The latest reports say that Nichols, 29, was hospitalized and died of his injuries three days after the confrontation in the city where he lived with his mother and stepfather and worked at FedEx.

US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency for California, ordering federal assistance to supplement local, tribal, and state responses to successive winter storms, flooding and mudslides, the White House said on Monday

Another storm is expected to hit the US state of California over the weekend, the National Weather Service said on Friday, after reports of two weather-related fatalities

The US Justice Department is awarding more than $370 million in grants to law enforcement agencies to support their operations and address violent crimes, the department said on Friday

School teachers in Seattle, Washington, have gone on strike on the first day of school because their demands for better compensation, smaller classes and more student support services were not satisfied, NBC affiliate KING5 reported

Public health officials are investigating the first suspected case of monkeypox in California, Sacramento County Public Health Officer Olivia Kasirye said on Tuesday