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10:17 PM on Wednesday, October 8

David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves to lift the Boston Bruins to a 3-1 win over Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals

9:58 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Federal prosecutors say no harm was done to the prospects for a fair trial when two U.S. Justice Department officials reposted potentially inflammatory comments President Donald Trump made about Luigi Mangione after his arrest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO

9:01 PM on Wednesday, October 8

The State Department says it's fired a U.S. diplomat over a romantic relationship he admitted having with a Chinese woman alleged to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party

8:36 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Tony Stewart jokes that he made sure the new couch he and his wife bought was one he could sleep on comfortably if he wins a drag race against her

8:31 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Kirkus Prize judges have announced their winners for this year, awarding $50,000 in each of three categories

8:29 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking two-run single and the Chicago Cubs avoided a sweep by holding off the Milwaukee Brewers for a 4-3 victory in Game 3 of their NL Division Series

8:13 PM on Wednesday, October 8

A Canadian government official familiar with the matter says Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of reviving the contentious Keystone XL pipeline project during his White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this week

7:37 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has indicated there are "signs" that a recent U.S. military boat attack off Venezuela killed Colombian citizens

7:13 PM on Wednesday, October 8

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners

6:37 PM on Wednesday, October 8

The United Nations will begin slashing its peacekeeping force and operations, forcing thousands of soldiers in the next several months to evacuate far-flung global hotspots as a result of the latest U.S. funding cuts to the world body

6:31 PM on Wednesday, October 8

A study says more than 54,600 children younger than 5 in Gaza may be acutely malnourished, with more than 12,800 severely affected

5:59 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Secretary of State Marco Rubio passed President Donald Trump a note during a White House event, hinting that a Mideast peace deal was close

5:57 PM on Wednesday, October 8

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law phasing out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals

5:10 PM on Wednesday, October 8

The Trump administration hasn't provided evidence to lawmakers that recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats were justified

4:16 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Senate Republicans have voted down legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels

10:52 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Authorities have charged a 29-year-old man with igniting the January fire that destroyed Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood

8:59 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Priscilla has lost hurricane strength as it churns off Mexico's western Pacific coast ever closer to the Baja California peninsula

6:06 AM on Wednesday, October 8

President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first Phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners

1:33 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The waiting game continued in Illinois for where the Trump administration was going to send National Guard troops who had reported to an Army training site southwest of Chicago

12:11 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli have repeatedly clashed during their second and final debate in the closely watched race for New Jersey governor