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The Lumber, or Lumbee River, in eastern North Carolina ranked No. 4 on the list due to PFAS and agricultural pollution.

A new type of glass frog has been discovered in Ecuador, and researchers have named it after weightlifter Neisi Dajomes, the first Ecuadorian woman to win an Olympic gold medal.

A nonprofit has submitted a proposal to purchase Crystal Towers for $1. A committee that includes current residents is set to review the plan next week.

Protesting the government by not paying taxes is one way to be heard. We talk with Ruth Braunstein about her book, My Tax Dollar: the Morality of Taxpaying in America.

Following a large-scale Russian hacking operation targeting routers, and new FCC guidance, what can you do to make sure your home internet connection is safe?

Israel is creating what it calls a buffer zone in southern Lebanon for a prolonged military occupation, with low expectations that direct talks with Lebanon will lead to quick action on disarming Hezbollah.

On Tuesday, the New Hanover County school board rejected a proposal to move a planned teacher workday to accommodate potential staff absences due to a rally in Raleigh. Some board members said they were initially torn, but eventually the board voted with one dissenting vote.

Republicans have been banking on a big tax refund season as part of their Big Beautiful Bill Act. But even with bigger refunds, few Americans believe the tax changes benefit them.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with James Wolff, the pseudonym of a former British intelligence officer who now writes about them in spy novels. His latest book is Spies and Other Gods.

A controversial Walnut Cove data center project is on hold after Stokes County commissioners reversed a rezoning decision tied to the plan. The developer says they will reapply.