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It's long been thought that humans are the only animals that have the ability to do mathematics. But now, researchers from Harvard University say they have shown that rhesus monkeys can perform basic addition and subtraction. Michelle Trudeau reports their research challenges one of the basic asssumptions about what makes us human.

on the State of Union Address.

Linda talks to historian W. Turrentine (rhymes with turpintine) Jackson about the early history of Wells Fargo; the company that extended passenger and mail delivery west of the Mississippi in the last century. American Express did want to go West, so Henry Wells and William Fargo started their own company, which ran the Pony Express and Wells Fargo Stagecoaches.

NOAH talks to reporter Joe Palca about the fat substitute, Olestra, that was just approved by the FDA. Critics have warned that it could cause people to lose valuable nutrients, leading to long-term health problems like cancer and blindness. Proponents say it will help people maintain a low fat diet.

deployment and the situation in Bosnia overall.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that AT&T plans to cut about 40,000 jobs over the next three years as part of its plan to split into three companies. About 75 percent of the reductions will be accomplished through layoffs. The rest have either already accepted a voluntary severance package or work for a division AT&T plans to divest.

law that forces them to comply with several regulations from which they had been exempt until now. The Congressional Accountability Act was one of the first pieces of legislation passed by Congress in 1995.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports that the long-awaited report with suggestions on how to end the arms impasse in Northern Ireland is due out tomorrow morning. The peace process has been stalled because the Protestant Unionists want the the Irish Republican Army to give up its guns. The IRA's political wing, Sinn Fein, has said it won't give up the arms until all-party talks begin.

is playing in this presidential election year. Many presidential candidates, including Lamar Alexander and Bob Dole, now have "home pages" on the World Wide Web. Alexander even announced his candidacy via the Internet. But while the candidates are doing their best to sell their message by way of cyberspace, some say they're merely preaching to the converted.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the legal maneuverings in the trial of Yigal Amir, who confessed to assassinating Yitzhak Rabin. It's not even clear whether or not Amir entered a guilty plea, foreshadowing the legal complexities to come.