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FBI personnel have fatally shot a man holding hostages in Bakersfield, California, police say

BAKERSFIELD, Cali. (AP) — A man holding hostages inside a building in California that houses a bank branch and school district office has been shot and killed by the FBI, police said Wednesday.

The suspect was killed in “an officer-involved shooting involving Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel,” the Bakersfield Police Department said in a statement. The standoff ended about 12 hours after police were called to the building, police said.

All the hostages are free and none was harmed, police said.

The standoff in downtown Bakersfield began Tuesday... Read More

Tropical Storm Amanda is the first of the Pacific hurricane season, meteorologists say

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Amanda formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, marking the first tropical cyclone of the season, the National Hurricane Center said.

The center of the storm was at sea and posed no immediate threat to land.

The Pacific hurricane season started May 15. The Atlantic hurricane season began Monday, and no cyclones have formed in that basin yet this year.

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A diet of royal jelly isn't the only thing that makes a queen bee

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 hive, including collecting food, nurturing young bees and caring for the queen, who lays all the eggs. New research reveals that the honeybees responsible for crafting the queen's home effectively run a fever to help melt and blend special chemicals into the wax.

“No one had ever thought that there might be a specialized group of workers that were building these queen... Read More

NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After six months of radio silence, NASA’s Maven spacecraft at Mars has been declared dead.

The space agency confirmed Wednesday that the mission had ended after more than a decade of observations.

Launched in 2013 to study the red planet’s atmosphere from orbit, Maven mysteriously fell silent in early December after passing behind Mars. Data indicated the spacecraft went into a fast spin, which disrupted its orbit and drained the onboard batteries.

A review board convened by NASA earlier this year concluded that the... Read More

Nas and Nicholas Britell help tell the story of the NBA Finals with spot debuting Wednesday

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The NBA brought in Grammy-winning rapper Nas and three-time Emmy-winning composer Nicholas Britell to help tell the tale of this season's NBA Finals.

The league debuted a new spot — “History is Calling” — promoting the finals early Wednesday, hours before the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks begin this year's title series.

Britell — the composer known for “Succession,” “Moonlight” and “Andor” — envisioned a piece that the league said, “draws inspiration from the emotional progression of basketball, from anticipation... Read More

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FBI personnel have fatally shot a man holding hostages in Bakersfield, California, police say

Tropical Storm Amanda is the first of the Pacific hurricane season, meteorologists say

A diet of royal jelly isn't the only thing that makes a queen bee

NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence

Nas and Nicholas Britell help tell the story of the NBA Finals with spot debuting Wednesday

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