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Doctors and government officials can no longer use the term “excited delirium” as a valid medical diagnosis or cause of death for those who lose their lives while in police custody in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom Oct. 8 signed Assembly Bill (AB) 360, authored by Assemblyman Mike Gipson (D-Carson), making California …

Former Fox News primetime host Tucker Carlson scored a win Monday as an “anti-woke” venture capital firm has agreed to invest millions of dollars in his budding media startup, according to reports. Venture firm 1789 Capital, co-founded by Chris Buskirk and Omeed Malik, has invested $15 million in Mr. Carlson’s media company, according …

Ukrainian forces used U.S.-provided long-range ballistic missiles, known as the MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), for the first time on Tuesday, striking Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy directly thanked the United States for supplying the ATACMS missiles in an address on Tuesday evening. “Today I …

A new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Oct. 13 will raise the minimum wage for most hourly and salaried health care workers—phased in to $25 an hour over the next few years—and give them the right to sue employers to enforce the measure. Senate Bill (SB) 525, authored by Sen. …

Although she felt her husband’s Jan. 6 criminal trial went very well on the evidence, Sarah McAbee tried to be a realist, knowing no defendant across 660 cases related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, has been acquitted by a Washington D.C. jury. “My heart was just pounding out …

House Republicans tried and failed to elect a speaker in a floor vote Oct. 17, prolonging the drama that began with the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) two weeks ago. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who was the GOP conference’s second choice to replace Mr. McCarthy, gained 200 votes …

Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Tuesday announced the cancellation of a four-way summit set to take place on Wednesday, involving U.S. President Joe Biden, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Tensions in the region escalated on Tuesday following an airstrike …

An explosion Saturday inside a commercial building undergoing renovations in southwest Kansas left three people dead, including a 1-year-old child, according to authorities. Investigators with the Ford County Sheriff’s Office and the state fire marshal have concluded that the deadly explosion was accidental, though a clear cause remains undetermined, the …

A Las Vegas prosecutor was arrested Friday in Henderson on charges of attempting to solicit a child for sex, according to court records obtained by the Las Vegas Journal. The prosecutor, identified as Tanner Castro, who worked in Clark County, faces charges of luring or attempting to lure a child or …

On today’s episode of the 5 Things podcast: U.S. troops have been told to prepare to deploy in response to the Israel-Hamas war. USA TODAY World Affairs Correspondent Kim Hjelmgaard has the latest from Israel and the West Bank. Authorities open a hate crime investigation over the stabbing death of a 6-year-old Muslim boy. …