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Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval to loosen strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts mount about the strength of the trans-Atlantic alliance.

The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation is offering tips to avoid conflicts with coyotes as their breeding season begins.

Experts say the verdict has relevance for free speech issues nationwide.

Capable of holding over 300 crew members and larger than any Coast Guard vessel, the USS Gravely has been assigned to help tighten border security, operating in both domestic and international waters.

Research into some areas of the world that have a lot of centenarians shows that some of those people are no longer alive. Sometimes the fault is bad record-keeping and sometimes it's outright fraud.

The U.K. used coal power to drive the Industrial Revolution and expand the British Empire. It's now the first major economy to quit the fossil fuel, a primary contributor to global warming.

The billionaire philanthropist tells Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep his new TerraPower nuclear plant is safer than traditional builds. He's putting his own money behind the project.

Lower courts have said it's unconstitutional to punish people for sleeping outside if no shelter is available. Cities say these rulings have paralyzed their efforts to manage growing tent encampments.

The world population has topped 8 billion — but the growth rate is slowing. What does this mean for the decades to come?

California's Democratic leaders are worried about a potential clash with President-elect Donald Trump after he takes office over disaster aid to help those in Los Angeles after devastating wildfires.