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How America’s Founding Fathers felt about tariffs

By Jeffrey Kucik, University of Arizona

There was plenty of trade during the Colonial period. But none of it was free.

Judge blocks Ohio abortion law, allowing clinics to remain open

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett halts enforcement of the so-called heartbeat bill law that opponents argued would effectively ban the procedure. That's because a fetal heartbeat can be detected as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before…

WATCH: 2019 Capitol Fourth celebrates with musical guests, fireworks

By Gretchen Frazee

The Capitol Fourth celebration will be streamed live Thursday, July 4, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

Navy SEAL acquitted of killing says he made ‘tactical, ethical, moral’ mistakes

By Julie Watson, Brian Melley, Associated Press

Special Operator Edward Gallagher, who did not testify during his two-week court-martial, addressed the jurors a day after they acquitted him of murder, attempted murder and other counts stemming from an incident during a 2017 deployment to Iraq.

Alabama DA won’t prosecute woman who lost fetus after being shot

By Associated Press

Marshae Jones was five-months pregnant when she was shot in the stomach in a December altercation.

Special prosecutor named to investigate South Bend shooting of Eric Logan

By Associated Press

A judge appointed a special prosecutor Wednesday to investigate a white police officer's fatal shooting of a black man in the Indiana city where Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is mayor.

Reports of unwanted sexual contact up at Coast Guard Academy

By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

Almost half of female cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy said they were sexually harassed, and about one in eight women reported experiencing unwanted sexual contact, according to a Pentagon survey released Wednesday.

Lee Iacocca, engineer of Chrysler’s turnaround, dies at 94

By Tom Krishner, Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

He will be best remembered as the blunt-talking, cigar-chomping Chrysler chief who helped engineer a great corporate turnaround.

Why Nike pulled ‘Betsy Ross flag’ shoes after Kaepernick criticism

By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press

Nike's sales have only grown since it seized attention with its ad campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. So, the shoemaker deferred to its star endorser when he raised concerns over a sneaker featuring an early American flag.