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FILE - An elephant is hoisted into a transport vehicle at the Liwonde National Park southern Malawi, July 10 2022. In neighbouring Zimbabwe, National Parks is moving more than 2,500 wild animals from a southern reserve to one in the country’s north to rescue them from drought, as the ravages of climate change replace poaching as the biggest threat to wildlife. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondo, File)

Climate change is forcing Zimbabwe to move thousands of animals in the wild

Zimbabwe has begun moving more than 2,500 wild animals to rescue them from drought, as the ravages of climate change replace poaching as the biggest threat to wildlife.

Jackson State University talks about his city's water supply crisis

NPR talks with Jackson State University President Thomas Hudson about longstanding problems with the Jackson, Mississippi water system that preceded flood damage to the city's water supply.

Democrat Mary Peltola defeats Sarah Palin in special election for Alaska house seat

Democrats scored a notable win last night in Alaska, defeating former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in the process.

Biden to give a speech in Pennsylvania on the 'battle for the soul of the nation'

President Biden is reviving the central theme of his campaign: the battle for the soul of the nation. He's giving a prime-time speech tonight, kicking off a push to help Democrats in the midterms.

There aren't enough young farmers. Congress is looking to change that

Attracting a younger generation is key to building a sustainable food system, but getting access to land is a huge barrier to entering farming, according to a new survey.

Trump's lawyers and DOJ head to court over request for independent arbiter

Former President Donald Trump's legal team has presented a document to a Florida court pressing the request for an independent arbiter to review what the FBI seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.

"Rainbow fentanyl" comes in a variety of attractive colors. These pills are made to look like the legal prescription drug oxycodone. Credit: DEA

DEA warns brightly-colored Fentanyl in New York targets children for addiction

The look is part of a deliberate strategy by drug cartels to target young children.

FILE - In this July 1, 2016 file photo, drivers work their way out of Dallas during rush hour. The U.S. government's road safety agency says traffic deaths fell by a small amount for the second straight year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attributed the 2.4% drop partially to technology in newer vehicles that can prevent crashes. The agency says the downward trend is continuing into 2019. First-half estimates show fatalities down 3.4%. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Pregnant woman who claimed her fetus was an HOV lane passenger gets another ticket

Brandy Bottone got the first traffic violation dismissed, arguing that under Texas' abortion law, her fetus counted as a person. She's hoping to make the same argument again.

U.S. jobs market is likely to be another bright spot in the economy this month

Economists believe the US job market remained tight in August, with unemployment hovering around 3.5 percent. NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the latest.

Police seeing more drug overdoses at the New York State Fair

"We had about four or five on the grounds, even before the fair started. So there were a number of workers who overdosed."

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