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Movies are full of loquacious chimps, but could nonhuman apes really use language? NPR's Skunk Bear sorts through the disturbing history of research on ape language to sort fact from wishful thinking.

City Council President Kevin Kelley sat in on Monday’s health committee meeting and declared council’s position on long-delayed lead cleanup in Cleveland. “To me it’s significant that we are sitting here, and this is a priority of council, and we’ve drawn a line in the sand. We’ve declared this is our priority,” said Kelley.

Health officials say teenagers are using e-cigarettes at epidemic rates. Lawmakers in a number of Midwest states, like Indiana, Illinois and Minnesota,...

In New York, a federal jury deadlocks in the racketeering trial of accused mob boss John "Junior" Gotti. It's his second mistrial in eight months. Prosecutors say they'll try Gotti a third time, and the judge indicates she'll set a new trial date on Monday.

The mystery of which type of French horn Brahms intended for his lyrical Horn Trio may never be solved. But there's no denying that Brahms came up with some of the very best music for the horn, with or without valves, in the history of the instrument.

Franklin County Auditor Michael Stinziano expects the 2023 appraisal to send property values up by a historical 30 to 40%.

Physicians who pack on the pounds discuss weight loss less frequently with obese patients than doctors who have normal weights, a study finds. Overweight and obese physicians expressed greater confidence in prescribing weight-loss drugs than other doctors.

Parrots are known to be chatty, social animals. But when they're kept as pets, they can get lonely. A group of scientists found that video chatting with other parrots helps them feel less so.

The 19-member Ohio State Board of Education voted on a resolution opposing a Republican-backed bill to overhaul the education department, after Democrats won a majority of the board’s 11 elected seats last fall.

Police are appealing for photos and videos taken by witnesses of the attack near Neuschwanstein castle in which a man allegedly pushed two women down a slope, killing one. A suspect was arrested.