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Six California Highway Patrol officers, one CHP sergeant, and a nurse were charged Wednesday in the 2020 death of 38-year-old Edward Bronstein. While most uses of force by police are deemed legal and justified in California, the bizarre series of events which followed a traffic stop for suspected impaired driving led to Bronstein's death and a number of charges, including involuntary manslaugh...

Taiwanese president Tsai-Ing [Sai-ing] Wen has planned a tentative visit to Los Angeles on her way back to Taiwan next week. The potential stop comes at the end of the world leader's tour of global diplomatic allies that began yesterday afternoon. With Taiwan being formally recognized by only 13 countries and tensions mounting between the US and China, Tsai's visit could have major geopoli...

Welcome to New Genesis, an audio series hosted by Nia Cross that spotlights black women reporters and executives in the media and entertainment industry. Each guest discusses a combination of their personal journeys throughout their career, the joys and triumphs of navigating the industry, and the impact of their existence in their current role. On today’s episode, our special guest is Terri Hines...

A ban on TikTok could be in the near future, but the bill doing so would allow the government to regulate and ban any foreign technologies. SB 686, also known as the RESTRICT Act, is the most notorious Internet privacy bill since the Patriot Act. Reporter, Isa Johnson has the story.

A new study done by the Earth4All collective and commissioned by the Club of Rome projects that the "population bomb" our world was projected to face will not be as harmful as experts originally thought. Reporter Lorenzo Arce has the scoop.

On Tuesday, The University of California unveiled its first ever system wide admission guarantee for qualified transfer applicants. Under the new policy, students need to complete various classes and maintain a certain GPA. Reporter Zain Khan has the latest.

A new Instagram alleges that a student has filed a lawsuit to euthanize USC’s squirrels after he was bitten. There is no evidence that the lawsuit or the bite are real.

The USC president addressed affordability but left out remarks on shared Lyft and Greek life

There are hundreds of squirrels on USC campus, notorious among students for their big appetites and feisty personalities. If you look closely, you might notice collars on some of them. What's up with that?

The 2023 Selden Ring investigative journalism award was highly contested. This year 86 investigative journalism entries came in from across the country. Chosen by a team of judges, the Selden ring was awarded to Reuters for their work "Nightmare in Nigeria." Nicki Berelson has the story on this years winning team.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced today that he would suspend proposed changes to the country's judicial system. Netanyahu's plans had thrown Israel into turmoil and civil unrest. Opponents say it would weaken the Supreme Court's ability to rule against the legislative and executive branches and thus weaken Israeli democracy. Across Israel, demonstrators took to the s...

Over the years, renting in Los Angeles keeps getting more expensive. And today, a small crowd rallied in Santa Monica to protest in front of the Blackstone Group's offices, the largest landlord in the United States. Kimberly Aguirre reports.

The USC LGBTQplus club is hosting their first ever Renaissance Ball to bring a snippet of Ballroom Culture to USC according to their advertisement. The event will center on the Black and Queer community, and specifically the ways in which Ballroom has shaped Black and queer communities in the United States and Internationally. We spoke to juniors Alan Enriquez and Caleb Flenoury who will be walkin...

Happy International Women's Day!  Today, March 8th, marks one of the most important days of the year to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women all around the world.  As Alexa Hernandez Diaz reports, women within the USC community are coming together to celebrate female artists and rally for gender equality through art.

In light of International Women's Day, around a dozen protesters gathered in front of Tommy Trojan today.  And as Isa Johnson reports, they were demonstrating against Iran's violent treatment of women.  

The District of Columbia passed a new law.. one that the U-S Congress may overturn. And as Reporter Skye Lee reports, this has brought up questions of the District's own sovereignty over its own laws.  

Popular shoe brand Adidas parted ways with rapper Ye [[Yay]], formerly known as Kanye West last October.  And now, as Haylee Clophus reports, the shoe company is trying to figure out what to do with more than a billion dollars worth of sneakers.

Welcome to New Genesis, an audio series hosted by Nia Cross that spotlights black women reporters and executives in the media and entertainment industry. Each guest discusses a combination of their personal journeys throughout their career, the joys and triumphs of navigating the industry, and the impact of their existence in their current role. On today’s episode, our first guest is Kandiss Crone...

With the end of the semester just two months away, students are readying their summer and post-grad plans, whether that’s an internship or a European voyage.

The 95th Academy Awards are just around the corner. But are people still tuning in?

Ozempic, the promising weight-loss drug, is in short supply.

Gen Z is interested in cutting back on alcohol consumption for a variety of reasons. Non-alcoholic bottle shops offer an alternative.

Music is food for the soul, and that could not have been better represented than by the sold out Thornton End-of-year Showcase at the El Rey Theatre Sunday night.  Sara Kahn has the story

This morning at Downtown Los Angeles' Union Station, the new Metro Ambassador program was unveiled. With the introduction of the program, which will employ around 300 Metro Ambassadors into rail systems around the city, comes more skepticism from local residents.  Here's Nina Moothedath with the story. 

We sat down with Katelyn Polantz to discuss how she got started as a journalist.