The study suggests that it can halve the symptoms of the debilitating mental health condition, characterized by intrusive and persistent obsessive thoughts along with repeated behavior patterns. It is thought to affect up to 3 percent of people. Two-thirds of those affected experienced substantial improvement within two years, according to the analysis of pooled data published online in the BMJ Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Dr. Sameer Sheth, associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, said: “Successful application of deep brain stimulation requires a close therapeutic alliance between patient, neurosurgical and expert psychiatrist teams in centers that specialize in implantation and programming of the device....

BROWN: How did you avoid pitying the Bowlings? KENNEDY: There are some things that are really wonderful about their way of life. There are other things that are horrible about it. Obviously the social isolation, the fact that very basic needs go unmet. That’s something that I find unacceptable. Your film offers none of the props we’re used to relying on with documentaries, particularly the voice-over that tells us what to think about what we are seeing....

Blatter won a fifth term as president in May, only to announce four days later that he would step aside amid a scandal that saw nine past and present FIFA officials named among 14 indicted on charges of racketeering conspiracy and corruption. MORE: Women’s World Cup photos | U.S. turns table on Germany | Lalas’ perfect response to Donovan Multiple media reports also have suggested that Blatter is under investigation by U....

The football scandal that has played out over an exhaustive eight months continues with a settlement conference Wednesday — one final chance for the NFL and the NFLPA to reach common ground without a judge’s intervention. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady are reportedly expected to be in attendance at the Manhattan federal courtroom. MORE: Suspensions shorter than Brady’s | Ravens deny tipping off Colts in Deflategate...

One of the more intriguing candidates to jump into a Power 5 job has been offered an opportunity to do just that. Deion Sanders has been offered the Colorado job, according to Bruce Feldman of The Athletic. The third-year Jackson State coach reportedly “has legit interest” in becoming their next coach: Brett McMurphy of the Action Network corroborated Feldman’s report, adding that Sanders has also interviewed with South Florida, TCU and Colorado State over the last two seasons....

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that the “vast majority” of virtual attendants at APEC voted for the U.S. to hold the 2023 conference. However, she said that there was one country that did not vote, leading to a delay in confirming the bid. “Our hope is certainly that we move past this impasse, that it is resolved and that we can continue the positive momentum on economic cooperation through APEC,” Psaki told reporters....

Michael Brandon Demarre, 32, of Portland has been charged with threatening to interfere and interfering with a flight crew and attendants. The FBI Portland Twitter page shared this information on Tuesday and posted a link to a press release by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon. The tweet read: “Michael Brandon Demarre of Portland is facing federal charges after attempting to open an emergency exit on a commercial airline flight from Salt Lake City, Utah to Portland....

Bowman, a longtime Bronx educator who defeated incumbent Democrat Eliot Engel in June, told CNN Monday that progressive House members and their supporters pushed Biden’s campaign over the top in cities like Detroit, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Atlanta. Bowman rejected the criticism of some ousted and re-elected moderates who blamed pushes to “defund the police” and “Medicare for All” as the reason Democrats lost several seats this month. “You have to run your race, in your district and respond to the needs of the people in your district,” Bowman told CNN....

The Eagles’ star running back has fallen to the bottom of Philadelphia’s depth chart behind Darren Sproles, Ryan Mathews and Kenjon Barner, NFL.com reports. MORE: Chip Kelly’s genius: Shady distraction | Fantasy RB rankings Murray played a season-low 14 snaps in last Sunday’s win over the Patriots and finished the game third on the team in rushing with just 24 yards, as coach Chip Kelly significantly cut into his playing time....

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Cousins and Bucks guard O.J. Mayo got into a hallway shouting match following Sacramento’s 129-118 victory at the Bradley Center. MORE: NBA cheerleaders 2015 | Jason Kidd ejected The game was one of the season’s more contentious with Bucks coach Jason Kidd ejected in the final minutes for knocking the ball out of an official’s hands during a timeout. The teams reportedly started yelling at each other after leaving the court....

The four-time All-Star was out for a large chunk of 2018-19 while recovering from an Achilles injury he suffered the previous season and played in just 30 regular-season games for the Warriors on a one-year deal. Although Cousins looked to gain steam in the postseason, he was hobbled by a torn quad in the first round of the playoffs. Cousins signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal with Los Angeles in July and his latest injury will impact a Lakers team that seemed poised for a big-time resurgence....

The capricious Cousins finished with 18 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, but he only shot 5 of 16 from the field and got tossed from the game after earning his second technical foul with 1.1 seconds left in regulation. TRADE RUMORS: No, Cousins won’t be moving before the deadline It was a wild ride, so let’s take a look back at every version of “Boogie” we saw. The good “Boogie” Hey, this guy is great!...

The Democratic defectors were limited to Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.), who will likely become a Republican, in addition to Jared Golden (D-Maine). Golden voted for only the abuse of power charge while Peterson and Van Drew voted against both articles. Gabbard voted present for both articles, a remarkable position for someone who’s also a 2020 presidential candidate. Capping off a marathon day of partisan debate on the House floor, the lower chamber voted 230-197-1 on the abuse of power article and 229-198-1 on the obstruction of Congress article, officially impeaching Trump for his attempt to pressure Ukraine’s president to investigate a potential political opponent while withholding foreign military assistance....

But these efforts were necessarily incomplete without the resources and wherewithal only the government of the United States of America can provide. Fortunately, hope is on the horizon. With the Biden administration taking the reins, we are moving into a new phase where we can and will get our arms around the immense logistical challenges of vaccine distribution and ultimately end this heinous pandemic. The outgoing administration left a mess of conflicting and partial information, with states working desperately to organize an equitable and orderly distribution while lacking necessary information to help constituents and distributors make plans for their shots....

Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist who was critical of Salman and the ruling royal family, was allegedly killed at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in 2018. The CIA determined that year that Salman had ordered Khashoggi’s assassination, though the Saudi government has denied all allegations that it was involved in his death. The lawsuit at the center of the development was brought by Khashoggi’s fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, and the rights group he founded, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN)....

Obama will campaign in Milwaukee alongside Governor Tony Evers and Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes in an effort to boost their odds of victory against their GOP opponents in the Midwestern state he easily carried twice. Few states carry the importance of Wisconsin this year, as the Badger State has two battleground races at the top of the ticket. Democrats hope Obama’s visit will convince young people and people of color—two groups key to a winning Democratic coalition—to turn out for them in the polls....

Mastriano is an extraordinarily dangerous person, a Christianist fanatic who was so consumed by former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy theory that he was spotted outside the capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection. As a state senator, he was allegedly involved with the illicit scheme to award Pennsylvania’s electoral votes to Trump in a state that Joe Biden won by more than 80,000 votes. If he becomes governor, Mastriano would instantaneously become a key cog in the GOP’s 2024 plot against democracy and would eagerly sign the harshest abortion ban that the Republican-held legislature can pass....

She also announced a young women’s empowerment initiative, and broke the news that the U.S. would share 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses with Guatemala as a first donation. The next day, in Mexico for the second leg of her trip, she announced the U.S. would invest $130 million in aid for the remainder of President Biden’s term in support of labor protections for Mexican workers and for forensic training to help find thousands of missing people....

The representatives said the move threatened to impact on the Senate contests in less than two month’s time, and could also prompt Congress to “take action” over the process to help ensure it did not alter election results. The Air Force announced on Wednesday that the Savannah Air National Guard Base was one of its favored locations to house new C-130J military transport planes, along with three other bases located in West Virginia, Texas and Kentucky....

The positive growth figure gives the Federal Reserve more room to continue with interest rate hikes in a bid to curb inflation. The Fed has raised rates five times this year, from 0.5 percent to 3.5 percent, while inflation has remained over 8 percent since March. Prior to the data being published, the estimates for GDP were across a fairly wide range, with a consensus of 2.4 percent. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow estimate had the third quarter on track for 3....