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A woman rides an escalator past closed storefronts inside the largely empty White Flint Mall, in Bethesda, Md., in 2014. The mall closed last year.

As Their Anchors Sink, Malls Try To Present Retail 'Experience'

With more department stores closing, some owners are trying to make malls "more experiential," adding gyms and theaters. One developer is targeting Hispanics with regular concerts and festivities.

Bayer Makes $62 Billion Play For Monsanto

Germany's Bayer corporation says Monsanto is worth $62 billion. That works out to a 37 percent premium over Monsanto's stock price from a few days ago. Bayer is sending a signal it is serious about taking over Monsanto, and it's willing to take on a lot of debt in order to do so.

A volunteer stands to the entrance of the 5000 Poppies Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, created by Australians Lynn Berry and Margaret Knight with designer Phillip Johnson. The project began as a small tribute to Berry and Knight's fathers, who fought in World War II.

London Flower Show Hopes You Will Get Into The Garden, Too

Handmade poppies and take-home tips are hallmarks of this year's Chelsea Flower Show. The Royal Horticultural Society wants to use the show to promote the benefits of digging in the dirt.

"As a farmer," says Will Dickinson, "I want to stay in business." He plans to vote next month to stay in the EU, in part because of the farm subsidies he receives from the European Union.

For Some U.K. Farmers, Business Looks Better Without 'Brexit'

Britain's farming minister favors leaving the European Union. But some farmers fear losing subsidies and foreign workers if that happens. "As a farmer," says one, "I want to stay in business."

Dr. Abraham Nussbaum argues for medicine to reconnect with its past: Caring for patients should be a calling, not a job, he says.

Doctor Yearns For Return To Time When Physicians Were 'Artisans'

Dr. Abraham Nussbaum, author of a book examining the drive toward standardized quality measures and checklists, says he fears medicine is becoming just another job and not the calling it should be.

Refugees and migrants wait to be transferred by buses Tuesday during the evacuation of the camp near the Greek village of Idomeni. At its height, there were more than 12,000 people crammed into the makeshift camp, which exploded in size when Balkan states began closing their borders in mid-February.

PHOTOS: Greece Begins Evacuating Thousands Of Asylum-Seekers From Camp

Migrants and refugees have waited for months at the makeshift camp near Idomeni. They hoped to cross into Macedonia, but the border has been shut. Now they're being transferred to camps farther south.

Roberta Siao, a Brazilian immigrant in London, works for Mazi Mas, a London pop-up restaurant that trains and employs immigrant and refugee women. "Coming here allows women to feel confidant and respected, to have a life outside of the home," Siao says.

'Invisible Army' Of Immigrant Women Finds Its Voice Through Cooking

Brazilian immigrant Roberta Siao says being both a foreigner and mother made it hard to find work in London. At Mazi Mas, a restaurant that trains and employs immigrants, she found more than a job.

A police car sits outside Google's offices in Paris on Tuesday as authorities carry out a search as part of a tax fraud investigation.

Google's Paris Offices Raided In Tax Investigation

The search is part of an inquiry launched in June 2015 into possible tax evasion and money laundering, according to French prosecutors.

The Bagram nurses have Ameera draw henna patterns to distract her from the pain.

Saving 6-Year-Old Ameera, Shot In An Afghan Firefight

With fewer U.S. troops, there's less need to treat combat trauma at the Bagram Airfield hospital. But civilian casualties continue. A surgeon at Bagram has been trying to save an injured girl's leg.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles following his victory in the May 3 Indiana primary, which cemented his status as the GOP's de facto nominee.

A Guide To The Many Conspiracy Theories Donald Trump Has Embraced

They run the gamut from the JFK assassination to Vince Foster's death to, of course, Barack Obama's birth certificate.

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