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A further escalation of the Russia-Ukraine crisis could have serious ramifications for Europe and the United States. A further escalation between Russia and Ukraine could have serious ramifications for Europe and the United States. Robert English, co-director of European studies and a professor in USC's department of politics and international relations, broke things down.

The Rams parade was certainly exciting for LA, but not as much for some USC students who had trouble getting on campus. The parade passed by UPC and the University Park neighborhood, which meant many classes moved online and left commuters scrambling to get to class.

Wordle, the daily five-letter guessing game, has taken the world by storm. People everywhere have been raving and sharing their love for the game, but some are skeptical after its recent acquisition by the New York Times. We ventured out to ask the USC community one question: what do you think about Wordle?

Much like In n Out, earthquakes, and Hollywood movie stars, drought is not something new to Californians. However, according to a recent UCLA study, the California drought is the worst the region has seen in more than one-thousand years. Reporter Fitz Cain has more on the story.

A big campus-wide career fair is back in person and taking place on February 24th as a source of summer internships and other opportunities for all USC students. Lutian Wang has the story.

If you saw the Super Bowl a couple of days ago, you may have seen the Avocados from Mexico ad consisting of Spartans, barbarians, and Conan O'Brien's sidekick Andy Richter as Caesar. In a bizarre case of bad timing, now the U.S. has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados.  Matthew Andrade has more.

In today’s headlines: The Rams win Super Bowl LVI, Fluor tower is to be demolished, all of that and more!

As today is Valentine's Day, we thought we'd share the origins of how the lovey dovey day began. Here's Veronique Louis-Jacques

In the race for Mayor of Los Angeles. you can add a name familiar to the U-S-C community. Rick Caruso has joined the fray. Caruso is Chair of the Board of Trustees of U-S-C. He’s also a wealthy shopping mall developer. Nick Charles reports.

The past month marks the highest surge in inflation in forty years. Carter Hyde looks at some causes for this and some effects.

The Super Bowl LVI halftime performance marked the first time that an all hip-hop set took the stage. With this historic milestone, we talked to USC students about their opinions on the show and the significance it has for hip-hop culture. Gina Nguyen prepared this story. 

Dr. John Wood of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and USC’s Keck School of Medicine shares research goals on the lasting impact covid-19 has on youth.

Hussein Mohamud, owner of the Inglewood restaurant Banadir Somali, spoke about his feelings regarding the new SoFi stadium and its impact on gentrification in the neighborhood

Voters demand that funds be used toward a realistic plan with clear measures and accountability.

As Los Angeles County clocks in the highest single day death toll in almost a year, USC Chief Health Officer gives updates about the mask mandates.

February 9 is National Pizza Day, so what’s the scene like here in Los Angeles? We talked to Ben Mesirow, writer at the Los Angeles Times and the LAist, to find out.

California’s lifting of its mask mandate next week will not affect Los Angeles County yet, but it will play out in Orange County — an area where a lot of USC students live or are from.

Super Bowl weekend is almost upon us, but safety is just as important as the big game. Law enforcement, MADD, and others teamed up to draw attention to the dangers of driving impaired.

The UC system will pay more than $243 million to alleged victims of sexual abuse at the hands of former gynecologist James Heaps. Some survivors recently spoke to this on a Facebook live stream.

This morning, the Motion Picture Academy released their nominations for the 94th Academy Awards taking place next month. Reporter Justin Heo spoke to USC students and professors about which nominations they are excited or surprised to see, which films they think were snubbed, and which are their picks to win. Fitz Cain has more on the story.

Today the Cincinnati Bengals arrived in Los Angeles in preparation for Super Bowl 56 this weekend.

The Winter Olympics are under way in Beijing and athletes are under some new restrictions, mainly due to Covid. In this year of the pandemic, the Olympic games are not allowing families to travel with competitors, they’ve reduced the number of fans in the stadiums, and athletes are less able to go out and to explore their host country. Carter Hyde has the story.

The USG presidential race has dwindled down to only one ticket. One of the tickets that had been in the race withdrew, so now the only remaining ticket will run unopposed for President of USG. Vani Sanganeria has more on this curious story.

USC students discuss the new bill that was recently introduced in the House of Representatives to recognize Lunar New Year as a federal holiday.

USC Racing Club was able to test out their own car on the track