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House expected to put paid family and medical leave back in budget bill

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

Democrats in the House say that paid family and medical leave will be placed back into their $1.75 trillion social and environmental spending bill.

Virginia Beach voters approve $568 million bond to fend off rising sea levels

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

Voters in Virginia Beach have approved a huge bond measure for a mid-sized city, committing to spend millions in hopes of avoiding billions in losses due to rising seas and intensifying hurricanes.

WATCH: White House COVID task force holds briefing

By Associated Press

The White House COVID-19 task force held a briefing on Wednesday as vaccinations finally roll out to U.S. children as young as 5, to the relief of some parents even as others have questions or fears.

Yahoo pulls out of China, citing ‘challenging’ environment

By Zen Soo, Associated Press

Last month, Microsoft's professional networking platform LinkedIn said it would shutter its Chinese site, replacing it with a jobs board instead.

U.S. files antitrust suit to stop major book publisher merger

By Tali Arbel, Associated Press

German media giant Bertelsmann's Penguin Random House is already the largest American publisher. It wants to buy New York-based Simon & Schuster, whose authors include Stephen King, Hillary Clinton and John Irving.

A Brief But Spectacular take on rebuilding and diversifying the Appalachian economy

Brandon Dennison is a sixth generation West Virginian who is on a mission to revitalize Appalachia. His community based non-profit, Colefield Development, has trained over 1200 people facing barriers to employment, helping with education and personal development. Dennison gives his…

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U.S. to cut Ethiopia from trade program over rights abuses in Tigray

By Cara Anna, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Joe Biden says he's moving to cut out Ethiopia from a U.S. trade program. That sets the path for further sanctions against the African nation over its failure to end a nearly yearlong war in the Tigray region.

9,000 New York City workers on leave as vaccine mandate takes effect

By Michael R. Sisak, Karen Matthews, Associated Press

Mayor Bill de Blasio said about 9 in 10 city workers covered by the mandate have gotten vaccinated and there have been no disruptions to city services as a result of staffing shortages.

U.S. manufacturing growth slows in October amid supply chain issues

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

U.S. companies had been particularly impacted by a rise in COVID cases in many Southeast Asian countries where much of the production of semiconductors for autos and other products takes place.

WATCH: Manchin wavers on Biden’s plan, rebuffs progressives

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

Sen. Joe Manchin is wavering over supporting President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion policy package. Instead he said Monday it’s “time to vote” on a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.