How a ‘sweet and shy’ tortoise outlived empires and survived two world wars michael November 26, 2025 Gramma’s 138th birthday was celebrated at the San Diego Zoo in 2022. San Diego Zoo/YouTube/Screenshot by NPR About Author michael See author's posts Post navigation Previous Psychotherapist Who Claimed That Trump Derangement Syndrome is Real Now Getting Death ThreatsNext U.S. plans to cut ties with Boy Scouts. And, Comey and James’ criminal cases dismissed Related Stories New EU Migration Pact Comes into Force and Favors Bureaucracy Over Secure Borders New EU Migration Pact Comes into Force and Favors Bureaucracy Over Secure Borders June 14, 2026 WINNING: ICE Obtains Voter Files in Texas and North Carolina as Trump Administration Hunts Noncitizen Election Fraud WINNING: ICE Obtains Voter Files in Texas and North Carolina as Trump Administration Hunts Noncitizen Election Fraud June 14, 2026 Former San Francisco 49ers Star Aldon Smith Dead at 36 Former San Francisco 49ers Star Aldon Smith Dead at 36 June 14, 2026