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Anna Burns, author of Milkman, which was awarded the Man Booker Prize for Fiction on Tuesday.

Man Booker Prize For Fiction Goes To 'Milkman' By Anna Burns

For the first time, a writer from Northern Ireland has won the prestigious award. The story draws on Burns' own experiences during "the troubles."

Dennis Hof, seen outside one of his brothels in Nevada earlier this year, was found dead Tuesday. Hof was a brothel owner who beat the three-term Republican candidate in the primary for a district in southern Nevada, a victory that roiled local politics and made national headlines.

Brothel Owner And Trump-Inspired Candidate Dennis Hof Dies At 72

He was best known as a legal pimp whose business was profiled on a reality TV show that aired on HBO. He had recently turned to politics, running for state assembly in Nevada.

A courtroom sketch shows the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments on Oct. 9.

Chief Justice Roberts Tells Audience Supreme Court Will Work For 'One Nation'

Roberts says history shows the court has made great decisions when it doesn't yield to political pressures or passions.

The authors of a new study on veterinarians and mental health say vet school should include more training on how to cope with the moral distress vets face when asked by pet owners to do things that are against their medical judgment.

Survey Finds Widespread 'Moral Distress' Among Veterinarians

Most of the 800 veterinarians surveyed feel ethical qualms when pet owners ask them to euthanize animals that could be treated, or when owners ask to keep pets alive who will suffer needlessly.

Democratic leaders including Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York faulted the White House on Wednesday for what they called "irresponsible" lumping of dissimilar Chinese and Russian influence schemes.

'Irresponsible' To Conflate Chinese, Russian Influence Schemes, Democrats Charge

The minority leaders of a number of key House committees argue that the White House shouldn't lump together dissimilar foreign threats to U.S. elections, citing a Homeland Security briefing.

The animal people in <em>BoJack Horseman </em>are the creation of illustrator and cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt. The bitterness, isolation, melancholy and cynicism are "my half of the equation," <em></em>says show creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg.

Don't Be Fooled By The Talking Horse — 'BoJack' Is A Sadness 'Sneak Attack'

BoJack is a former sitcom star struggling with depression and addiction. Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg says part of the pitch for the animated show was, "What's Mister Ed like behind the scenes?"

WBOI Presents: Access to Behavioral Health Services

The full title of this week's episode of WBOI Presents is Access to Behavioral Health Services: A Matter of Social Justice.In 1991, Carissa Fralin…

Nusrat holds a picture of her daughter, Zainab Ansari, with her husband Mohammed Amin Ansari, in Kasur, Pakistan in January.

Pakistan Executes 'Serial Killer' Who Raped And Murdered 7-Year-Old Zainab Ansari

Zainab's death triggered rioting in Pakistan and was reported throughout the world. Her murderer, Mohammad Imran, was reportedly hanged in the presence of Zainab's father.

Evan Atar Adaha, surgeon and medical director at a hospital in South Sudan, accepts the U.N.'s Nansen Refugee Award in Geneva, on October 1. His wife, Angela Atar, is at right.

'Other Nobel' Goes To Amazingly Humble Surgeon In South Sudan

Dr. Evan Atar Adaha has won the U.N.'s Nansen Refugee Award. Of his commitment to work in a conflict zone, he says: "I would feel guilt the rest of my life if I left people in this situation.

Purdue-Fort Wayne Faculty Wins $300K Grant

A Purdue Fort Wayne associate psychology professor received a grant of more than $300,000 to help with mental health awareness and an early intervention…

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