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One Of Trump's Enduring Legacies Will Be On The Courts

One of the enduring legacies of Trump's presidency will be on the court. Republican control of the White House and Senate have seen the confirmation of conservative jurists to courts at all levels.

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.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks on a proposed protection plan for people with pre-existing health conditions at a news conference in July. The fate of Obamacare could be decided by which party wins control of Congress in November.

Midterm Election Could Reshape Health Policy

The fate of Obamacare may hinge on which party wins the midterm elections.

Derrick Slaughter attends a July 14, 2017, march through the streets of Norwalk, Ohio, against the epidemic of heroin, with his grandmother (not shown). Both of Derrick's parents are heroin addicts and he is now being raised by his grandparents.

Poll: Rural Americans Rattled By Opioid Epidemic; Many Want Government Help

A poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health finds opioid abuse a top issue for rural Americans.

There are six constitutional amendments on the Nov. 6 ballot, including one that would make a photo ID a requirement to vote in North Carolina midterm elections.

With Constitutional Amendment, GOP Tries Again On Voter ID

Five years ago, North Carolina passed a strict photo ID requirement. But it was used only twice — in the primaries in March and June 2016.

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.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu before their official talks in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday.

Pompeo Meets With Turkey's Leaders Amid Diplomatic Crisis Over Missing Journalist

The U.S. secretary of state is in Ankara, where the Turkish government alleges journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi agents, a charge Riyadh denies.

With Deadline Looming, Brexit Negotiations Once Again Are Stalled

EU leaders are gathering in Brussels on what is supposed to be the deadline for a deal to ease the U.K. out of the bloc next March. Plans to unveil a draft declaration have been scrapped.

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