NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rose near record levels. The S&P 500 climbed 0.3% Wednesday and pulled within 0.1% of its all-time high set in late October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.2%. Stocks got help from easing Treasury yields in the bond market.

NEW YORK (AP) – A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine – the first shot found to prevent cancer. Federal health recommendations now suggest that all babies be vaccinated against the liver infection in their first day of life.

Republicans held onto a reliably conservative U.S. House district in Tennessee’s special election, but only after a late burst of national spending and high-profile campaigning helped them secure a margin less than half of last year’s race.