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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order banning state officials from betting on prediction markets with insider information.

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Yuma County, Arizona, has prided itself as the place labor icon Cesar Chavez was born and died.

But now sexual abuse allegations tied to him have caused a debate over whether a local school should still bear his name.

Cisco Stargazer from member station KAWC reports the controversy is exposing deep divisions within the community.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is using a new electronic health record system that will roll out to states over the next several months, with Michigan the first to switch.

Officials say physical records can make it tough to utilize new coverage to prove exposure to chemicals from burn pits and Agent Orange.

The new record system, which will roll out to other states over the next year or two, will keep them all in one accessible place, but officials say the initial transition could cause delays,

In the past, those requests had to be requested by mail and retrieved by hand.

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Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have entered the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, firing a missile at Israel, which Israel says was intercepted.

It's the first time Israel faced fire from that country since the war began, and it opens a new front in the two-month-old conflict.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon says around 3,500 sailors and Marines have arrived in the Middle East.

Empire's Shonda Lee Stuster has more.

The Department of Homeland Security is on track to mark the longest partial government shutdown in history amid a budget standoff.

And here's Claudia Grisales reports.

No King's protests against President Trump and his policies, including the war in Iran, immigration, voting rights, and the rising cost of living, are taking place around the country today.