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British PM Boris Johnson's government is in turmoil as 2 Cabinet ministers resign

To lose one Cabinet minister may be seen as a misfortune, but to lose two looks like carelessness. That's what British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces after two key members of his Cabinet quit.

In this Jan. 21, 2020, file photo, state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif.

California eyes banning loitering for prostitution arrests

California lawmakers have finally sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would bar police from making arrests on a charge of loitering for prostitution, nine months after it passed the Legislature.

Housing activists in Swampscott, Mass., on Oct. 14, 2020. A congressional report finds that four corporate landlords acted aggressively to push out tenants during the first year of the pandemic, despite a federal eviction moratorium and billions in emergency rental aid.

Corporate landlords used aggressive tactics to push out more tenants than was known

Congress finds four companies appeared to have a strategy to get tenants to leave during the pandemic. Many faced eviction after missing only one payment, and while waiting for emergency rental aid.

Farmers harvest with their combines in a wheat field near the village Tbilisskaya, Russia, July 21, 2021.

Global food prices rising because of Russian invasion; hunger, malnutrition, more violence could follow

The Russian invasion is taking a direct toll on the people of Ukraine, but its repercussions are far reaching.

Many hospitals are now partnering with financing companies to offer payment plans when patients and their families can't afford their bills. The catch: the plans can come with interest that significantly increases a patient's debt.

How banks and hospitals are cashing in when patients can't pay for health care

Some credit cards advertised by hospitals lure in patients with rosy promises of convenient, low-interest payments on big bills. But interest rates soar if you can't quickly pay off the loan.

Palm trees against cloudy skies in the Golden Hill neighborhood of San Diego, Calif. Southeastern San Diego County is under a flash flood warning until 5:15 p.m. Friday due to thunderstorms. Sept. 24, 2021.

Flash Flood Warning Issued For San Diego County Friday Afternoon

Southeastern San Diego County is under a flash flood warning until 5:15 p.m. Friday due to thunderstorms.

A jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay millions of dollars for spreading lies about the Sandy Hook school massacre. But his influence in right-wing media and politics remains strong.

How Alex Jones helped mainstream conspiracy theories into American life

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay millions in damages for spreading lies about the Sandy Hook school massacre. But even if the penalties shut down Infowars, his influence will remain.

Alex Murdaugh, left, has been charged with murdering his wife and son. He's seen here walking into court for a bond hearing last September.

Here are the twists and turns in the Murdaugh murder case in S.C.

Lawyer Alex Murdaugh's indictment on charges that he murdered his wife and son is the latest bombshell to drop in a case that has transfixed the public.

Israeli army soldiers guard a section of Israel's separation barrier last year in the West Bank village of Nilin, west of Ramallah. Two Palestinian men were critically injured by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, the latest incident in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Israeli troops wound 2 Palestinians during new Israeli-Palestinian violence

Israel has carried out a wave of arrest raids after Palestinian assailants killed at least 14 people inside Israel. At least 25 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in recent weeks.

Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya urged the General Assembly to adopt a draft resolution suspending Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council, saying thousands of Ukrainians have been killed, tortured, raped and robbed by Russia's military.

U.N. members vote to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council

China was among those voting against the resolution, saying human rights were being politicized. Ukraine's U.N. ambassador said the case for suspending Russia is "obvious and self-explanatory."

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