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David Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography traced Douglass' path from slavery to abolitionist and inspired HBO's documentary, Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches. Originally broadcast in 2018.

President Biden is at just 39% approval. "These are sort of rock-bottom numbers," said the director of the survey, which was conducted before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The companies, including Johnson & Johnson and McKesson, will admit no wrongdoing. Billions of dollars in payouts will fund drug treatment and harm reduction programs.

For a new album, Lighten Up, the singer-songwriter brought her broadly empathetic piece of mind to to Topanga, Calif. to gain a light wash of psychedelia.

A growing number of world leaders are preparing responses to Russia's invasion of Ukraine that include both sanctions and humanitarian aid.

The Iowa Attorney General is looking into why fertilizer prices are increasing. The price of nitrogen- and phosphate-based fertilizers have spiked by some 200 – even 300 percent. Fertilizer companies blame a variety of things, like the increase in natural gas costs and Hurricane Ida.

The Iowa Legislature passed a sweeping tax cut bill Thursday, sending it to the governor's desk for her signature. It would phase in a 3.9 percent flat personal income tax by 2026, eliminate taxes on retirement income, and cut the corporate tax rate while also reducing some refundable business tax credits over time.

Oil surged past triple-digit prices for the first time since 2014. The breach of the psychologically significant milestone is bound to reinforce fears about inflation.

The U.S. and EU are planning more sanctions on Russia, aimed at crippling its economy by targeting banks, oil and gas sectors. But it's uncertain the new sanctions will affect Russia President Putin.

Some lawmakers worry that pushing future post office retirees' health costs to Medicare could hurt the health program's outlook.