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The Dornsife Prison Education Project--which offers USC classes to incarcerated students--will finally allow these students to receive academic credit for taking these courses. Maddy Brown has more on how the program hopes this change will provide greater support to incarcerated students, and work to dismantle the misconceptions surrounding the prison system.

Hours ago, the Senate voted 61-36 to codify into federal law protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. While the bill has been praised as a step forward for LGBTQ equity, there are underlying implications that may have serious impacts on future couples. Colton Lucas has more details on where the bill may fall short.

Out with the old and in with the new ... or more like back with the old? Bob Iger announced yesterday that he will return as CEO of Disney. Millicent [ mill - i - cent ] Boakye [bwah - chay ] has the story. 

After a decisive win over No. 19 Notre Dame, the Trojans secure a 4th place ranking for the first time in most students’ tenure at the school. USC will face No. 12 Utah in the Pac-12 championship this Friday.

Protests in China in response to harsh Covid lockdown measures reveal a rare level of government criticism in the communist country.

Online sales hit $9.12 billion in the U.S. despite inflation and worries of economic downturn.

Tattoo legends in Long Beach have come together to start a national tattoo art museum. Victoria Capek has the story.

USC's self-proclaimed second-best satirical news publication, the Sack of Troy, has run into trouble with their UCLA rival, the Westwood Enabler. While the Sack of Troy isn't normally serious, as Sullivan Barthel reports, they say that this conflict is no laughing matter.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is stepping down from party leadership in congress after nearly 20 years. Pelosi was the first ever woman to be the speaker of the house, and will leave the Democrats with some big shoes to fill in leadership. Stefano Fendrich has the story.

On September 16th, 22-year-old Masa Amini died at the hands of the Iranian morality police. Amini’s death sparked a movement in Iran calling for awareness of human rights abuses occurring in the country. Though this issue has garnered global attention, many students here at USC have been personally affected. What is USC doing to support its Persian students? Katelyn Do has the story.

Last night, the Los Angeles mayoral race finally came to a close. Karen Bass has officially been announced as the new Mayor of Los Angeles, beating her democratic opponent, businessman Rick Caruso. Here is what the USC community thinks about the results of this hotly contested race.

Rolling Loud, the biggest hip-hop music festival in the world, brings  the biggest names in hip-hop together each year in cities like Miami, New York, and Los Angeles. As Taylor Contarino reports, in a few months, it’s happening in Inglewood.

The UN's COP27 session is occurring this month from the 6th to the 18th. As Brooklyn Blasscyk reports, the conference gives world leaders a platform to have a collaborative discussion on efforts to combat global warming and climate change for the rest of the 2020s. 

On Tuesday, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved to create a new department called the Office of Environmental Justice and Climate Health. This program seeks to address public health concerns. Tatiana Sataua has the story.

The number one basketball recruit in the country, Isaiah Collier, announced his commitment to USC this morning. As Ian Roddy reports, this makes Collier the program's highest-rated recruit ever.

Getting through college is hard enough. But for students experiencing housing insecurity, focusing on their studies is an extra challenge. But, as Rachel Hallett reports, that’s why USC Trojan Shelter is hoping to offer an extra hand this holiday season.

And "Devastation everywhere"... That's how a passerby described the scene near the sheriff's training academy in Whittier this morning. As Grace Galante reports, 25 recruits were victim to a horrible accident...And we want to warn you, the content is graphic.

More than 200 workers gathered together to protest against fast-food corporations who are trying to challenge the new labor law

The list reveals which artists will be competing for album of the year, best new breakout artist, and several new categories.

With the midterm election in the rearview,  Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake fell to Democratic candidate Katie Hobbs this morning. With a week in between the beginning of voting and the results, Lake is calling foul play in the collection of ballots. Our executive producer Spencer Cline has more on the story.

In Indonesia, Presidents Biden and Xi found common ground over a host of global issues.

The Trojan Knights and USC Helenes embrace crosstown rivalry tradition by camping out in front of Tommy Trojan and Hecuba this week.

Teaching assistants, tutors, fellows and researchers walked out on Monday demanding higher wages in light of rising housing costs. The strike is the largest at any academic institution.

Throughout this year tech companies have been laying off thousands of employees. Some of this is because they over-hired in the past and much of is due to today's economic uncertainty. Thomas Johnson looks at how the shrinking tech market could affect USC students looking to get into the field.

Maer Roshan is the editor-in-chief of Los Angeles Magazine. Today, he spoke in a class, and we had the chance to speak with him about his work, the political state of America and his advice for young journalists.