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Every month, oil and gas operations dump millions of gallons of wastewater on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. Under a long-standing EPA loophole, it's perfectly legal. Internal agency documents obtained by NPR show the water contains toxic chemicals, including known carcinogens and radioactive materials, that end up in natural rivers.

The Minnesota congresswoman is rising to the top tier of Republican presidential hopefuls, buoyed by a new Iowa poll and money-raising prowess. But some question whether the gaffe-prone candidate can sustain a competitive campaign.

Some 55 million Social Security recipients will get a 3.6 percent increase in benefits next year, their first raise since 2009.

The breast cancer organization has suffered one of the worst public relations disasters in recent memory. Komen relies heavily on positive associations with its cause, but restoring its luster will be quite a task.

The release today of previously unavailable data from the 1940 census will offer a look at how much — or how little — America has changed.

The federal courthouse in Manhattan has seen a series of high-profile terrorism cases before now, but the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other Guantanamo detainees will be the most scrutinized by far. Melissa Block talks about some of the legal obstacles to come with Joshua Dratel, a consultant with the ACLU's John Adams Project, which fought on behalf of Guantanamo detainees to get their cases transferred out of military court.

Strategy and prevention were among the issues discussed in San Diego by the California State Assembly's Select Committee on Homelessness.

The Environmental Protection Agency and Earth Day share the same 40th anniversary Thursday. While California has recently been on the leading edge of some stringent environmental regulations, the EPA has not always followed the state's lead.

The relatively clean gas is replacing dirty coal-fired power plants. That's good news for the environment. But in the long run, cheap natural gas might delay the transition to even cleaner sources of energy, such as wind and solar power.

The deadline for parents to enroll their kids with pre-existing medical conditions in low-cost health insurance is Tuesday.