrassing defeat by lawmakers Thursday in a vote that left her bid to secure a European Union divorce deal stuck between an intransigent EU a...
Feb 14, 2019
Hungry bear goes for ride after getting stuck on trash truck
WINDSOR, N.C. - Drivers were startled to see a hungry bear that got stuck in the back of garbage truck and took a ride across a stretch of eastern North Carolina. News outlets report that a motorist c...
Feb 14, 2019
Kansas library will keep 3 challenged books in kids section
ANDOVER, Kan. - A Kansas public library has rejected a request to move three children’s books with LGBT characters out of the children’s section. The Andover Public Library board of direct...
Feb 14, 2019
Too big to sell: Airbus bids pained adieu to superjumbo A380
TOULOUSE, France - To passengers, the A380 feels immediately different - spacious, smooth and oddly elegant for a jet so gargantuan. Yet to Airbus, it’s become a burden so super-sized that the E...
Feb 14, 2019
Producers plan TV show set, filmed in southeast Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska - Los Angeles-based producers are working to develop a TV series that would be set and filmed in southeast Alaska. Helena Sardinha and Rafael Thomaseto are planning an eight-episode ant...
Feb 14, 2019