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A white-throated round-eared bat (<em>Tonatia silvicola</em>) catches — and munches — a katydid on Barro Colorado Island in Panama. Katydids are "the potato chips of the rain forest," scientists say.

Sound Matters: Sex And Death In The Rain Forest

Scientists eavesdropping in trees have decoded a high stakes game of hide and seek. Katydids rely on ultrasound to find mates and listen for bats, which use ultrasound to find the bugs, and eat them.

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet face to face this week at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Trump Administration Quietly Starts Review Of China's Trade Status

The move is surprising to U.S.-China watchers, and comes just days before President Trump is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in person for the first time.

Jeffrey Lacker, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in Virginia, resigned on Tuesday.

Head Of Federal Reserve's Richmond Bank Resigns Over 'Improper Disclosure'

Jeffrey Lacker was under investigation for possibly disclosing confidential information to a Wall Street analyst in 2012. The Virginia bank president now says he regrets the role he "may have played."

OSHA says a manager's report of suspected fraudulent activity was at least partly responsible for his firing. Here, pedestrians pass in front of a Wells Fargo bank branch in New York earlier this year.

Wells Fargo Will Fight OSHA Order To Pay Whistleblower $5.4 Million And Rehire Him

The bank says it will appeal OSHA's order that it should compensate a manager who reported suspicions of fraud at Wells Fargo.

A view of a ballot scanner at a New York City Board of Elections voting machine facility warehouse just before last November's election.

State And Local Officials Wary Of Federal Government's Election Security Efforts

The federal government's new focus on election security has state and local officials concerned that they'll be told how to run their elections in the name of security.

Starsky Robotics is retrofitting large trucks to make them driverless. The startup hopes that by the end of the year, it will be able to operate a truck without a person physically sitting in the vehicle.

How Driverless Vehicles Could Harm Professional Drivers Of Color

African-American professional drivers earn a median annual wage nearly $2,500 higher than in nondriving jobs. For Hispanic drivers it's a $5,800 premium, and Native American drivers earn $2,000 more.

Koos Confident Slim Lead Will Hold; Tiritilli Hints At Recount

Students Gina Mathew (from left), Kali Poenitske, Maddie Baden, Trina Paul, Connor Balthazor and Patrick Sullivan at Pittsburg High School in Pittsburg, Kan. When reporters for the student newspaper there dug into the credentials offered by their new principal, they found issues that led to her resignation.

Kansas Student Newspaper's Fact Check Results In New Principal's Resignation

The principal, Amy Robertson, resigned after Pittsburg High School's student paper investigated her claim of having degrees from Corllins University, an entity whose legitimacy has been questioned.

Normal Mayoral Candidates To Stay On Pins And Needles For Two Weeks

Thirteen mail in ballots for Town of Normal races have already arrived at the McLean County Clerk's office the day after the election out of a total of…

Emergency Room Doctors Are Picking Noses — For Drug Delivery, That Is

Nasal versions of sedatives and overdose drugs are increasingly popular in emergency departments. Doctors like that they act quickly and don't require an IV to administer.

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