Skip to content
Advertisement

This Oct. 29, 2014, file photo shows Tommy, a chimpanzee, smiling at his home in Gloversville, N.Y. The two chimpanzees Hercules and Leo will not be freed from a New York state university where they’re used in locomotion studies after a court decision Thursday, July 30, 2015, dismissed a lawsuit that had sought to afford them legal personhood rights. A higher court decision last year that found that Tommy was property, not a person, necessitated the lawsuit be tossed, State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe wrote in her decision. (Bill Trojan/The Leader-Herald via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

This Oct. 29, 2014, file photo shows Tommy, a chimpanzee, smiling at his home in Gloversville, N.Y. The two chimpanzees Hercules and Leo will not be freed from a New York state university where they’re used in locomotion studies after a court decision Thursday, July 30, 2015, dismissed a lawsuit that had sought to afford them legal personhood rights. A higher court decision last year that found that Tommy was property, not a person, necessitated the lawsuit be tossed, State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe wrote in her decision. (Bill Trojan/The Leader-Herald via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

Featured Photo Galleries

01-Army parade.png

Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th

Cheers and chants rang out Saturday from a crowd of thousands as soldiers manned modern and historic tanks and aircraft for the Army’s 250th anniversary celebration in the District.

20250330 Sabatini-Caps-Sabres 001.jpg

Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5

Alexander Ovechkin scored goal number 890, but the Washington Capitals fell short, losing to the visiting Buffalo Sabres Sunday afternoon 8-5 at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., March 30, 2025 (Photos for the Washington Times.)