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A flash flood plowed through a popular rural Arizona swimming hole Saturday afternoon, killing at least nine people, local authorities say. One person is missing.

Governments are watching lucrative alcohol tax revenues dry up, as people drink less. In Japan, a plan to counter that trend is running into controversy.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the city will start moving unhoused people to hotels and motels. Meanwhile, she signed an executive order to hasten the process of building affordable housing.

The U.S. census asked for more details about people's race and ethnicity in 2020 than ever before. New results show how many responded with identities such as Irish, Jamaican, Arab and Salvadoran.

Heavy rains and flooding killed 30 people in Beijing, bringing the death toll from the storms in the region to at least 34. More than 80,000 people have been relocated in Beijing.

The U.S. Supreme Court says cities can punish people for sleeping and camping in public places, overturning lower court rulings that deemed it cruel and unusual.

People with disabilities are asking the federal government to stop state and hospital policies that they fear will ration care in favor of younger and healthier people.

A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg's Soweto township has killed at least 15 people and left others in critical condition.

Hurricane Helene left widespread damage in western North Carolina, where officials are still looking for at least 600 people unaccounted for.

Floods from heavy seasonal rains have destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said. A U.N. official said the floods are a reminder of Afghanistan's vulnerability to the climate crisis.