Hannah and Marty eat watermellon snacks at the Save the Chimps sanctuary. Save the Chimps Retirees flock to Florida — and the Sunshine State even has a retirement home for chimpanzees. There, chimps live in small groups on a dozen man-made islands. Each 3-acre grassy island has palm trees and climbing structures, and is surrounded
On Friday, Morning Edition wraps up its weeklong look at the growing number of people who say they do not identify with a religion. The final conversation in the Losing Our Religion series picks up on a theme made clear throughout the week: Young adults are drifting away from organized religion in unprecedented numbers. In
Enlarge image i Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o talks after he received a sportsmanship award from the Awards and Recognition Association, Nov. 29, 2012, in South Bend, Ind. Joe Raymond/AP Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o talks after he received a sportsmanship award from the Awards and Recognition Association, Nov. 29, 2012, in South Bend, Ind.
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the U.S. fleet of Boeing 787 planes to be grounded, citing an incident in Japan earlier today in which one of the jet’s batteries emitted smoke. The Japanese report came a week after a similar incident occurred in Boston. The FAA says that its safety directive will also likely
Enlarge image i The White House Eliciting an official response to your petition just got tougher. The White House now requires a petition on its We the People platform to get 100,000 signatures within 30 days in order to get an official response. When We the People went live in September 2011, a White House
Enlarge image i State Senator Jeff Klein (L-R), Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy and Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins congratulate New York Governor Andrew Cuomo after he signed the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act on Tuesday. Hans Pennink/Reuters/Landov State Senator Jeff Klein (L-R), Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy
YouTube The scene at the university in Aleppo, Syria, after Tuesday’s twin blasts that killed more than 80 people. More than 80 people are dead after twin blasts at a university campus in Syria’s largest city. A U.K.-based Syrian opposition group told Al Jazeera that 83 people were killed and more than 150 were wounded
Enlarge image i An All Nippon Airways flight sits at Takamatsu airport in Takamatsu, Japan, after it made an emergency landing Wednesday. Yasufumi Nagao/Yomiuri Shimbun/AP An All Nippon Airways flight sits at Takamatsu airport in Takamatsu, Japan, after it made an emergency landing Wednesday. Yasufumi Nagao/Yomiuri Shimbun/AP It’s the latest in a series of problems
Enlarge image i Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey lies motionless after he was hit while attempting to catch a pass during a Sept. 23, 2012, game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Heyward-Bey suffered a concussion and neck strain and spent the night in the hospital under observation. Hector Amezcua/AP Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey
Enlarge image i U.S. military suicides rose in 2012. Here, the Army’s “Generating Health and Discipline in the Force” report, right, is seen last January. The reports was a follow-up to its “Health Promotion/Risk Reduction/Suicide Prevention” report. Alex Wong/Getty Images U.S. military suicides rose in 2012. Here, the Army’s “Generating Health and Discipline in the
Enlarge image i Rifles are displayed at a gun show in Marietta, Ga., on Dec. 22, 2012. A new poll shows overwhelming and bipartisan support for requiring criminal background checks before the sale of firearms at gun shows, as is already required before store sales. Mike Stewart/AP Rifles are displayed at a gun show in
Enlarge image i Shotguns sit on display at a gun show in Stamford, Conn., last week. Demand has risen for firearms as the White House prepares its new plan for gun control measures. New surveys find that a majority of Americans support some measures. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images Shotguns sit on display at a gun