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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disembarks upon his arrival at Hiroshima Airport in Japan on the second day of the G-7 Summit Leaders' Meeting on May 20, 2023.

Zelenskyy arrives at G-7 summit in Japan as leaders ramp up pressure on Russia

On his arrival, Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram: "Japan. G7. Important meetings with partners and friends of Ukraine. Security and increased cooperation for our victory. Today, peace will be closer."

ORDA Board approves infrastructure improvements at Belleayre, Gore and Lake Placid facilities

The Olympic Regional Development Authority Board of Directors approved about $38 million in facility upgrades at its latest meeting.

Marijuana Cannabis plant in Hopewell Junction, NY

New York approves two cannabis delivery dispensaries

The New York State Office of Cannabis Management has approved two delivery-only adult-use cannabis retailers. One of them is located in Plattsburgh.

A picture prior to the central bank session of the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Niigata, Japan, on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

G-7 finance leaders pledge to contain inflation and to continue support for Ukraine

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs ended talks in Japan with a joint statement pledging to bring inflation under control while aiding those suffering the most from surging prices.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks with members of the press from Capitol Hill on Sunday after participating in a phone call on the debt ceiling with President Joe Biden.

Biden and McCarthy set to meet again Monday for debt ceiling talks

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters he had a "productive" phone call with President Biden as he travels back to Washington. Negotiators for the pair will resume talks Sunday evening.

Marcia Williams reacts after an unidentified person comes forward with information about the disappearances during a press conference in 2013.

Two missing men, one deputy, zero charged. Join us on a pursuit for answers

The podcast The Last Ride examines systemic problems in media and policing and illuminates the deep wounds that are left when no one is held accountable.

This high school senior's science project could one day save lives

An 18-year-old from Texas created an app using artificial intelligence that may someday help detect suicide risk.

In 'Julieta and the Romeos,' a teen aims to uncover the identity of her mystery man

In Maria E. Andreu's latest YA romance, Julieta Toledo escapes into writing, the perfect haven for her increasingly runaway imagination. There she connects with the mysterious "Happily Ever Drafter."

Water levels at Lake Powell, the nation's second-largest reservoir, remain critically low because of a climate-change driven megadrought and overuse of the Colorado River's water.

More than half of the world's largest lakes are shrinking. Here's why that matters

Human actions have caused "significant declines" in the amount of water stored in 53% of the planet's largest lakes and reservoirs. Climate change and overconsumption are the primary drivers.

Chonkasaurus the snapping turtle rests on a pile of rusty chains along the Chicago River.

Opinion: Progress can be a turtle

NPR's Scott Simon considers Chicago's newest star, a snapping turtle nicknamed Chonkasaurus.

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