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Democratic state Sen. Mark Herring leads Republican state Sen. Mark Obenshain by a mere 117 votes in the Virginia attorney general's election. If it remains that close after a recount, the race will rank as one of the closest statewide contests in modern history.

The administration is pledging $100 million toward a project to stop HIV infections once and for all. There's growing optimism among scientists that it may be possible to get patients' immune systems to control HIV without drugs, or even to eliminate the virus from the cells of infected people someday.

In Wenzhou, China's entrepreneurial capital, scores of business owners have fled, with at least one committing suicide, after they could not repay loans from the city's underground banks and loan sharks. The rise of this $19 billion empire highlights flaws in China's banking system.

A Congressional panel has roughly three months to come up with a plan to cut the deficit. The Pentagon is likely to get hit with hundreds of billions of dollars in additional budget cuts. Each branch of the military knows the cuts are coming — so they are trying publicly, and privately, to minimize the damage to their bottom lines.

The wealthy Ricketts family includes conservatives and a liberal, activists and a candidate. Between them, they raise and spend a lot of political money — and exemplify how the system has changed.

Getting enough sleep is as crucial as eating well and exercising. But with family life spinning faster and faster, solid shut-eye is sometimes hard to come by. That can hurt kids' health — and increase their weight.

Brazil's banks started giving easy credit about eight years ago. The country was booming, and a new consumer class was created, fueling growth. But that boom is now over, and Brazilians are some of the most indebted people in the world.

On Tuesday, the Democratic nominee shared the debate stage with President Trump, who has tested positive for the virus.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, about what the failed California recall election means for the momentum of the Republican party.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about baseball, the WNBA and a report about Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden using a racial trope to describe NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith.