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The National Book Foundation winnowed the list of contenders for its literary prize to just 20 — or five finalists each in four categories. Among them are Jesmyn Ward, Min Jin Lee and Frank Bidart.

Also: Reviewing the GOP's tax blueprint; scores of protesters are arrested in St. Louis in anti-police brutality demonstrations; and it's the 60th anniversary of the Sputnik launch.

The secretary of state denied a report that he considered stepping down, but did not deny that he called the president a "moron" after a hotly political speech before the Boy Scouts over the summer.

In August, a Rohingya militant group attacked Myanmar security forces, leading to retribution. Since then, hundreds of thousands have fled to Bangladesh. Some believe the militants went too far.

Of the medical professionals who treated dozens of people after Sunday night's shooting, President Trump said, "It makes you very proud to be an American when you see the job that they've done."

Farmworker advocacy group Migrant Justice and the behemoth ice cream company have been negotiating for two years to agree on a worker-led initiative that ensures "just and dignified" practices.

A beach community near Los Angeles is mourning the loss of a favorite police department employee, Rachael Parker, who died in the Las Vegas shooting.

From Texas Standard: Sixty years ago, the Texas Water Development Board was tasked to learn about or manage everything being done across the state to...

They were honored for developing a new way to generate 3-D images of biological molecules. Researchers are using the technique to study everything from the Zika virus to Alzheimer's disease.

The president told Fox News "you can say goodbye" to Puerto Rico's $73 billion in debt. But the White House quickly walked back the remarks.