Companies hiring California freelancers must be able to prove the contractors really are working for themselves. Source

Progress seen as mortgage rates fall and some incomes rise, but home prices expected to jump another 2.2% next year. Source

It became operational Friday, Russia’s defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin, bolstering the country’s nuclear strike capability. Source

Wage growth for the lowest-paid workers is now outpacing that of the country’s top-earning professionals Source

The first daughter and presidential adviser talks about her plans for 2020 in an interview about paid family leave, to air this Sunday on “Face the Nation.” Source

Patrons at 850 Wawa convenience stores between March and December may find themselves inconvenienced, lawsuit claims. Source

Senators Dick Durbin and Patrick Leahy are banned from visiting the Philippines over a provision included in a government spending measure. Source

The annular solar eclipse wasn’t visible from North America, but photographers around the world captured breathtaking images of the event. Source

Among the gifts she received was a donation to the American Heart Association in memory of her mother, who died earlier this year. Source

“Many of us taught with our windows wide open in the spring, in the fall,” former teacher Peg Vahldieck said. Source