Scientists taught a few bees to pull on a string for a treat. Then a bunch of other bees caught on.; Bruce Springsteen: ‘The republic is under siege by a moron’; ‘Not strong enough anymore': Chrissy Teigen goes private on Twitter, devastating fans; Samsung Galaxy ‘safe’ replacement phone reportedly catches fire — on a plane; LA sheriff’s deputy fatally shot during burglary call. Had won medal of valor for rescue.; He preferred death to life ‘in this hellhole’. The merciless Barney Fuller gets his wish.; Gun goes off in car. Atlanta businesswoman dies. Everything else is a mystery.; ‘It’s not in your head’: Striking new study links birth control to depression; ‘I deserve . . . peace': Rapper Kid Cudi checks into rehab for ‘suicidal urges’; ‘She wouldn’t listen': A wrenching story of an ‘honor killing’ in Pakistan; The creepy clown crisis: White House defers to FBI. Stephen King hits ‘hysteria.’; Historian tortured, killed for first edition of ‘Wind in the Willows,’ prosecutor tells British jury;   Stories from All Over   Stingray kills Singapore aquarium diver as barbed spine pierces his chest The extraordinarily rare incident marks the first such death in the country. By Ben Guarino  •  Read more » Scientists taught a few bees to pull on a string for a treat. Then a bunch of other bees caught on. The scientists successfully trained 23 of 40 bees to pull a fake flower out from under a table. By Ben Guarino  •  Read more »   Bruce Springsteen: ‘The republic is under siege by a moron’ "I admire Kaepernick, but it's a very difficult field to be outspoken in," he told Rolling Stone. By Fred Barbash  •  Read more »   ‘Not strong enough anymore': Chrissy Teigen goes private on Twitter, devastating fans “It’s not haters or trolls or generally mean people,” she tweeted, according to Time magazine. “I just feel like I’m absorbing bad s--t 24/7. My body and mind cannot handle it anymore.” By Katie Mettler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Samsung Galaxy ‘safe’ replacement phone reportedly catches fire — on a plane Smoke began pouring from Brian Green's replacement phone as he prepared for a flight, causing the Southwest Airline flight to be evacuated. By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more »   LA sheriff’s deputy fatally shot during burglary call. Had won medal of valor for rescue. Sergeant Steve Owen, a 29-year-veteran, was trying to stop a burglary when he was shot in the face, officials said. He is the first on-duty sheriff's deputy in Los Angeles to die from gunfire in more than a decade. By Derek Hawkins  •  Read more »   He preferred death to life ‘in this hellhole’. The merciless Barney Fuller gets his wish. "I just regret that this little, plain, country, nice, sweet family - bless their heart - moved in next door," said the prosecutor of the couple Fuller killed. By Fred Barbash  •  Read more »   Gun goes off in car. Atlanta businesswoman dies. Everything else is a mystery. Why did the husband, a lawyer, pull out a gun anyway? Police are still investigating. By Ben Guarino  •  Read more »   ‘It’s not in your head’: Striking new study links birth control to depression The finding produced some snarky debate. By Katie Mettler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ‘I deserve . . . peace': Rapper Kid Cudi checks into rehab for ‘suicidal urges’ "My anxiety and depression have ruled my life for as long as I can remember and I never leave the house because of it,” Cudi wrote. By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more »   ‘She wouldn’t listen': A wrenching story of an ‘honor killing’ in Pakistan After a local police superintendent in Pakistan allowed AP reporter Kathy Gannon to sit with Mubeen Rajhu in jail and interview him, she produced a remarkable glimpse into the mind of an “honor killer” and those who egged on Rajhu. By Fred Barbash  •  Read more »   The creepy clown crisis: White House defers to FBI. Stephen King hits ‘hysteria.’ "They are unfamiliar and come from a different era,” one child psychologist said about clowns. “They don't look funny, they just look odd." By Ben Guarino  •  Read more »   Historian tortured, killed for first edition of ‘Wind in the Willows,’ prosecutor tells British jury Historian and rare book dealer Adrian Greenwood was found dead in his home in Oxford, England. By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Switch The day's top stories on the tech industry and tech in our lives. Sign Up »         Share Morning Mix:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Morning Mix. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071