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Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long standoff with police in the darkness of a disused gold mine.

A Powerball player in Portland, Ore., has won a $1.3 billion jackpot, ending a winless streak that stretched more than three months.

Despite an overall slight downturn in overall car crash deaths in Michigan, more pedestrians died when struck by vehicles.

Fossil fuel emissions have increased steadily for almost two centuries. Now, the world may soon reach an important turning point for climate change.

Large-scale battery storage helps maximize solar and wind energy, which often produce more energy than needed at the time. Jolt Energy Storage Technologies is raising $5.6 million to fund its first pilot project to prove that its flow battery technology can be a sustainable, inexpensive solution to the need for energy storage for utilities as well as other uses.

In a new report, Democrats are increasingly motivated by the issue of abortion - and increasingly supportive, as are independent voters. Republicans views have mostly remained the same.

Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission has updated regulations to allow electric bicycles on natural surface trails the state manages.

For the first time since 1996, both major parties have picked a veteran for vice president — a fact that some veterans' groups are hoping it leads to greater understanding of military and vet issues.

Five states have banned ranked choice voting in the last two months, bringing the total number of Republican-leaning states now prohibiting the voting method to 10. Missouri could soon join them.

Morning Edition traveled to Ferguson and spoke to residents and leaders who have continued pushing for change in the city that was thrust into the national spotlight after the killing of an unarmed 18-year-old.