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Polish author Olga Tokarczuk (left) won the postponed 2018 Nobel Prize for literature and Austrian novelist and playwright Peter Handke won the 2019 award. The Swedish Academy did not hand out a prize last year due to scandal.

Books
Arts

Nobel Prizes In Literature Go To Olga Tokarczuk And Peter Handke

9:28am October 10, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The Swedish Academy made the unusual move Thursday of recognizing both Handke, an Austrian writer, and Tokarczuk, who is Polish, after scandal prevented the committee from awarding a prize last year.

House Intelligence Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff of California speaks to the media last month. Schiff is leading the charge in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

Politics & Government

Adam Schiff, The Surprising Face Of The Impeachment Inquiry Into President Trump

8:31am October 10, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Schiff voted for the Iraq war authorization and the Patriot Act and was once considered a moderate. Now, the vegan, triathlete, former federal prosecutor is leading the charge against Trump.

A protester in Hong Kong checks his phone for police activity during a protest against the government in Hong Kong's New Territories, in August.

World News

After China Objects, Apple Removes App Used By Hong Kong Protesters

8:09am October 10, 2019

by Scott Neuman

HKmap.live has been used by pro-democracy activists to keep track of protests and police activity. Apple says it was removed from the App Store because it was being used to "endanger law enforcement."

Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris and Andrew Yang

Politics & Government

Bigger Supreme Court? No More Electoral College? See What 2020 Democrats Would Do

5:00am October 10, 2019

Stacking up the positions of presidential candidates on changes to government institutions, there are divisions over expanding the U.S. Supreme Court and ending the Senate's filibuster.

California is banning a pesticide often used by growers of grapes, citrus, almonds and other crops. Sales of chlorpyrifos will be outlawed in the state as of Feb. 6.

California Bans Popular Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children

10:47pm October 09, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

State environmental regulators call chlorpyrifos "a toxic air contaminant" that is a health threat when inhaled or exposed to skin.

Berkshire, the camp director, and other mentors spend one-on-one time with campers. One child said they feel like this is their "real" home and the other home they live in full time is a "backup."

National

At This Camp, Children Of Opioid Addicts Learn To Cope And Laugh

9:33pm October 09, 2019

by Kavitha Cardoza

Camp Mariposa in Dayton, Ohio, is designed just for them. The program lets these children share their experiences, learn coping strategies and, most importantly, get to be kids.

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Depression symptoms dropped significantly in a group of young adults who ate a Mediterranean-style diet for three weeks. It's the latest study to show that food can influence mental health.

Changing Your Diet Can Help Tamp Down Depression, Boost Mood

9:27pm October 09, 2019

Depression symptoms dropped significantly in a group of young adults who ate a Mediterranean-style diet for three weeks. It's the latest study to show that food can influence mental health.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has resisted calls to convene a full House vote to initiate an impeachment inquiry.

Politics & Government

FACT CHECK: White House Legal Argument Against Impeachment Inquiry

9:25pm October 09, 2019

by Brian Naylor

President Trump's attorney wrote in a lengthy letter that the House impeachment inquiry is "invalid," charging that it violates the Constitution. Speaker Pelosi and constitutional scholars disagree.

National

More Fetal Remains Tied To Deceased Illinois Doctor Who Performed Abortions

7:59pm October 09, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Authorities are still investigating why the doctor stored more than 2,000 fetal remains.

Joseph Pokorski drinks a beer at The Town Square as downtown Sonoma, Calif., remains without power on Wednesday.

National

Utility Giant PG&E Voluntarily Shuts Off Power, Could Impact 800,000 Calif. Customers

7:05pm October 09, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

California is in the peak of its wildfire season. With strong winds forecast to hit 70 mph on Wednesday, the utility says it wants to reduce the chance that its wires could spark a fire.