Maryland apologizes to man wrongly convicted of murder and agrees to pay him $340,000 Demetrius Smith will be compensated by the state of Maryland after spending years behind bars, including over a year after he had been proven innocent. He was released from prison in 2013. Read more on NPR

UAW strike latest: GM sends 2,000 workers home in Kansas General Motors had previously warned it would need to stop production at its Fairfax, Kansas, assembly plant, because it relied on parts that came from a Missouri plant that is currently on strike. Read more on NPR

This Republican senator wants an expanded child tax credit — with work requirements Florida Senator Marco Rubio says the U.S. has lost focus over the last 20 to 30 years and economic policies need to be geared towards creating stable work for families. Read more on NPR

Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian separatists agree to halt fighting in disputed enclave Separatist leaders in Nagorno-Karabakh said that after “a lack of concrete actions” by international parties, their forces had few options to ensure civilians’ safety. Read more on NPR

‘Wellness’ is a perfect novel for our age, its profound sadness tempered with humor Nathan Hill’s stunning new novel about the stories we tell about our lives and our loves, and how we sustain relationships throughout time, is both funny and heartbreaking, sometimes on the same page. Read more on NPR

The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady but hints at more action this year The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday, despite stubborn inflation, although it left the door open to an additional rate hike in November or December. Read more on NPR

Having a hard time finding Clorox wipes? Blame it on a cyberattack The Clorox Co. — which also includes brands such as Pine-Sol, Brita, Glad and Burt’s Bees — says it’s operating at a “lower rate of processing” after an August hack on its IT infrastructure. Read more on NPR

What to know about the tensions between Canada and India over the killing of a Sikh Canada says India is linked to the June killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent activist for the creation of a Sikh homeland in India. India considered Nijjar a terrorist but denies involvement. Read more on NPR