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Tenants and members of the Upstate Downstate Housing Alliance from across the state demand New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislators pass universal rent control legislation at the state Capitol Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink/AP)

These States Are Turning To Rent Control: How It Affects Affordable Housing

Remember rent control? Across the country, there are new efforts to bring it back. Why now?

Zahura Sinan with a grandchild. She and her son's family have taken care of almost 150 Yazidi women and children rescued from ISIS.

'I Want To Go Back': The Yazidi Girls Who Did Not Want To Be Rescued From ISIS

The girls, ages 10 and 11, were held captive for years and remember nothing of their Yazidi heritage. They miss the ISIS woman who looked after them and tell rescuers they want to return to her.

Workers makes shoes at a factory in Jinjiang, in southeast China's Fujian province. Nearly all shoes sold in the U.S. are foreign-made. China's share has declined, but it's still a major source.

Why The American Shoe Disappeared And Why It's So Hard To Bring It Back

Footwear companies face big costs in potential new tariffs on more Chinese imports. Almost all shoes sold in the U.S. are made overseas. Only about 200 factories remain. One man tried to change that.

Rohingya refugees gather in the "no man's land" behind Myanmar's barbed-wire-lined border in Maungdaw district, Rakhine state, in 2018. Some 700,000 refugees fled into Bangladesh following a brutal crackdown by the Myanmar military in 2017.

Nearly 71 Million People Forcibly Displaced Worldwide As Of 2018, U.N. Report Says

The record number headlined the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' annual "Global Trends" report published Wednesday, just a day before World Refugee Day.

The White House honored economist Art Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. For decades, Laffer has promoted the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves, against all evidence to the contrary.

From A Napkin To A White House Medal — The Path Of A Controversial Economic Idea

Art Laffer received the Presidential Medal of Freedom Wednesday. For decades, Laffer has promoted the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves, against all evidence to the contrary.

Venezuela Faces Gas Shortages

Despite being home to the world's largest oil reserves, Venezuela is suffering a major gasoline shortage. It's because of economic mismanagement and U.S. sanctions.

Fanny Law, seen in a 2017 interview with <em>The South China Morning Post</em>, is a member of Hong Kong's Executive Council. She apologized on Wednesday for underestimating the backlash to a controversial now-withdrawn extradition bill.

Hong Kong Leaders Apologize For Extradition Bill As They Brace For More Protests

A day after Chief Executive Carrie Lam offered her mea culpa, two top advisers followed suit. But the apologies are unlikely to be enough to placate protesters.

A light armored vehicle is part of a new monument at the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum in London, Ontario. General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada is producing hundreds of LAVs for sale to Saudi Arabia.

For Saudi Military Vehicle Deal, Canada Weighs Jobs And Human Rights

An agreement for Canada to sell light armored vehicles to Saudi Arabia continues to stir debate.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is not moving forward with the confirmation process to take the job permanently, President Trump announced on Tuesday.

Shanahan Drops Out Of Running For Defense Secretary

The acting defense secretary "has decided not to go forward with his confirmation process," according to a tweet by President Trump.

City Of Dayton, Montgomery County Clash Over Water Service

Montgomery County officials say the City of Dayton may be in breach of their water service contract, and it’s asking state regulators to mediate the…

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