Only one bee was taken in a sampling, but its presence indicates there is likely a colony within a few miles of where it was found. Warmer weather, drought, likely favorable conditions for the Africanized honeybees, researcher says.
Month: September 2015
Bid to revive Export-Import Bank gets boost
Mounting job losses and a surprise political development are creating what may be another chance to revive a federal agency that fosters U.S. exports.
US stocks fall sharply on China growth worries
U.S. stocks are sharply lower in afternoon trading as investors worry about weakness in China’s economy.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wraps up marathon Silicon Valley visit at the SAP Center
Modi’s marathon visit over the weekend will end tonight when he addresses about 18,000 people at the SAP Center in San Jose, a sold out event that has thousands of the prime minister’s fans snaked outside the door and protestors chanting about digital privacy, gay rights and his role in the in the 2002 anti-Muslim riots that killed more than 1,000 people in Gujarat.
Paris has a day without cars
PARIS (AP) — Pretty but noisy Paris, its gracious Old World buildings blackened by exhaust fumes, is going car-less for a day.
Pope Francis urges Congress to embrace immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing before Congress, Pope Francis issued a ringing call to action on behalf of immigrants Thursday, urging lawmakers to embrace “the stranger in our midst” as he became the first pontiff in history to address a joint meeting of the legislators.
Google hosts Ahmed, the teen clockmaker detained last week
What a week it’s been for Texan 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed, detained last Monday for showing his teachers a homemade clock they thought looked like a bomb, and hobnobbing with Google co-founder Sergey Brin this Monday during a whirlwind trip to Silicon Valley.
Scott Walker to drop out of GOP presidential race, sources say
Scott Walker is dropping out of the Republican race for president, two people familiar with his decision told The Associated Press on Monday.
Valley Fire: Number of dead at 3, including former San Jose Mercury News reporter
Authorities have named two men, including a former San Jose Mercury News reporter, whose bodies they believe were found this week in the area devastated by the Valley Fire, which has scorched more than 70,000 acres.
Stanford University employee donates $3M to University of Arizona for research
Two University of Arizona alumni have donated $3 million to the Tucson school for anthropology field research by graduate students.
Bay Runner Towing 