We talk with horticulturist and entomologist Roberta Clark about your fall garden.

The Crested Caracara pulled its usual disappearing act in Wellfleet, and a Swallow tailed Kite in Mashpee just set a state record for the latest sighting ever. It's peak shorebird migration season, and it's time these underrated travelers got some airtime, with a beginner's guide to the sandpipers and plovers gathering on Cape Cod's flats before their long flights south.

Today on The Point, it’s our monthly Bird News with Mark Faherty.

Twice a week, the Family Table Collaborative's donated food truck pulls into Cape Cod parking lots, offering meals to anyone who shows up, no questions asked. What began as a pandemic stopgap has grown into a weekly lifeline serving up to 700 people, built almost entirely on volunteer labor and local generosity.

Nellie and Nathan Zalewski try to catch crabs. Produced by Mae Nagusky and Atlantic Public Media.

The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August. Scientists said the heat surge is mostly due to human-caused climate change.

Trump kicks off Republican midterm convention with primetime speech, Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether to hold secretary of state in contempt, Apple unveils new foldable phone.

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman starred in the 1998 film "Practical Magic," which has since become an "occult" hit. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Bullock about the long-delayed "Practical Magic 2."