Today is Wednesday, July 31st, and these are the top stories making headlines halfway through the week:

• A new study found that chimpanzees have conversational habits similar to humans. The scientists say one of the similarities is a need for female chimps to constantly repeat themselves.

• Earlier than ever before, retailers are putting out Halloween displays and decorations in what some are calling “Summerween” — or as it’s known to retailers — Operation Confuse the Elderly. 

• A new Associated Press interactive tool predicts what Olympic sport you would play based on your height and weight. According to the predictor, the number one sport among Americans is the 50-meter fridge-to-couch relay. 

• U.S. health regulators approved a first-of-its-kind blood test for colon cancer, offering a new way of screening. Hopefully, the colon screening blood test will save millions of men from no longer being able to look their doctor in the eye.

• In a 4-3 decision last week, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that “boneless wings” can have bones in them. The same way a politician may technically have a spine and still be considered spineless.

• San Diego Comic-Con was last weekend. For anyone visiting San Diego this weekend, we’d just like to take a moment to remind you that you may be staying in a hotel room where two Chewbaccas got their freak on. 

• According to a new trend in education, cursive instruction is on the rise with 25 states now requiring the practice in public school classrooms. While New Jersey doesn’t mandate cursive, public school officials said they will continue to teach cursing. 

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