NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police shot and killed a 200-pound (90-kg) chimpanzee that had once starred in television commercials after the ape nearly killed its owner's friend and attacked a police cruiser.

For years, Travis the chimpanzee lived like a human child. He dressed himself, ate at the table, rode in cars, and appeared in commercials. Neighbors and police officers considered him harmless. Then, ...

Tonia Haddix was arrested July 19 after federal law enforcement found a female chimpanzee on her property in Camden County, in violation of several terms of her bond. A secret chimpanzee means Tonia ...

Feb. 26--HARTFORD -- The Stamford police officer who shot and killed a raging chimpanzee after its brutal mutilation of a Stamford woman last year was praised Thursday afternoon by state legislators, ...

Law enforcement reported finding the female chimp in a cage on Tonia Haddix's property in Camden County, Missouri, on July 9. Haddix pleaded guilty earlier this year to three felonies for lying about ...

HARTFORD -- The Senate Wednesday passed a measure that would make police eligible for workers' compensation benefits following life-threatening encounters with animals, a bill prompted by a horrific ...