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Her parents were in exile from South Africa. She went to an international school in Kenya. And she never expected to wear the tiara.

Beekeepers make money renting out hives to pollinate crops. But in California, thefts are on the rise. That's led to a hive shortage that is driving up demand, costs — and more thefts.

In reality, Earth's days are getting longer. To change our perception that time goes more quickly as we age, we need to carve in a bit of time to just be, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser.

If confirmed, agriculture secretary nominee Sonny Perdue confronts an industry in search of stability. In the Corn Belt, farmers wonder about the government programs they rely on.

After Kathrine Switzer entered the marathon in 1967 — without telling organizers she was a woman — the race director tried to rip her numbers off. She finished anyway. She ran the race again in 2017.

In an interview with NPR, CIA Director John Brennan talked about Russian hacking, the ongoing conflict in Syria and his plans for life as a civilian after he leaves his post in January.

The Electoral College will vote Monday for the next president. The 538 electors have enormous power and are supposed to vote as the people of their state voted. On rare occasions, some electors don't.

Babies exposed to marijuana smoke have metabolites of the drug in their urine, researchers say. They think that secondhand marijuana smoke will prove to be as dangerous as secondhand tobacco smoke.

America remembers the fallen — and how the nation responded to what President Franklin Roosevelt called a "date which will live in infamy."