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NPR producer Art Silverman uncovers New Jersey's filthy situation: the Passaic River. U.S. manufacturing was jump-started along its banks. Now the river is so toxic, part of it is a superfund site, and much of the rest is, as one writer puts it, "a toilet."

It started as a banner year for female candidates. More ran in party primaries than ever before, especially Republicans. Some posted big victories Tuesday. But for the first time since the 1970s, the total number of women in the new Congress will likely drop.

WeightWatchers CEO Sima Sistani says the old advice around losing weight through determination and resilience and willpower was wrong: "The truth is that this is a chronic condition."

Darrell Utley had no idea his client was a football star when they began American Sign Language lessons.

A car plowed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Biden's motorcade. The president and first lady were not harmed.

A new study showed that cats fetched objects instinctively, in the absence of overt training. Fetching is defined as when the animal retrieves an object that's thrown.

Mohammadi, vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, remains behind bars for her long-time work advocating for women's rights and democracy in Iran.

Evidence of the dust surfaced during an investigation into the West Virginia coal mine's explosion in April. Regulations require the removal or neutralization of built-up coal dust because of its explosive nature. Investigators say 79 percent of samples from the mine were not in compliance with federal standards.

Warplanes attacked the rebel-held oil port of Brega as opposition forces fought off an attempt by troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi to take control of the oil refinery. Gadhafi appeared to be pulling out all the stops to regain large swathes of rebel-controlled eastern Libya.

The Border Patrol points to three measures to prove Operation Streamline's success: It deters future illegal border-crossers, fewer people are apprehended for crossing illegally, and it allows the government to focus on more serious crime. But a closer look shows these arguments don't always hold up.