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President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.

DOJ is searching Biden's Delaware vacation home as part of classified document search

Washington desk

The DOJ is searching President Biden's home in Rehoboth, Del. on Wednesday as part of its investigation into classified documents found among his personal files, Biden's lawyer said in a statement.

DOJ is searching Biden's Delaware vacation home as part of classified document search

Washington desk

The DOJ is searching President Biden's home in Rehoboth, Del. on Wednesday as part of its investigation into classified documents found among his personal files, Biden's lawyer said in a statement.

Tom Brady says he's retiring from the NFL, and this time he means it. "I won't be long-winded," the quarterback said. "You only get one super-emotional retirement essay, and I used mine up last year."

Tom Brady retires from the NFL, 1 year after retiring from the NFL

Bill Chappell

"I'm retiring. For good," Brady said. The record-shattering quarterback released the message on Feb. 1, the same date he announced his retirement from the NFL in 2022.

Patrick Shiroishi — pictured here in Los Angeles — released 19 albums in 2022; at least three were standouts in their respective fields, in part because of the questions of identity they examine.

Patrick Shiroishi's music moves a Japanese American saga forward

Grayson Haver Currin

The saxophonist and composer resisted his Japanese American heritage for decades. He now funnels that painful and triumphant personal history into a string of vital records.

A mourner sits next to a candle display during a vigil for Tyre Nichols on Jan. 30 at Regency Community Skatepark in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols was an avid skateboarder and used to frequent the park.

Tyre Nichols will be laid to rest in Memphis on Wednesday

Joe Hernandez

The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy, and Vice President Kamala Harris is set to attend at the invitation of Nichols' family.

President Joe Biden, right, talks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, after an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in July 26, 2021. The president and the House speaker are preparing for their first official visit at the White House on Wednesday, ahead of a looming debt crisis.

Biden and McCarthy are set to meet to talk about the debt ceiling stalemate

Lexie Schapitl

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet Wednesday to discuss, among other things, how to avoid a default on the U.S. debt.

Kentucky GOP Rep. James Comer and other House Republicans speak at the U.S. Capitol in November. This week, Republicans are holding their first hearings as part of investigations into the Biden administration.

House Republicans are launching their first investigations into Democrats

Claudia Grisales

Now in control of the House, Republicans will hold hearings on border policy and pandemic relief spending.

Law enforcement officers aim their weapons at a home during a standoff in Grants Pass, Ore., on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Police said the standoff involving a man suspected in a violent kidnapping in Oregon who was barricaded underneath the home had been "resolved."

Oregon kidnapping suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot, police say

The Associated Press

A suspect in a violent kidnapping in Oregon died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday night after being taken into custody following a standoff with law enforcement, a police spokesman said.

The EEOC is turning its attention to the use of AI and other advanced technologies in hiring.

Can bots discriminate? It's a big question as companies use AI for hiring

Andrea Hsu

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says artificial intelligence-based hiring tools may be creating discriminatory barriers to jobs. The agency is asking for input as it considers guardrails.

In this photo provided by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, its members search for a radioactive capsule believed to have fallen off a truck being transported on a freight route on the outskirts of Perth, Australia, on Saturday.

A tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule is found in Western Australia

Joe Hernandez

The silver capsule the size of a pea had been lost in transit last month on the Great Northern Highway in Western Australia. "We have essentially found the needle in the haystack," one official said.