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Beekeeper Hello Medina displays a beehive frame outfitted with a GPS locater that will be installed in one of the beehives he rents out, in Woodland, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. As almond flowers start to bloom, beekeepers rent their hives out to farmers to pollinate California's most valuable crop, but with the blossoms come beehive thefts. Medina says last year he lost 282 hives estimated to be worth $100,000, and is now installing GPS-enabled sensors to help find the stolen hives.

Beekeepers turn to anti-theft technology as hive thefts rise

About a thousand beehives worth hundreds of thousands of dollars have been reported stolen across California in the past few weeks.

Iran's regime has one response for popular uprisings: Crackdown

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about what's sustaining protesters in Iran and why he thinks the regime is incapable of reform.

Eric Carle with a cutout of his famously hungry caterpillar at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Mass.

Eric Carle, Creator Of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar,' Has Died

The beloved author and illustrator drew more than 70 books for kids — often about friendly bugs like that famous caterpillar. He said he got his inspiration from nature walks with his father.

How the Kurdish people's situation factors into protests over woman's death in Iran

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Meghan Bodette, the director of research at the Kurdish Peace Institute, about the protests in the Kurdish region in Iran following the death of a young woman last week.

300 miles away from London, residents of Newcastle watch Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral was watched by millions around Britain, including in the northern city of Newcastle.

Members of the Chicago American Giants pose for a team portrait in 1914 in Chicago. (L to R) (Front row) Billy "Little Corporal" Francis, Richard "Dick" Whitworth, Joseph Preston "Pete" Hill, Andrew "Rube" Foster, Bruce Petway, James "Pete" Booker, unidentified. (Back row) Bill Gatewood, Jesse Barber (aka Barbour), Leroy Grant, John Henry "Pop" Lloyd, Robert "Jude" Gans.

Opinion: Outplaying Segregation, Negro National League Hits 100-Year Milestone

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League as a response to segregation in major league baseball.

India held day of mourning for the queen, but many are indifferent to her death

India held a day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II. But her death has largely prompted indifference, or even anger, in the Commonwealth's biggest country.

Detail of Charlene Mosley's "Réveille-Mon-Amour," which will be on view at Sparks Gallery beginning May 15, 2022.

San Diego weekend arts events: A big weekend at Bread and Salt, Charlene Mosley, free opera and more

This weekend in the arts: Bread and Salt pulls out all the stops; Charlene Mosley's "Pollinators" opens at Sparks Gallery; Melinda Lopez's "Mala" takes the stage at The Old Globe; the Joffrey Ballet comes to town and a free, kid-friendly opera in Balboa Park.

Only 35% Canadians support its constitutional monarchy, but it won't be changing soon

The queen is still head of state in Canada. While her death is mourned there by many, the future role of the royals is being widely debated.

Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret at the microphone for Elizabeth's first broadcast. She is the future Queen Elizabeth II of England. 1940

The Queen At War

Airs Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, May 9 at 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

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