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Should chimps have the same legal rights as these lawyers? Steven Wise, president of the Nonhuman Rights Foundation, who is representing research chimps Hercules and Leo, says yes. Assistant Attorney General Christopher Coulston disagrees. They both made their arguments Wednesday in Manhattan State Supreme Court in New York.

Research Chimps Get Their Day In Court In New York

But neither Hercules nor Leo, who are at the center of a legal battle over whether chimpanzees should have the same legal rights as people, were physically present in the Manhattan courtroom.

From left: Recipe developer Esme Robinson, chef-owner Yotam Ottolenghi and Nopi head chef Ramael Scully hover over the electric stovetop while preparing a dessert in the Ottolenghi test kitchen in London.

In This Test Kitchen, The Secret To A Great Cookbook Is Try, Try Again

Yotam Ottolenghi and his partner have a thriving food empire that includes wildly successful cookbooks. We go inside their London test kitchen as recipes are put through their paces.

Give 'Em The Go-Ahead

We all remember Clint Eastwood's character Dirty Harry and his famous line, "Go ahead, make my day." In this game, contestants deliver that line... Ask Me Another-style. So go ahead, make our pâté.

I'm Quitting The Band

It's hard to keep a good rock band together; you're always losing members. In this game, we take the names of famous bands and drop a letter to make a whole new band.

Back In Time

In this game, we've rewritten the famous Beatles song "Get Back" to be about movie characters going back to their own time period, where they once belonged.

Veep Of The Rings

In this game, VIP Anna Chlumsky is quizzed about something near and dear to her heart — Lord of the Rings.

U.S. Army Soldiers conduct the Darby Mile buddy run and an obstacle course during the first gender-integrated Ranger Course at Fort Benning, Ga. Among the 400 students, 19 are women.

Women Fight Their Way Through Army's Grueling Ranger School

Two years after the Defense Department lifted the ban on women serving in combat units, the Army is allowing women to go through the training program for soldiers who aspire to be infantry leaders.

Sean Harrington wants to grow the bar he owns, which could employ more people, but he says the high commercial taxes are standing in the way.

On The Road To Recovery, Detroit's Property Taxes Aren't Helping

Even with cheap rent, the cost of doing business is high. With the nation's highest commercial property taxes, one business mogul says this stunts entrepreneurship in a city that needs more jobs.

A view of the death chamber from the witness room at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility.

Nebraska Repeals Death Penalty, But U.S. Isn't Quite Ready To Abandon It

Cost and lethal injection complications have led some states to reconsider the death penalty. U.S. support for the practice has declined over the last two decades, but 3 in 5 still support it.

A member of Iraq's government forces battling Islamic State fighters in Anbar province earlier this month.

For Next President, The Fight Against Extremism Will Hit Closer To Home

The so-called Islamic State is endlessly creative in trying to get young men and women to leave home for Syria and Iraq. It's something the next president will have to wrestle with from Day 1.

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