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8:46 PM on Wednesday, October 15

The relatives of eight Salvadorans who died in a fiery crash of a semitrailer and a van in Georgia struggled to wrap their minds around the tragedy on Wednesday as they hoped that the bodies of their lost loved ones would soon be repatriated to the Central American nation

7:53 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves has further restricted access to abortion, limiting it to situations when the mother’s life is in danger

6:50 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Dave Roberts has found a way to navigate the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen struggles by leaning heavily on starting pitching

6:43 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Uruguay passes a law allowing euthanasia, the first such law in Latin America

6:34 PM on Wednesday, October 15

President Donald Trump has welcomed nearly 130 donors, allies and representatives of major companies for a dinner at the White House to reward them for their contributions to a new $250 million ballroom project

6:14 PM on Wednesday, October 15

One of the largest airlifts in Alaska history is underway to evacuate hundreds from storm-devasted coastal towns

4:41 PM on Wednesday, October 15

The Supreme Court has indicated a willingness to limit race-based districts under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

4:07 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called for economic retaliation against the U.S. after Stellantis decided to move Jeep Compass production from Canada to the U.S. Ford blames U.S. President Donald Trump for the move, which affects workers in Brampton, Ontario

2:32 PM on Wednesday, October 15

The stench of decay has spread around Poza Rica, one of the areas hardest hit by last week’s torrential rains that flooded central and eastern Mexico

1:27 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power

11:42 AM on Wednesday, October 15

A federal judge in Montana has dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels

11:13 AM on Wednesday, October 15

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11:13 AM on Wednesday, October 15

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated.”

10:53 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Cook County’s top judge has signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court

7:03 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Doctors Without Borders says that ongoing violence in Haiti has forced it to permanently close its emergency care center in Port-au-Prince

6:17 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Dozens of reporters have turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon rather than agree to restrictions on their work

11:51 PM on Tuesday, October 14

Israel has received the remains of two more hostages after they were transferred by the Red Cross from Hamas

10:51 PM on Tuesday, October 14

Officials say one of the “most significant” airlifts in Alaska history is underway to evacuate hundreds of people from storm-devastated coastal towns

9:04 PM on Tuesday, October 14

Angel Reese has taken her talents from the basketball court to the fashion runway

9:02 PM on Tuesday, October 14

A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student was put to death Wednesday evening at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman