President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate on Sept. 29. The Debate Commission has established new rules for Thursday's debate, including plans to mute a candidate's mic when the other is giving an opening statement. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Climate change means more flooding in much of the U.S. as sea levels rise and extreme rain becomes more common. Many people who live in flood-prone areas do not know they are at risk. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
Recruiting patients for medical studies has been challenging during the pandemic, especially older people who are more vulnerable to COVID-19. Dra_Schwartz/Getty Images hide caption
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Open enrollment is about to start for those buying private insurance off state or federal exchanges. PhotoAlto/Frederic Cirou/Getty Images/PhotoAlto hide caption
Students in the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education program are able to earn competing, high wages, a new study found. Jim Young/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump arrives to speak during a rally at Prescott Regional Airport in Prescott, Ariz., Monday. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Indiana University's board of trustees voted earlier this month to strip David Starr Jordan's name from a building. Jordan was the university's seventh president and a leader of the eugenics movement. Lauren Bavis/WFYI hide caption
A voter casts her early-voting ballot at a drop box outside City Hall in Philadelphia on Oct. 17. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption
Passengers enter a checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport on Monday. The TSA reports it screened over 1 million passengers on Sunday, the highest number since the coronavirus crisis began. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Channing Dungey was named the next chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group. She previously served in executive roles at ABC and Netflix. She is seen here at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2018. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune hide caption
Mental health advocates say 988, a simple three-digit number, will be easier for people to remember in the midst of a mental health emergency. T2 Images/Getty Images/Cultura RF hide caption
A new study shows that plastic baby bottles, when heated or shaken, release microplastics into the liquid. Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
The U.S.-Canada border at Pittsburg, N.H., in 2017. The U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico will stay closed to nonessential travel through Nov. 21. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A judge has tossed out a U.S. Department of Agriculture rule that would have limited food stamps, noting that during the pandemic "SNAP rosters have grown by over 17 percent with over 6 million new enrollees." Here, a sign alerts customers about food stamps at a store in New York City. Scott Heins/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Capitol, seen here on April 13, remains closed to public tours and open only to members, staff, press and official business visitors. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Bolivian presidential candidate Luis Arce (center) and running mate David Choquehuanca (second right) celebrate during a news conference Monday in La Paz, Bolivia. Juan Karita/AP hide caption
President Trump criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, as a "disaster" for the nation's coronavirus response. Graeme Jennings/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Fartuun Adan (right) and Ilwad Elman, the mother and daughter named winners of this year's $1 million Aurora Prize for their efforts to help former child soldiers and others in their native Somalia. Kris Connor/Getty Images hide caption
UNICEF said Monday it plans to stockpile 520 million syringes in its warehouses in preparation for an eventual COVID-19 vaccine. This warehouse in Copenhagen, Denmark, is part of the agency's infrastructure to deliver medical supplies around the world. AP hide caption