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This composite image shows five remaining candidates for the British Conservative Party leadership: Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss, Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak and Tom Tugendhat.

Here are the 5 candidates to replace U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson as Tory leader

The search is on for the next Conservative Party leader — and ultimately a new prime minister. This is a look at the contenders.

Abdulrazak Gurnah, a Tanzanian-born novelist and academic who lives in the U.K., poses with his 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature medal after being presented it at the Swedish ambassador's residence in London.

No black-tie dinner with the Swedish king for this year's Nobel Prize winners

Instead, most of the laureates are receiving their awards in their home countries because the pandemic has disrupted the ceremonies yet again.

Republican state officials in Louisiana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on which voters should be categorized as Black when testing whether a map of election districts dilutes the political power of Black voters.

Who counts as Black in voting maps? Some GOP state officials want that narrowed

Republican officials in Louisiana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to set a narrower definition of "Black" for redistricting that excludes some Black people and could minimize their voting power.

People line up to vote during parliamentary elections in Beirut, Lebanon Sunday, May 15, 2022.

Mired in crises, Lebanese begin voting for new parliament

Lebanese voted for a new parliament Sunday against the backdrop of an economic meltdown that is transforming the country.

LGBTQ flags fly in London's Hyde Park on July 24, 2021.

GLAAD gives social media giants poor grades over lack of protections for LGBTQ users

In a new report, GLAAD found that 84% of LGBTQ adults said not enough protections are on social media to prevent discrimination, harassment or disinformation.

Workers clean a gas station damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in New York City. Scientists warn that 60% of world oil reserves need to stay underground to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

To Avoid Extreme Disasters, Most Fossil Fuels Should Stay Underground, Scientists Say

Burning fossil fuels must decline almost immediately, a new study finds, for the planet to avoid more extreme floods, droughts and heat waves.

Kyle Rittenhouse, center, looks over to his attorneys as the jury is dismissed for the day during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on Thursday in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Kyle Rittenhouse is acquitted of all charges in the trial over killing 2 in Kenosha

Rittenhouse was 17 years old and armed with an AR-15-style rifle when he fatally shot two protesters and wounded a third in August 2020. A jury found he acted in self-defense on a night of unrest.

A worker fills a bottle with water on a farm during a drought in Firebaugh, Calif., on July 13.

Outdoor Workers Could Face Far More Dangerous Heat By 2065 Because Of Climate Change

A new report warns that outdoor workers are at risk of lost wages and dire health consequences if greenhouse gas pollution continues. People of color are especially vulnerable to harm.

'I, too, was living a double life': Why trans fans connect to 'The Matrix'

Long before writers Lilly and Lana Wachowski confirmed that the original film was written as a trans allegory, fans connected to its themes of self-actualization.

Gov. Gavin Newsom during The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas on Sept. 24, 2022. Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar

Gavin Newsom’s reelection campaign looks more like a run for president

California’s governor is spending more time and money on two ballot measures and a possible presidential run than his own reelection campaign.

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