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Earlier Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urged more congressional action to help the economy recover from the recession caused by the pandemic.

After mounting pressure from parents, the Spanish government announced last week that starting Sunday, children could leave the house for one hour each day.

California has the country's largest Latino population. And they are tied to the state's economic prosperity. A new study analyzes how they're doing.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Wednesday the Fed needs to keep interest rates low to aid the economy "for an extended period." He used his semi-annual report to Congress to emphasize his concerns about both unemployment and the budget deficit.

A fiscal patch that Congress approved last month isn't big enough to keep the Children's Health Insurance Program afloat, according to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.

The measure follows a lawsuit by a mom who was forced from her Richton Park home through use of a controversial “crime-free ordinance.”

In April, the Oakland City Council passed legislation formally recognizing polyamorous families, the first of its kind on the West Coast. It protects “diverse family structures” from discrimination.

Operation Inherent Resolve began over the summer. Now President Obama is officially asking Congress to give its blessing to the war on the self-described Islamic State. On Wednesday the White House sent language up to Capitol Hill for an authorization for the use of military force.

The National Archives was due to deliver a first tranche of documents to the Democratic-led House panel on Friday.