German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections, with his center-right party losing ground. The far-right Alternative for Germany party made significant gains.

President Trump has claimed that military operations are needed at his proposed triumphal arch in Washington D.C., in order to protect national security. A federal court is weighing the arch's legality.

In the bustling heart of the southern Indian city of Chennai is a market that never sleeps, where residents from the poorest neighborhoods wage a battle of survival with the sea.

In the Lower Ninth Ward, an old Family Dollar stands covered in graffiti. It looks abandoned. But inside, it's a treasure trove — clothing, home goods, toys and books. And everything is free.

Fox Corp. must turn over hundreds of documents that could shed light on how founder Rupert Murdoch handled some of his media companies' biggest scandals.

Grandparents taking care of their grandkids is nothing new. But the surging cost of childcare in the U.S. has made familial support even more critical for some parents who struggle to afford it.

Moscow's mayor described the wave of drones as the "largest ever" attack on the Russian capital and said there had been damage to a Moscow oil refinery and a residential building.

Tee up those entries: It's time for the next NPR College Podcast Challenge, and hear how the contest changed the lives of past participants.

Students: It's time to turn on the mic and hit 'record.' Send us your podcasts and we'll pick the best ones. It's $5,000 for our grand prize and $500 for our finalists.

State officials say the new SpaceX site will be a $100 billion investment and launch thousands of rockets. Lawmakers helped ease regulations and negotiations were covered under nondisclosure agreements.

Princess Diana's brother describes press coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan as a "cancerous influence in their life" and says he saw his sister cry "tears of despair" over interest in her.

Earl Spencer speaks to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg ahead of the publication of his book about his sister Diana, Princess of Wales.

"This is my swan song too. I'm not here to bang on about Diana, this is my final word, celebration of her", Earl Spencer told presenter Laura Kuenssberg.

Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Moscow's mayor says 450 drones were downed during the overnight barrage, in which two people died.

The singer spoke about Israel and Gaza after Macklemore was dropped from his tour for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage.

While Burnham praised the agreement, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey called it a "pretend" victory for Trump.

Trump said the updated plans were at the request of the US military and for national security purposes.

The widow of The Wanted singer Tom Parker has given birth after last year announcing the "devastating" loss of a stillborn baby.

Sir Ed blamed Donald Trump's war with Iran for damaging the UK economy and pushing fuel prices up.

Windows is getting more efficient. The updates, not so much

High time to stop kicking the security can down the road, investor tells The Reg

Report says estimates focused on GPUs miss the mountains of power, cooling, and networking gear destined for scrap

From Waterfox to LibreWolf and Pale Moon, there's a browser for almost every Mozilla dissenter

Devs cheer relief from compatibility headache

The Rust compiler remains unperturbed by the antics of the LLM

Executive order puts the kibosh on NDAs, limits permitting, and calls for stiffer environmental protections

Slinging coffee and waiting tables ain't just for liberal arts grads any more, say Census Bureau economists

Running multiple Claude sessions at once means less waiting around to hit your usage limit

Agentic exploits for the win (again)

Google’s threat intelligence group said it had a mole inside TeamPCP's inner circle.

Unlike previous Ferrari four-seaters, this one is better for humans than cargo.

Isotope ratios provide a hint that the giants were actively managing temperatures.

Research suggests that bilingualism can offer cognitive benefits.

Chariklo is only about 250 km across, but it has two rings, and they're changing.

But the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.

FAA plans for AI tool to help manage DC air traffic before a nationwide rollout.

FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.

Rare cells with widespread connectivity seem to be able to trigger sleep.

The Federal Register website briefly used an open source Chinese AI search tool.