Human Interest

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This Oct. 4, 2016 photo provided by Creative Time shows a scene from a satirical performance-based installation called “Doomocracy” or “The Haunted House of Political Horrors,” in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The theatrical experience at the sprawling Brooklyn Army Terminal is timed for both the elections and Halloween and includes this room which simulates a funeral parlor complete with a child-sized coffin, and an organist playing junk-food jingles in the background. (Will Star/Creative Time via AP)

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A new ad released by the Humane Society Legislative Fund warns that a Donald Trump presidency "would be a threat to animals everywhere." (Humane Society Legislative Fund)

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In this Sept. 27, 2016 photo, a customer plays with meerkats at Little Zoo Cafe in Bangkok, Thailand. In Asia, where the first cat cafe opened more than a decade ago, the concept has moved well beyond felines. At Little Zoo Cafe in Bangkok, meerkats, raccoons and the little foxes with the hugest, softest ears imaginable can be cuddled near plates of crepes and French fries. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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In this Sept. 30, 2016 photo, Miyu Nakajima, left, and Nina Arakawa, right, pet a snake at Tokyo’s Snake Center, in Tokyo. Cat cafes where customers sip lattes while petting resident kitties are just opening their doors around the U.S. and Europe. But in Asia, where the first one opened more than a decade ago, the concept has moved well beyond felines. At Tokyo’s Snake Center, visitors pay 1,100 yen (about $11) for a cup of coffee and a slithery friend to wind around their arm; a plate of curry bread snacks or a really big snake costs extra. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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This Oct. 6, 2016, photo provided by the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park shows a marabou stork in a restroom at the facility in St. Augustine, Fla. The zoo said it moved all of its birds and mammals inside ahead of Hurricane Matthew's arrival. (Gen Anderson/St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park via AP)

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This cover image released by Warner Bros. Records shows "Revolution Radio," the latest release by Green Day. (Warner Bros. Records via AP)

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FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2013, file photo, Joe Buck speaks on stage at the American Country Awards at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Sports Illustrated reported on Oct. 6, 2016, that in a new memoir, Buck writes that nerve damage he sustained during hair restoration surgery was responsible for a vocal cord injury he battled in 2011. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, File)

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This CD cover image released by Columbia Records shows "In the Now," by Barry Gibb. (Columbia Records via AP)

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In this Sept. 21, 2016 photo, seated between her dad Evan and mom Courtney, Brenna Westlake autographs a copy of her mom's book, "A Different Beautiful" with the letter B during a book signing event at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital in Springfield, Ill. The book explores how the family discover a new and different kind of beautiful in their lives, one they say values extraordinary differences as they've raised Brenna who was born with Harlequin Ichthyosis, a very rare and severe skin condition. (Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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Kaci Kullmann Five, chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize award committee, announces the laureate of Nobel Peace Prize 2016, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, during a ceremony in Oslo, Norway, Friday Oct. 7, 2016. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end a civil war that killed more than 200,000 Colombians. (Heiko Junge NTB scanpix via AP)

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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 1984 file photo, Sam Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago, acknowledges the crowd along with his goat prior to a National League playoff game between the San Diego Padres and the Cubs in Chicago. Cubs fans Erik Williams and Brad Knaub are hoping to exorcise the Curse of the Billy Goat this postseason by, well, slaughtering one of their own goats. They own a company that produces sausage and other food from locally sourced meats. Now, perhaps this entire endeavor is another crackpot scheme by Cubs fans to help deliver a World Series title. But research has proven that superstitions actually do help athletes perform better. (AP Photo)

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FILE - In this April 5, 1990 file photo, Donald Trump raises his fist during ceremonies for the opening the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. The man who is now the Republican presidential nominee has been mostly gone from Atlantic City since 2009, when a well-publicized decline was starting its third year. And early Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, the last vestige of Donald J. Trump will vanish from Atlantic City when the new owner of the Trump Taj Mahal casino shuts it down. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

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In this image from video, Yue Wu, of the United States, hits the ball during a practice match against countrywoman Lily Zhang, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Philadelphia. The Women's Table Tennis World Cup in Philadelphia this weekend is the first time the event is being held in the United States. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

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FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2016, file photo, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Cincinnati. Dalton has an idea how defensive coordinators are preparing for Dak Prescott because the Cincinnati veteran remembers being a rookie starter. (AP Photo/Gary Landers, File)

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Brazil’s Filipe Luis, left, cangratulates his teammate Brazil’s Neymar after he scored against Bolivia during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Natal, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Bolivia goalie Carlos Emilio Lampe, right, checks on Brazil’s Neymar as he lies on the pitch with his face bleeding after a rough play during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Bolivia, in Natal, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Brazil won the match 5-0. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2016, AT 12:01 A.M. CDT. AND THEREAFTER - In this Sept. 13, 2016 photo, Cora Gibbs pets her show heifer she named Fondu on her family’s farm located outside Rollingstone, Minn. Gibbs participates in the 4-H animal showings where she has won multiple awards. (Chuck Miller/The Winona Daily News via AP)

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Columbia University President Lee Bollinger (left) poses with Elizabeth McGowan, Lisa Song and David Hasemyer of InsideClimate News — winners of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting — during the award ceremony at Columbia University's Law Library on May 30, 2013, in New York. (Associated Press)

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GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, here with Laredo Police officers, has won the support of many law enforcement organizations. (Associated Press)