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11:46 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

9:43 PM on Wednesday, October 15

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

9:34 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

9:14 PM on Wednesday, October 15

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

7:41 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

7:28 PM on Wednesday, October 15

The superintendent of Georgia's third-largest school district is resigning after being indicted on federal charges

7:27 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Mississippi executes man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old college student

6:44 PM on Wednesday, October 15

A former Los Angeles Angels official has testified that an employee convicted of providing drugs leading to the death of one of the team’s star pitchers had been taking prescription medication to deal with depression and bipolar disorder

5:44 PM on Wednesday, October 15

The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers has prompted bipartisan calls for those involved to be removed from or resign their positions

4:27 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

4:16 PM on Wednesday, October 15

3:25 PM on Wednesday, October 15

The South Carolina Election Commission is investigating why a $28 million contract for new voting machines ended up costing $4 million more

2:44 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Andry Rajoelina, once a young mayor who led protests against Madagascar's government, has been ousted as president

2:42 PM 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

2:13 PM on Wednesday, October 15

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2:13 PM 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.”

1:53 PM on Wednesday, October 15

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

9:40 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Cambodia's government says it hopes the U.S. and Britain have enough evidence in their pursuit of Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group and its Chairman Chen Zhi

9:17 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

12:02 AM on Wednesday, October 15

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