Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who more than a week ago broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, authorities said.

The monkeys are Rhesus macaque primates, which are widely used for medical and biological research. They escaped from the Alpha Genesis facility on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The lab has set up traps and used ...

“I can’t say with certainty. And they are looking at us and we’re looking at them.” The rhesus macaque monkeys are adolescent ...

Here is the latest on the monkeys that escaped a research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, on Wednesday. YPD was just ...

A research team reported recently that heart muscle cells grown from induced pluripotent stem cells can integrate into the hearts of monkeys with a state of pressure overload.

The runaway primates have captured the world’s attention and have animal welfare groups calling for change. Meanwhile, local business team up to raise money ...

Re “Officials recapture 25 fugitive monkeys in South Carolina” (Daily Briefing, Page A2, Nov. 11): I took some delight in reading about the troop of Rhesus monkeys that recently escaped from a ...

Officials are reporting the capture of 30 escaped monkeys as efforts continue to recover the remaining primates ...

Trump Taps Matt Gaetz for Attorney General, a Provocative Move President-elect Trump plans to nominate the Florida congressman, among a flurry of personnel announcements as Republicans neared ...

Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has been appointed as the director of national intelligence by US President-elect Donald Trump. Gabbard, who switched to the Republican Party, is a ...