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Knick knack, Kung Fu Kenny is back! Kendrick Lamar finally announces his next solo studio album after half a decade. Evan Wyno has the story.

LA has a trash problem. The county has been trying for years to find a solution on how to clean up the streets. Some residents are coming together to tackle the issue. As Esther Quintanilla reports, one organization has taken its mission further by including social activities in their community cleanups.

Earth Week 2022 is here. USC kicked it off today by announcing sustainability goals under a new project called Assignment: Earth. President Folt announced new eco-friendly initiatives such as plans to install 200 clean-stream recycling stations. The next seven days around here will be filled with events to celebrate Earth Week. Patrick Warren has more on the story.

Inspiration from roommates and friends gave this first year undergrad the initiative to serve an underrepresented community

This incoming class of over 8,000 students set university records for diversity and number of first-generation students.

The changes reflect shift in emphasis from general positive cases to patients at-risk

Allyson Felix will retire from running after one final season. She will give USC’s 139th Commencement address.

Strippers at a North Hollywood club have been protesting unsafe conditions for weeks. The club’s management has yet to respond to their strike.

Experts point to pandemic-driven consumption changes and the toll of the war in Ukraine as reasons for increased grocery store bills.

The way out of California’s ongoing drought is a combined effort of water conservation policy and individual habit changes, according to experts.

Hawaii and pineapples. Many put two and two together but not every Hawaiian loves the sweet, tangy, tart, sugary, juicy fruit. For more, reporter Lutian ) Wang spoke with Isaac Vigila, a native Hawaiian faculty member at USC.

E3 is considered the largest gaming expo of the year. But in late March, the Entertainment Software Association announced that this year's E3 has been cancelled. Bella Durgin-Johnson has more on what this means

Last week, Justice Ketanji  Brown Jackson was confirmed as the first African American woman on the United States Supreme Court. Here's Evan Wyno on the ramifications of her arrival.

Monday hosts Taylor Mills and Bryan Sarabia interview Pauline Woodley, a journalism student at USC and founding member of Annenberg Media’s Equity Board, about how to manage diversity within the newsroom.

The Florida “Parental Rights in Education Bill” bars Kindergarten through third grade teachers from addressing sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom. The bill was signed into law on March 28th. And as Jocelyn Stone reports, it’s part of a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the United States.

After long deliberation, USC’s former Von Kleinschmidt Center -- a central building on the main campus -- has a new name. Today USC held a dedication ceremony for the newly named Doctor Joseph Medicine Crow Center for International and Public Affairs. The honoree Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, was the last war chief of the Apsaalooke or Crow tribe. He served in the United States Army in World War II.....

The movie, which follows the life of the late singer Selena Quintanilla, is being re-released in 500 theaters nationwide

For the third time since last Wednesday, USC students joined custodial workers in urging Aramark to give its employees a larger wage increase ahead of Friday’s negotiations.

The war in Ukraine persists. Annenberg Media spoke with Congressman Adam Schiff about the ongoing conflict in Europe.

Rapper Kanye West pulled out of the two-weekend-long festival on Monday after weeks of turmoil amongst several other stars. West was set to headline alongside Billie Eilish and Harry Styles for the festival’s first time back since the beginning of the pandemic.

Experts stress the importance of water conservation efforts in light of worsening drought and low precipitation levels.

The podcaster intersects many parts of history in a way never seen before

The past few months have brought new developments in the treatment and prevention of HIV. Moderna, one of the companies that developed a covid vaccine, now has an HIV vaccine in human trials. The other big news is that FDA recently approved a long-acting injectable version of HIV treatment medication. And recently, a woman was cured of HIV, only the third person in history to be cured of the disea...

For the first time last Friday, Amazon workers have voted in favor of unionizing with Amazon Labor Union, a grassroots labor organization of current and previous Amazon workers. This is the first successful union in Amazon's history. Bella Durgin-Johnson  has more on the story. 

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month usually takes place in May. But since classes will be out then, USC has decided to celebrate in April -  a month early! Lutian Wang talks to Asian students on campus about their stories of growing up and living in the U.S.