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2:11 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Israel has identified the body of a hostage released by Hamas overnight

1:54 AM on Tuesday, October 21

The Seattle Mariners fell just short of reaching the World Series for the first time, losing to the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series

1:38 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Jaxon Smith-Njigba had his NFL-leading fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Houston Texans 27-19

12:50 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Japanese parliament elects ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister

12:26 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Asian markets have advanced, with Japan's benchmark approaching the symbolically important 50,000 level for the first time as conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi was poised to become the country's first female prime minister

12:20 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Prosecutors are backing off a bit after getting a misdemeanor conviction against a record-setting mountain runner in a national park

12:20 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is heading to prison for a criminal conspiracy to use Libyan funds for his 2007 election campaign

12:05 AM on Tuesday, October 21

House Republicans are preparing to release a report about President Joe Biden's mental state and the alleged misuse of the presidential autopen during his term

12:03 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Britain’s royal family is once again under intense scrutiny as a memoir by one of Prince Andrew and Jeffery Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Virginia Giuffre, hits bookstores

12:01 AM on Tuesday, October 21

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they refuse to negotiate on any Democratic demands

11:21 PM on Monday, October 20

A man was struck and killed by a tree branch in Wellington, New Zealand, as dangerous winds and heavy rain buffeted parts of the country

11:11 PM on Monday, October 20

George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993 by beating the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series

11:01 PM on Monday, October 20

Blue Jays beat Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of ALCS and will face Los Angeles Dodgers in World Series

10:35 PM on Monday, October 20

The Los Angeles Dodgers are aiming for a second consecutive World Series championship

10:33 PM on Monday, October 20

Jahmyr Gibbs scored on a 78-yard sprint in the second quarter, a 5-yard spinning plunge in the third and accounted for a career-high 218 yards from scrimmage to lead the Detroit Lions in a 24-9 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night

8:43 PM on Monday, October 20

Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday

8:00 PM on Monday, October 20

President Donald Trump is preparing for a significant trip to Asia, aiming to address international trade tensions

5:06 PM on Monday, October 20

Police in California say former NFL running back Doug Martin died after struggling with officers who were taking him into custody

10:38 AM on Monday, October 20

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House

8:19 AM on Monday, October 20

The Louvre remained closed Monday after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist