Gaston County Elections Director Adam Ragan tests equipment. Alexandra Olgin/WFAE hide caption

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 judgement. Anya Semenoff/Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption

A courtroom sketch shows the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments on Oct. 9. Dana Verkouteren/AP hide caption

A guard walks past a monument at North Alton Confederate Cemetery in Alton, Ill. The federal government has hired private security firms to guard several Confederate memorials across the U.S in the aftermath of clashes between white nationalists and counterprotesters last year. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption

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. Steve Marcus/Reuters hide caption

A member of a Florida task force searches the ruins in Mexico Beach, Fla., after Hurricane Michael. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

The Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo. Democrats in some midterm swing races are targeting the Trump administration's environmental rollbacks and climate denial. J. David Ake/AP hide caption

The cost of a pint of beer could rise sharply in the U.S. and other countries because of increased risks from heat and drought, according to a new study that looks at climate change's possible effects on barley crops. Peter Nicholls/Reuters hide caption