Category Archives: CP World
DEA names Colombian president 'priority target' as US prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers
NEW YORK (AP) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a "priority target" by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe his alleged ties to drug ...
Mar 20, 2026
Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department filed a new lawsuit Friday against Harvard University, saying its leadership failed to address antisemitism on campus, creating grounds for the government to f...
Mar 20, 2026
Kuwait says its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery again hit in Iranian drone attacks, starting fire
Kuwait said Friday its Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery again came under attack by Iranian drones, which sparked a fire at several of its units. The refinery had been hit Thursday, sparking fires. Kuwait s...
Mar 19, 2026
Arizona community hits 110 degrees F, the highest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S.
THERMAL, Calif. (AP) - A desert community in southwestern Arizona reached 110 degrees (43.3 C) on Thursday, breaking a record for the highest March temperature ever recorded in the United States. The ...
Mar 19, 2026
US Mint can begin producing Trump commemorative gold coin after arts commission approves design
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal arts commission on Thursday approved the final design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump's image to help celebrate America's 250th birthd...
Mar 19, 2026
Treasury Department begins taking over student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, a first step toward shedding management of all student loans as Trump...
Mar 19, 2026
Missing US student’s body found in Barcelona
BARCELONA (AP) - Spanish authorities have found the body of missing college student from Illinois. The body of 20-year-old James "Jimmy" Gracey was found Thursday evening in the water off a Barcelona ...
Mar 19, 2026
Belarus releases 250 political prisoners in a deal with the US to lift some sanctions
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday ordered the release of 250 political prisoners as part of a deal with Washington that lifted some U.S. sanctio...
Mar 19, 2026
Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, a sizable amount that is certain to be met with questions from Congress, which would need to approve any ne...
Mar 19, 2026
Overnight storm in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, kills at least 15 people and injures several
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Heavy rains and strong winds lashed Pakistan's largest city overnight, killing at least 15 people and injuring several others as walls and roofs collapsed at multiple location...
Mar 18, 2026