• Republicans Say Obama Shows Weakness, Syria Strategy A 'Mess'

  Republican presidential candidates accused President Barack Obama on Sunday of showing weakness in U.S. policy in Syria, doubting that his small deployment of special operations troops will make much difference without a coherent broader strategy.

  

• Scientists Dispute Study Touting Vocal Learning in Chimpanzees

  A team of scientists took issue on Monday with a study published in February claiming to demonstrate vocal learning by chimpanzees in their food grunts, saying the researchers offered exaggerated assertions backed by scant evidence.

  

• Wreckage Found Off Bahamas Confirmed As U.S. Cargo Ship El Faro

  U.S. authorities confirmed on Monday that a large vessel found on the deep ocean floor off the Bahamas is the lost cargo ship El Faro, which sank with 33 mostly American crew in a hurricane last month.

• U.S. Media Challenged not to name perpetrators of mass violence

  Media outlets covering mass shootings should refrain from identifying the attackers in order to prevent similar future attacks, a law-enforcement training and academic group in Texas that focuses on mass killings said on Monday.

  

• Nebraska Company Recalls 167,000 Lbs Of Ground Beef Amid E. Coli Fears

  A meat company in Nebraska is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with the E. Coli bacteria, federal officials said.