Washington Supreme Court: Farmworkers to get overtime payA divided Washington Supreme Court says the state's dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press November 6, 2020, 2:02 AM •...

751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economyThe number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face of the accele...

The Latest: Australia court upholds state's border closureAustralia’s highest court has upheld a state’s border closure and dismissed billionaire businessman Clive Palmer’s argument that the pandemic measure was unconstitutional By The Associated...

Facebook bans big 'Stop the Steal' group for sowing violenceFacebook banned a large group called “Stop the Steal” that supporters of President Donald Trump were using to organize protests against the presidential vote count By BARBARA ORTUTAY and DA...

Fed signals readiness to do more for economy as virus ragesThe Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low near zero Thursday and signaled its readiness to do more if needed to support an economy under threat from a worsening corona...

EU negotiators clinch deal tying rule of law to fund accessEuropean Union negotiators have clinched a deal that could tie the use of EU funds to democratic standards in the bloc’s member countries and unlock hundreds of billions of euros in emergency...

Homebuyers’ down payments rise as US home prices climb Even with mortgage rates hovering near all-time lows, rising home prices are putting more pressure on buyers to come up with a bigger down payment By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer November 5, 202...

AstraZeneca to deliver vaccine trial data by year's endAstraZeneca hopes to show its COVID-19 vaccine is effective by the end of this year and is ramping up manufacturing so it can supply hundreds of millions of doses in January By DANICA KIRKA Associat...

Pope moves against secretariat of state amid finance scandalPope Francis has given the Vatican secretariat of state three months to transfer all of its financial holdings to another Vatican office following its bungled management of investments that are...

Text of the Federal Reserve's statement after its meeting By The Associated Press November 5, 2020, 7:35 PM • 3 min read WASHINGTON -- Below is the statement the Fed released Thursday after its policy meeting ended: The Federal Reserve is committed to...