Category Archives: CP_World

Likely deal would give Trump fraction of desired wall money
WASHINGTON - Congressional bargainers are working toward a border security deal amid indications that the White House is preparing to accept a bipartisan agreement that would give President Donald Tru...
Feb 09, 2019

2nd woman accuses Virginia official of sexual assault
WASHINGTON - A second woman accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault Friday, saying the Democrat raped her 19 years ago while they were both students at Duke University. Calls for hi...
Feb 09, 2019

Snow storm wallops Seattle, people rescued in Sierra Nevada
SEATTLE - A winter storm pounded Washington state Friday, forcing the cancellation of 200 flights in Seattle as officials worked to get people off the streets and into shelters during the nation’...
Feb 09, 2019
Grammy weekend kicks off with honour for Dolly Parton
LOS ANGELES - Nobody pokes more fun at Dolly Parton - all hair, sequins, nine-inch nails and five-inch stilettos - than the country superstar herself. Parton was celebrated for her musical achievement...
Feb 09, 2019

Janelle Monae applauds jump in Grammy nominations for women
LOS ANGELES - At a pre-Grammy brunch honouring Janelle Monae, a few hundred music industry players and performers packed tightly in a room to hear the singer speak passionately about women being the b...
Feb 09, 2019

'This Is Us' star Milo Ventimiglia honoured at Harvard
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - “This Is Us” actor Milo Ventimiglia was Friday as Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Farkas Hall in Cambridge. The Emmy-nominated...
Feb 08, 2019

NY gov raps Amazon critics amid report company's rethinking
NEW YORK - Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Friday about what he called “political pandering” to critics of Amazon’s proposed secondary headquarters amid a report that the company is reconsi...
Feb 08, 2019

'Big Little Lies' stars superfan Meryl Streep in new season
PASADENA, Calif. - Meryl Streep says she was addicted to “Big Little Lies” and welcomed the chance to be part of its second season. HBO’s hit, award-winning limited series returns in...
Feb 08, 2019
The Eagles tells tribute show it doesn't have music rights
TUCSON, Ariz. - A manager for the band The Eagles says a Canadian company bringing an Eagles “Hotel California” tribute show to Tucson didn’t have a license to use the band’s m...
Feb 08, 2019

Volunteers ready US aid set for Venezuela as Maduro digs in
CUCUTA, Colombia - Dozens of volunteers prepared sacks of rice, canned tuna and protein-rich biscuits for malnourished children at a warehouse on the Colombian border on Friday as Venezuela’s op...
Feb 08, 2019