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Temple Grandin is one of the nation's top designers of livestock facilities. She is also autistic. Grandin's new book is Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior.

The 62nd annual Golden Globe Awards were held in Beverly Hills last night. Acting winners included Leonardo DiCaprio, Hilary Swank, Jamie Foxx and Annette Bening. Sideways and The Aviator won the top film awards. Clint Eastwood was named best director for Million Dollar Baby.

Two new reports extend blame for abuses at Abu Ghraib to the Pentagon's top leaders. But neither calls for the punishment of anyone more senior than brigade commanders at the prison -- infuriating critics who say Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld should resign.

For most universities, a top ranking from The Princeton Review is good news -- unless that score is for partying. From hitting the bars to hitting the books, we look at how some schools are trying to shed the image of the party school.

In Alabama, the key runoff was for U.S. Senate, where Katie Britt topped Rep. Mo Brooks in the Republican race.

Amy Winehouse is a 23-year-old British singer-songwriter who takes much of her inspiration from American soul and R&B. Her American debut album, Back To Black, topped the British charts and hit the American charts at number seven.

A new study ranks 64 of America's largest cities by their commitment to literacy. Minneapolis, Seattle and Denver top the list, which was compiled based on the availability and number of booksellers, quality of libraries, educational level of the population, number of periodicals published and newspaper circulation. Hear the study's author, John Miller.

NPR's Noah Adams speaks with Tandelaya Wilder, host of the public radio show She Got Game, about last night's U.S. Open tennis match between Jennifer Capriati and Serena Williams. Capriati beat the top-ranked Williams sister in a match marred by controversial calls by line judges.

A civilian panel's report pins much of the direct blame for abuses at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison on a few rogue soldiers on the night shift. But it also faults the Pentagon's top leaders, and is especially critical of Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the former senior military commander in Iraq.

The British government is in chaos. After some missteps, Prime Minister Liz Truss is clinging to her job — just six weeks after she succeeded Boris Johnson in the top job.