Congressional leadership including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, arrive to watch the flag-draped casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as is carried by a joint services military honor guard from Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)
Politics

COVID-19 relief: What’s on the table as Congress seeks deal

In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. DeVos has extended the moratorium on student loan payments and the accrual of interest until Jan. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Education

Trump administration suspends student federal loan payments through January

In this Sept. 30, 2020 file photo, waiter Lenworth Thompson serves lunch to David Zennario, left, and Alex Ecklin at Junior's Restaurant in New York. The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, registered its fifth consecutive month of expansion in October 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Entrepreneurs

US service sector growth slows for 2nd straight month

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United States

Fed reports slowing US economic activity due to virus surge

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, specialist James Denaro works at his post on the trading floor, Thursday Dec. 3, 2020. U.S. stocks are inching further into record heights Thursday, as Wall Street continues to coast following its rocket ride last month powered by hopes for coming COVID-19 vaccines. (Nicole Pereira/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
Stock Market

Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street slips near record high

In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, Deb Dalsing, nurse manager of the COVID-19 treatment unit at UW Health assists nurse Ainsley Billesbach with her personal protective equipment at the hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
United States

Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help

Housing activists erect a sign in front of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's house, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Swampscott, Mass. Renters are still being evicted during the coronavirus pandemic despite a federal order that is supposed to keep them in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)
United States

Despite federal ban, renters still being evicted amid virus

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) poses for photographs in the Oval Office at the White House March 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. | Chip Somodevilla/AFP
Immigration

Judge throws out Trump rules limiting skilled-worker visas

People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Asian markets are mixed after the U.S. benchmark S&P 500 set another record. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Stock Market

World shares, futures lower after latest record S&P 500 high

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Money

California providing $500M in virus aid for small businesses

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Ashley Lara uses her handheld device as she works on the trading floor, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. (Colin Ziemer/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
Stock Market

Strong start to December as S&P 500 index sets another high

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