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Beekeepers lost nearly half of their honeybee colonies last year. Without bees, farmers can't grow the fruits and plants that feed us. So farmers are working harder to get their crops pollinated.

The spate of nationwide layoffs continues. Companies announced cuts to more than 40,000 on Monday. Barry Ritholtz, CEO and director of equity research at Fusion IQ who writes about the economy at his blog, The Big Picture, says layoffs are likely to continue for some time to come.

Specifically, North Carolina’s policy bars treatment or studies “leading to or in connection with sex changes or modifications and related care," while West Virginia’s bars coverage of “transsexual surgery.”

The Paris Olympic opening ceremony delivered an amazing spectacle. Thousands of athletes floated down the Seine as more than 400,000 people lined the banks to take it all in.

As a national conversation about stricter gun control takes shape in the wake of the Newtown shooting, some are arguing instead for arming school personnel. Supporters say having armed school officials would help prevent shootings and enable staff to protect children if one occurs.

Vice President Harris is only just beginning to lay out her policy platform for her compressed election race. Here’s what we know so far.

The Library of Congress preserved recordings from Marine Corp combat correspondents at Iwo Jima that included interviews with soldiers, music and the sounds of war.

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, this Veteran's Day weekend, we hear from Anna Cherepnina, who was trying to help troops in Afghanistan deal with combat stress when she was sent reeling with a series of tragic losses.

Hiring slowed a bit in March, as U.S. employers added 236,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.5%, even as nearly half-a-million new people joined the workforce.

The tiny Seattle suburb of SeaTac, home to the airport of the same name, is the latest front in the battle for "living wage" ordinances. On this fall's ballot is a measure mandating a $15 an hour floor for large hospitality and transportation companies. $15 is higher than the base wage in neighboring suburbs, but the heart of economic activity in SeaTac is the international airport — and that's not about to move.