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In 2014, after disastrous spills and opposition from environmentalists, the Environmental Protection Agency imposed new rules on the storage of coal ash. Now utilities are planning to close down the ponds that hold the toxic ash, but it has to go somewhere. Environmentalists say the safest place for it is in securely lined landfills, such as the municipal landfill in Wayne County, Ga. Locals are fighting the plan, but there's not much they can do.

Pokemon Go has become a smartphone gaming sensation, generating $1.6 million in daily revenue by one estimate and boosting the market value of Nintendo. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to writer Glen Weldon about the hit game and the playing experience.

The sites where visitors normally reflect on somber themes ask players of the hot new mobile game not to chase cartoon characters there.

Over 20,400 pieces of gun-related legislation have been proposed in the past 25 years after mass shootings. Whether they tighten or loosen gun laws depends on the state's dominant political party.

Beijing rejects the ruling that China's claims are illegal. U.S.-China friction could grow over the Scarborough Shoal, also claimed by the Philippines.

Americans are feeling more confident about their finances according to a survey released on Tuesday by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Iranian prosecutors indicted several people with dual citizenship this week. Steve Inskeep talks to Haleh Esfandiari of the Woodrow Wilson Center about the indictments.

The Northwest Florida Daily News reports a driver closed her eyes to pray, and while her eyes were shut, she ran through a stop sign and struck a house. There was only minor damage.

A legally binding ruling from an international tribunal invalidated China's claims to the South China Sea. The country's vice foreign minister said, "I hope everybody puts the ruling in a paper bin."

While David Cameron is leaving the British prime minister's address, Larry the cat is keeping his position. Larry has what's been described as a "strong predatory drive."