Johnson seeks election as U.K. lawmakers deal him another blow

LONDON -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Wednesday for a national election on Oct. 15, saying it was the only way out of Britain's Brexit impasse after opposition lawmakers moved to block his plan to leave the European Union next month without a divorce deal. After lawmakers in the House of Commons approved a bill designed to halt a no-deal Brexit -- delivering the second setback to Johnson in as many days -- he said: "There is only one way forward for the country." Johnson insists Britain