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California’s K–12 schools will be required to provide students with access to gender-neutral restrooms during school hours, due to a state bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week. Senate Bill 760, introduced in February by State Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), mandates that all schools should have at least one …

California legislators have passed a first-in-the-nation bill to crack down on understaffed chain pharmacies and cut down on medication dispensing errors. After passing in the Senate Sept. 13 on a vote of 30-9 with one senator not voting, Assembly Bill (AB) 1286 dubbed the “Stop Dangerous Pharmacies Act,” authored by …

OKEECHOBEE, Fla.—Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a Florida man accused of murdering a Lyft driver whose car he allegedly stole in an attempt to escape another killing. Okeechobee County prosecutors recently filed a court notice saying they will seek a death sentence against Mathew Flores, who …

PHILADELPHIA—A judge dismissed murder and other charges Tuesday against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up driver’s side window, agreeing with defense attorneys who said the officer could have feared for his life because he thought the driver had a gun. Police body camera …

COLUMBIA, S.C.—A 14-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a weekend shooting over a yearslong squabble that left three teenagers dead and another injured in the capital city of South Carolina, officials said Tuesday. The youth joins two 17-year-old suspects, all charged with three counts of murder and one …

GREEN BAY, Wis.—A Wisconsin woman convicted of killing and dismembering a former boyfriend and scattering his body parts at various locations was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole. A Brown County judge sentenced Taylor Schabusiness, 25, for the February 2022 killing of Shad Thyrion, 24. A jury had …

The Senate voted Tuesday to move forward with a stopgap measure to stave off a government shutdown as House leadership focused on passing spending bills. The Senate voted 77–19 to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to a bill reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through fiscal year 2028. …

Evicting a tenant in California may soon prove more difficult after state lawmakers passed a bill that would require proof by a landlord for what’s known as a “no fault” eviction. Senate Bill 567, authored by Sen. María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), would also mandate 12 months of occupancy for …

The House of Representatives passed a procedural vote allowing consideration of four spending bills totaling nearly $1.1 trillion, which marks a significant step toward the completion of the appropriations process just five days before the end of the fiscal year. Moments after the Sept. 26 vote, Mr. McCarthy said he …

Billionaire Elon Musk said he will visit Eagle Pass, Texas, later this week as illegal immigrant crossings have skyrocketed in recent weeks. Mr. Musk, who owns SpaceX, Tesla, and X, formerly known as Twitter, said he had spoken with Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales (R), who confirmed the southern border is …