In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln prohibited Union states from trading with states that had seceded.

(AP) — Child welfare advocates filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to force the Biden administration to block imports of cocoa harvested by children in West Africa.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas wants Planned Parenthood to give back millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements — and pay far more in fines on top of that — in a lawsuit that appears to be the first of its kind brought by a state against the largest abortion provider in the U.S.

BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — Six white former Mississippi law officers pleaded guilty to state charges for torturing two Black men in a racist assault.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking major U.S. automakers and their workers' union to reach an agreement that takes 'every possible step to avoid painful plant closings' as the sector transitions to electric vehicles.

MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy made her third visit to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been behind bars in Russia since March on charges of espionage.

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Clinton Library Manager Beverly Thomason reads a book for enraptured kids at weekly story time.

(AP) —Patients who take blockbuster drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss may face lifethreatening complications if they need surgery or other procedures that require empty stomachs for anesthesia. This summer's guidance to halt the medication for up to a week may not go far enough, either.

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