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NPR Battleground Map: Clinton Tide Rises Again

The race appeared to be tightening in the month of September, but after the first presidential debate Hillary Clinton has taken a consistent lead.

The winners of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry are displayed on a screen during a press conference to announce the winners at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Wednesday.

Biggest Prize In Chemistry Goes To Designers Of The Smallest Machines

Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa share the 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. By designing a tiny chain, axle and rotor blade, they made molecular machines a reality.

Nathan Law, 23, is a former leader of Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement protests against China. Now he is the city's youngest legislator ever, and says he will support additional protests against the mainland.

At 23, Hong Kong Lawmaker Promises Feisty Protests Aimed At China

Nathan Law is the youngest elected official ever in Hong Kong. He plans more protests against China and he says he's willing to go to prison for his beliefs.

Former President Bill Clinton speaks at a campaign event for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at a college campus in Nevada.

Is Bill Clinton Helping Or Hurting His Wife's Campaign?

The former president's campaign trail comment that the Affordable Care Act is "the craziest thing in the world" showed up hours later in the vice presidential debate.

Children make their moves at the Katwe Chess Academy, located in a slum in Kampala, Uganda. The Academy is where Phiona Mutesi, whose story is the basis for the movie <em>Queen of Katwe,</em> learned to play.

PHOTOS: They're All Kings And Queens Of Katwe

Kids in a Uganda slum learn that chess has a lot in common with life. You can't change the way you start out — but you can decide your next move.

Antonio Guterres, then-U.N. high commissioner for refugees, at a 2015 meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Athens in 2015.

Meet The Man Tapped To Become The Next U.N. Secretary-General

The U.N. Security Council endorsed Portuguese politician Antonio Guterres. A former U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Guterres led worldwide efforts to help refugees.

Government Contractor Arrested, Charged With Removing Classified Materials

Harold Martin was arrested on Aug. 27; his case was made public Wednesday. Authorities say a search of his home found multiple top secret documents "obtained from sensitive intelligence."

Has The Human Life Span Hit The Ceiling?

An analysis of global demographics indicates the maximum human life span may have peaked at around 115 years. That's despite medical advances and the occasional person who lives a few years longer.

Water roars past the destroyed Petit Goave bridge in Petit Goave, Haiti, on Tuesday.

'We Were Already In A Cholera Crisis'; Hurricane Pummels Haiti, Heads North

Hurricane Matthew killed at least 11 people in Haiti before it barreled north toward the Bahamas. Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas all declared states of emergency as they prepared for the storm.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte addresses army troops near Manila on Tuesday. As the U.S. and the Philippines began annual military exercises, the president said it might be for the last time, adding that, "Mr. Obama, you can go to hell."

He Did It Again: Philippine President Keeps Insulting The U.S. (And Obama)

Rodrigo Duterte's repeated provocative statements are straining relations with the U.S. And his disparaging remarks about the U.S. president aren't helping Obama's pivot to Asia.

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