The body of Tyree Nichols will be laid to rest later today in Memphis.

That's where we're starting the Seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Jeff Pierre. It's Wednesday, February 1st.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

Tyree Nichols' funeral is happening later today.

Nichols, as you most likely have heard, is the 29-year-old

black man who died last month after being beaten by Memphis police.

Video of the brutal beating was released last week and has caused widespread outrage.

Here's civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton speaking yesterday at a press conference.

We are going to have a funeral, dignified funeral service, not a marathon tomorrow.

And let the family mourn and receive whatever messages and the vice president but this is not about politics to us, about justice.

The funeral will be held at 1130 a.m. Eastern time at a Memphis church.

Sharpton will deliver the eulogy.

You can watch it live at Washington Post.com.

Number two, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates again today.

The U.S. Central Bank is still trying to bring prices down, but this will be a smaller hike than others from last year.

That's because prices have started to come down from a peak back in June, even though inflation is still much higher than normal.

Rate hikes can cool the economy by making it more expensive in a way to borrow money.

This can affect home buying, car loans, business investments, and a lot of other things.

The Fed is now trying to do just enough to keep that trend going without tipping the economy

into a recession. Number three, George Santos is stepping down from his committee roles.

Santos is a Republican congressman from New York. After he was

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