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We'll preview the upcoming Columbus Comedy Festival, VIVO Music Festival and learn about the Older Wiser Lifelong Scholars (OWLS) program.

Last month, the rapper was recommended for clemency after serving 21 years in prison for a crime he says he did not commit. Now he tells NPR about his time behind bars and his hope for life outside.

Public beaches along the Lake Ontario shoreline are under water, which may put a damper on some summer plans.

A magical landscape, the sounds of a slithery theremin and one elastic dancer offer an oasis of tranquility in a hectic world.

Also: The Supreme Court will hear a case on congressional redistricting; Democrats will protest Senate Republicans' handling of health care legislation; and a Julius Caesar play is interrupted again.

Also: A sharp earthquake jolts Montana; protesters gather in Hamburg, Germany, ahead of the G20 summit; and replicas of two of Christopher Columbus' ships are sailing up a New York river.

As we head into the fun and (hopefully) sun of the Memorial Day weekend, it's also good to pause and reflect on the paradoxical nature of the holiday, as…

Chinese-born composer Du Yun has taken home the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for music for her opera Angel's Bone, a work that melds fantasy with an allegory about human trafficking.

Biologists with the USFWS work to monitor and track the progress of the Lake Sturgeon in the lower Niagara River.

Also: Puerto Rico struggles to secure clean water and food; the ex-CEO of Equifax apologizes for the massive security breach; and officials in Catalonia say an independence referendum is approved.