Category Archives: CP World
Trump says he'll meet with Putin in Hungary. He first meets Friday with Zelenskyy at the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is redoubling his efforts to end the war in Ukraine, announcing a second meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin one day before sitting down with Ukraine's Volody...
Oct 16, 2025
Chief of staff of Yemen Houthi rebel's military dies from wounds suffered in Israeli airstrike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Israeli airstrike targeting the top leaders of Yemen's Houthi rebels in August killed the chief of staff of its military, officials said Thursday, further escalat...
Oct 16, 2025
Afghanistan’s Taliban government blames Pakistan for twin drone strikes on Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's Taliban government said Thursday that Pakistan had carried out two drone strikes on Kabul the previous day, just before the two neighbors announced a ceasefire ...
Oct 16, 2025
Embattled French PM Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence votes in Parliament
PARIS (AP) - French Prime Minister Sbastien Lecornu survived two votes of no-confidence Thursday that could have toppled his fragile new government and plunged France deeper into political chaos. The ...
Oct 16, 2025
In a regional first, Uruguay passes a law allowing euthanasia
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Uruguay's senate passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia on Wednesday, putting the South American nation among a handful of other countries where seriously ill patients can ...
Oct 15, 2025
Alaska airlifting hundreds from storm-devastated coastal villages
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - One of the most significant airlifts in Alaska history was underway Wednesday to move hundreds of people from coastal villages ravaged by high surf and strong winds from the remn...
Oct 15, 2025
Mississippi executes a man convicted of raping and killing a college student
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead a...
Oct 15, 2025
Ah, rats! Researchers say some other critter likely created Chicago's 'rat hole' sidewalk landmark
Ah, rats! Researchers think they have debunked the origin of Chicago's so-called "rat hole," one of the Windy City's weirdest local landmarks. Hold on. The rat hole wasn't what you think. It wasn't so...
Oct 15, 2025
Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board c...
Oct 15, 2025
Pakistan says it has agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan said Wednesday it agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire with Afghanistan following days of violence that have killed dozens of people on both sides of the border. Pakistan's Foreign ...
Oct 15, 2025