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On Tuesday, Adidas ended their partnership with Ye in response to the mounting pressure from the public.

California will send out debit cards with one time payments to counter the rising prices ravaging the state

Rishi Sunak has officially been sworn in as Britain's 57th prime minister. Vowing to fix the mistakes made by his predecessor, Liz Truss, Sunak began selecting his new cabinet members, including familiar faces who served as part of the previous Conservative Party.  Our executive producer, Spencer Cline, has more on what's going on across the pond. 

Major Garrett and David Becker sit down with Executive Producer Valeria Diaz to talk about the importance of democracy in America and the key role that younger generations play within it.  

Incidents of anti-Semitism have been on the rise over the past year, and a recent incident of hate in Los Angeles has shocked the city. Sullivan Barthel has more on the story. 

Happy Diwali! Today we celebrate the Hindu religious festival. Often known as the festival of light, it lasts for five days and symbolizes the victory of light over darkness. Over one million lanterns were lit across India on the first day of the festival. Here at USC, student organizations are keeping up with their traditions. Donny Assefa has more on how students are celebrating Diwali.

Midnights is already topping charts - it quickly broke Spotify's record for the most streamed album in a single day. Fans stayed up through the night awaiting the release of her thirteen songs. If you're a Swiftie, you'll know that Taylor's favorite number is thirteen, and, as fans would have you convinced, the singer doesn't do anything by accident. Meredith McCabe produced this report.

USC’s health science campus has a new art sculpture that calls attention to a dark episode in LA county history. The sculpture  – called sobrevivir – apologizes for the practice of coercive sterilizations that took place at  a county USC hospital some fifty years ago..  Citlalli Chavez Nava tells us more about the inspiration behind this installation. 

Protesters spent another day calling for the resignation of three L-A city council members over leaked racist comments.  Michael Melinger has the story.

LAUSD students are still trying to keep up with classes from what they have been missing out on during the pandemic. The Los Angeles Unified School District approved four acceleration days for students to have more opportunities to stay active in classrooms, but it may not happen. Aorui Pi reports.

October means spooky season has arrived. But if a scary movie isn't your ideal way to celebrate Halloween, maybe a pumpkin patch is. In this sound portrait, Mya Mariey Vinnet take you to Irvine Regional Park for their annual pumpkin patch.

Disneyland has now increased its ticket prices by about 8%, meaning the average family of four will end up paying almost one thousand dollars for a one day trip, not counting food or gas. We talked to students to see what they think about this, as well as what may have caused such a price jump. 

Tomorrow is the start of Fall Break and USC students are either finding time to unwind or continue the midterm grind. Ethan Huang has the story

Protesters are taking to the streets outside of L-A city hall today in light of the leaked, racist recordings involving three city council members. With the involved council members yet to resign, they face pressure from both the public and the White House to step down. Annenberg reporter Mya Mariey Vinnett went downtown today to speak with protesters about the situation. 

The LA radio community lost one of its icons a few days ago with the passing DJ Art Laboe. As one of the first radio DJs to play Black music in California, Laboe played a pivotal part in introducing his audience to a new style of music.  Mia Thompson has more on his passing and his legacy. 

Miracles come in all different forms, and for U-S-C football fans, it came in the form of Lincoln Riley, and several star players. With a vast improvement from last season's performance, the Trojans have kept their undefeated streak after last Saturday's game against Washington State.  Nia Harris has the recap. 

Today, former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard announced that she is leaving the Democratic Party, calling its leaders quote “an elitist cabal of warmongers.” Here’s Matthew Tsai for more on the story.

The countdown continues. Midterm election day is less than one month away. Democrats are fighting to hold onto their control in the Senate, and Republicans are feeling confident in taking the House. More on the midterm battles from Nicole Bednar.

Behind closed doors lies uncomfortable and sometimes scandalous truths.  A leaked audio recording of L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez, with council members Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon as well as L.A. County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera revealed racist and crude sentiments. The recording was made about a year ago, but was posted to Reddit and then reported by the L.A. T...

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day!  Today, we celebrate the presence and contributions of Native Americans in our society. This is not only a day of remembrance, but also a day to appreciate the current impact of Native Americans. However, despite President Joe Biden making Indigenous Peoples' Day a federal holiday last year, only 10 states officially recognize this day via proclamation. We talke...

Kanye West launched a collection at Paris Fashion Week that has sparked controversy. His new YEEZY line featured shirts that read 'White Lives Matter' which prompted the backlash. Kanye's fans aren't new to hearing about controversial actions taken by the artist, but some have decided that this is the last straw. This conversation sparks a broader question: can you separate the art from the artist...

The exciting basketball season is back! The Los Angeles Clippers will visit the Galen Center this afternoon, marking the second year in a row that they have come to South Los Angeles for the event after the pandemic. Bocheng A has the story.

North Korea has ramped up their testing of missiles in the past few days.  North Korea today fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in the direction of Japan. This is the latest sign that the nation continues to develop its weapons program. This was North Korea's sixth missile launch in just the last 12 days. Earlier this week, North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile ov...

Most people are familiar with the acronym STEM--Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education, but add a simple “A,” to make STEAM education, and you add into the mix arts and humanities. Now, USC faculty, staff, students and alumni are collaborating to bring STEAM education to thousands of children in South LA communities. And they've found a clever way to do it! Kassydi Rone has the story...

If you want to show off some of your dance moves, see creative dance performances, and celebrate the multiple forms of dance culture, then tonight’s Kaufman Cypher celebration is the place to be. Jeffrey Lee has the story.