From a state worker return-to-office policy to possible heat wave power shutoffs, Bee reporters tracked several developing stories Tuesday. Here is a quick digest of today’s top stories: A heat wave ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified a group of worker honeybees that are specially adapted to build their queen's waxy abode within the hive. Worker bees perform a myriad of jobs to keep up the ...

A queen bee may be shaped by more than its famous royal diet. “The discovery is very cool and thought-provoking,” says Thomas Seeley, a biologist at Cornell University who was not involved in the work ...

SAN ANTONIO — Three people were hospitalized Tuesday morning after being stung multiple times by aggressive bees at a northeast side home, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. Firefighters ...

(NEXSTAR) — The rusty patched bumble bee was once found in roughly half the U.S., from Maine down south to Georgia and as far west as the Dakotas. Today, only about a dozen states have recorded ...

WASHINGTON — The 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee started on Tuesday with 247 spellers. After the semifinals on Wednesday, only nine spellers remained. The spellers in this year's bee represent all ...

A third grader from Mercer County made an impressive debut at the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday before getting tripped up on a written test. Sid Srinivasan, 9, ...

America’s bees and beekeepers are losing a valuable ally just when they need its help most. The closure comes at a critical moment for bees. In winter 2025, many beekeepers lost over half their ...

The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, continuing a more than century-old tradition. The three-day competition begins Tuesday and ...

Lest you think that the revived Ram TRX is the only performance truck Stellantis has cooking, we’d like to point to the company’s just revealed new Rumble Bee lineup of pickups that offer not one, not ...