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Oklahoma used to have more public shelters that could accommodate wheelchairs. But many have closed, and there's still no financial aid for renters with disabilities to build safe alternatives.

A 16-year-old Swedish activist has sailed the Atlantic to attend a U.N. climate summit. She's become a high-profile presence in climate diplomacy, and inspired teens to push for action.

Despite a federal moratorium, there have already been thirteen state executions this year. And in the next week, five people are scheduled to die.

A new program in Oregon lets drivers upload photos of roadkill, which officials say can help them identify dangerous hotspots and reduce the number of animals killed. It's one of several such programs that have sprouted up to protect wildlife from cars.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with conservation scientist Erik Meijaard about why Jakarta is sinking and the plan to move Indonesia's capital to Borneo — where a whole new set of problems awaits.

Sen. Lindsey Graham told reporters that he wanted to make it clear that a trial couldn't be dismissed before it started. The president has also been making an effort to meet with GOP senators.

Palestinian citizens of Israel are protesting because what they claim is police neglect has left their communities plagued by violent crime.

In a battleground county, in the battleground state of Wisconsin, impeachment proceedings played on TV. Views were mixed, and many voters say they are just too busy to keep close track of it all.

Is Georgia ready to cast its 16 electoral votes for a woman for president? We put that question to three women who have lived through a few election cycles in the state.

NPR's Noel King talks to Nigel Sizer, chief program officer at the Rainforest Alliance, about the impact the fires are having on the communities and species that live in the rainforest.