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Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen announce divorce after 13 years

By Leanne Italie and Fred Goodall - Associated Press Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have finalized their divorce, they announced Friday, ending the 13-year marriage between two superstars who respectively reached the pinnacles of football and fashion. Divorce documents were…

Feds unveil plan to grow wind power while sparing rare whale

By Patrick Whittle - Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government has outlined a strategy to try to protect an endangered species of whale while also developing offshore wind power off the East Coast. President Joe Biden's administration…

Poland chooses US to build its first nuclear power plant

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland says it has chosen the U.S. government and Westinghouse to build its first nuclear power plant. The announcement is an important step in efforts by the central European nation to burn less coal and gain…

Biker's backpack ignites when Arkansas trooper uses taser

WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas motorcyclist is expected to survive after he was engulfed by a fireball when a state trooper used a Taser on him during a traffic stop. Arkansas State…

Two NASA spacecraft detect biggest meteor strikes at Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Two NASA spacecraft at Mars have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet. Scientists reported Thursday that last year’s barrages sent seismic surface waves rippling thousands of miles across Mars, the first ever…

Suspect in assault at Pelosi home had posted about QAnon

By Michael Biesecker and Benard Condon - Associated Press The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's California home and severely beating her husband with a hammer appears to have made racist and often rambling posts online, including…

Intruder attacks Pelosi's husband, calling, 'Where is Nancy'

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was attacked and severely beaten with a hammer by an assailant who authorities said broke into the couple's San Francisco home early Friday, searching for the Democratic leader and shouting: “Where…

As fentanyl drives overdose deaths, mistaken beliefs persist

(AP) -- Fentanyl and other potent synthetic opioids ingrained in the nation's illicit drug supply are killing more people in the U.S. than any other drug has. But mistaken beliefs persist about fentanyl, how it is trafficked and why so…

Paul Pelosi, speaker's husband, beaten with hammer at home

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, has been severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home and is being treated by doctors for injuries. That's according to people familiar…

AP sources: Musk in control of Twitter, ousts top executives

Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and ousted the CEO, chief financial officer and the company’s general counsel, two people familiar with the deal said Thursday night. A sign is pictured outside the Twitter headquarters…