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In the Florida Everglades alligators are in trouble.The reptiles are scrawny, weighing 80 percent of what they should. The alligators grow slower, reproduce less and die younger.Researchers are trying to understand why the Everglades' iconic species is in decline and what it means for the ailing river of grass.

Kevin Bales' book, Blood and Earth, explains why slavery in the world's lawless zones is essential to operate mines that pose a grave threat to the environment.

Something very big, out beyond Neptune, is warping the orbits of small, icy objects circling our sun. Astronomers haven't seen it yet, but say the culprit could be a planet with 10 times Earth's mass.

Some 200 volunteers are fanning out across Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties Wednesday, getting a sense of the scope of the region’s homeless population. They’re combing the streets, woods and shelters taking a one-day snapshot of the homeless population.

Gunmen stormed a university campus, killing more than a dozen people. The attack triggered a gunbattle with police and army troops. The four attackers reportedly died in the attack.

Authors John Donvan and Caren Zucker say parents have been "unsung heroes" in spurring more research on autism, and in getting many more kids out of institutions and into schools.

Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money, says the Kochs didn't grow up in "the usual cozy, all-American family." Their parents were away much of the time, and competition between the brothers was fierce.

Four adult siblings agree to spend one final summer vacation together in Tessa Hadley's new novel. Reviewer Maureen Corrigan says The Past is "as disturbing as it is diverting."

The men and women asking for change at Seminole County’s busy intersections might have to buy a permit to do so. A group of residents wants the county to require a permit for panhandling. 90.7’s Renata Sago has more.

In Pakistan's capital, teenagers in a group called Route 66 get their kicks drag racing illegally on the city's wide avenues. They're worried more about punishment from their parents than from police.