Category Archives: CP World
Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan will stand
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government decision to reunite her with her Afghan family. ...
Feb 12, 2026
Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge agreed Thursday to block the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unl...
Feb 12, 2026
Oklahoma carries out its first execution of 2026 on a man convicted of double killing
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A man who admitted to killing two men in a drive-by shooting in 2006 was put to death Thursday in Oklahoma's first execution of the year. Kendrick Simpson, 45, was pronounced d...
Feb 12, 2026
Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the BBC is set to go to trial in 2027, US judge says
LONDON (AP) - President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC can go to trial in 2027, a U.S. judge has said. Judge Roy K. Altman of the federal court for the Southern District of Florida...
Feb 12, 2026
Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Trump administration is ending the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to thousands of arrests, violent protests and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens over the pa...
Feb 12, 2026
2 Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid dock in Cuba as US blockade sparks energy crisis
HAVANA (AP) - Two Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid docked in Cuba on Thursday as a U.S. blockade deepens the island's energy crisis. The ships arrived two weeks after U.S. President Dona...
Feb 12, 2026
What independents think of Trump's recent immigration actions, according to a new AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - About 6 in 10 U.S. adults say President Donald Trump has "gone too far" in sending federal immigration agents into American cities, according to a new AP-NORC poll that suggests poli...
Feb 12, 2026
Bangladesh votes in its first election since the 2024 Gen Z uprising that ousted Hasina
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Voters cast ballots across Bangladesh on Thursday in a parliamentary election seen as a critical test of the country's democracy after years of political turmoil. After a slow...
Feb 11, 2026
Deaths in Iran's crackdown on protests reach more than 7,000, activists say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The death toll from a crackdown over Iran's nationwide protests last month has reached at least 7,005 people killed with many more still feared dead, activists said ...
Feb 11, 2026
Deaths from Iran's crackdown on protests has surpassed 7,000, activists say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The death toll from a crackdown over Iran's nationwide protests has reached at least 7,002 people killed with many more still feared dead, activists said Thursday. T...
Feb 11, 2026
