Bees Added To U.S. Endangered Species List For 1st Time
Seven species of the yellow-faced bee, which is the only bee native to Hawaii, have been designated as endangered. They're known for their yellow-to-white facial markings.
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Clinton Returns To Ohio To Share Vision For Equitable Economy
Hillary Clinton is campaigning in Ohio on Monday for the first time in weeks. She plans to discuss her vision for a more equitable economy as well as Donald Trump's taxes. Ohio is a state whose demographics favor Donald Trump with a greater number of blue collar white voters. Hillary Clinton has not been in Ohio in weeks but recently received the endorsement of hometown NBA hero LeBron James.
Trump Visits Colorado In Effort To Close Gap In Polls
Republican nominee Donald Trump is campaigning in Colorado Monday, following revelations that he would have been able to excuse himself from income tax payments for 18 years.
In Year Since Floods, South Carolina Struggles To Prepare For Future Disasters
One year ago, a large part of South Carolina was underwater. Unprecedented rainfall and breached dams flooded thousands of homes, businesses and roads. After a year of rebuilding, questions remain whether the state has taken enough steps to protect against another disaster.
Google Announces Improvements To Translation System
Google says that with certain languages, its new system — dubbed Google Neural Machine Translation — reduces errors by 60 percent. For now, it only translates from Mandarin Chinese into English. But the company plans to roll it out for the more than 10,000 language pairs now handled by Google Translate.
Clinton, Trump Present Starkly Different Messages On The Middle Class
The middle class is often the rhetorical focus of presidential candidates, but Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump discuss it in very different ways.
Vice Presidential Debates Provide Memorable Moments Of Campaigns Past
Vice presidential debates are rarely consequential in elections, but they have provided some of the most indelible moments from campaigns in the past.
Los Angeles Police Guided By Compassion In New Homeless Strategy
Los Angeles has a new strategy for policing the homeless: one guided by compassion. It's rolling out a new team of officers dedicated to "helping" rather than "dealing with" homeless people. They're acting more like social workers than cops.
U.S. Formally Suspends Talks With Russia On Syria
U.S. policy on Syria is back to the drawing board as it calls off military cooperation with Russia amid continued Russian airstrikes on civilian areas.
Outgoing Justice Dept. Chief Outlines Focus On Cyber Security
The leader of the Justice Department's national security division, who's leaving after 17 years of government service, says one of the biggest changes during his tenure is the commitment to punish nation states and individuals who hack U.S. infrastructure and businesses.