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The Great Salt Lake is roughly 8-9 feet lower than it should be. A snowy winter recently has helped lake levels some.

Climate change and a population boom could dry up the Great Salt Lake in 5 years

Utah leaders are under pressure to end water diversions and enforce tougher restrictions in order save the drying Great Salt Lake. A recent report predicted it will completely dry in five years.

A boy works in a coal mine north of Kabul. Afghanistan's state-run coal industry is going strong in an otherwise shattered economy. Many underage workers are the ones who are extracting the coal.

In Afghanistan, coal mining relies on the labor of children

Since the return of the Taliban, Afghanistan's coal exports have increased — and so has child labor. At a coal mine in Baghlan province, boys earn between $3 and $8 for a day's work.

An iceberg floats past Bylot Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Sea-iceless summers in the Arctic are projected to occur in a little over a decade, according to a study published by Nature Climate Change.

The melting Arctic gets a U.S. ambassador and an influx of military cash

As climate change warms the arctic, the Defense Department is expanding its mission to meet a new territorial conflict. It will be a top issue for the United States' first ambassador to the Arctic.

Lawmakers have a narrow window to approve a stopgap funding measure and avoid a possible government shutdown beginning in October. Leaders of the House and Senate say a temporary spending bill is needed to work on yearlong bills.

Senate returns and faces deadline to avoid shutdown and questions about McConnell

Congress faces a tight deadline to pass a short term spending bill and avoid a shutdown. Also Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell faces questions about his health following a second public episode.

Sepp Kuss, overall leader of La Vuelta cycling race in Spain, has found his most persistent challengers to be his own teammates. He's seen here after Friday's stage.

U.S. cyclist Sepp Kuss has won Spain's La Vuelta. His biggest rivals? His team

American Sepp Kuss has won La Vuelta, a cycling jewel, after getting help from two teammates who have won six Grand Tour titles between them.

Caitlin Clark once dreamed of going to UConn. Now, she'll face them in the Final Four

Clark's freshman year at Iowa ended with a Sweet 16 loss to UConn. Now, with her aim on Iowa's first-ever championship to cap off her final season, a Final Four win over the Huskies must come first.

Six months out from the election, Wisconsin students weigh voting for Biden

Wisconsin's young voters — who have turned out in big numbers in recent elections — are key for either candidate to win the state. But Biden is facing some skepticism on the state's college campuses.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of the U.S. competes in a women's 400-meter hurdles heat at the Paris Olympics on Sunday in Saint-Denis, France.

What to look forward to in the final leg of the Paris Olympics

There's still a week's worth of medals to be handed out, as competitions ramp up in track and field, soccer and boxing. The excitement has yet to begin in breaking, Taekwondo and weightlifting.

As Trump Pushes Theory Of Virus Origins, Some See Parallels In Lead-Up To Iraq War

The White House continues to say the coronavirus may have leaked from a Chinese lab. That's at odds with the assessment of the intelligence community and reminds some of the run-up to the Iraq war.

Trump Tells Woodward He Deliberately Downplayed Coronavirus Threat

A new book by Bob Woodward reveals that President Trump thought the threat posed by the coronavirus was much worse than what he revealed publicly. Woodward's book Rage is due out next week.

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