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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. 

The year was 1941, Japan had just bombed Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Roosevelt issued an Executive Order requiring the internment of approximately one hundred and twenty thousand Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. Among them were about one hundred and twenty Japanese American students studying at USC. They were denied their education and forced to leave for the camps. 81 years later...

Elon Musk surprised people today spending nearly 3 billion dollars to buy almost 10% of Twitter. Musk is now the single largest shareholder. Ethan Huang asks, will this have consequences for free speech?

Long time custodian Francisca Trigueros was arrested on March 15 on suspicion of felony theft. Many in the psychology department have taken issue with her arrest and demand answers from USC.

Los Angeles 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, and one organization has taken its mission further by including social activities in their community cleanups.

International Transgender Day of Visibility aims to celebrate the achievements in transgender rights and to increase awareness of ongoing challenges faced by transgender and gender-nonconforming people.

Confronting colonialism and the gender binary in just one word

The Biden administration announced plans to increase the oil supply to combat rising gas prices caused by the Ukraine crisis

USC custodians organized under United Service Workers West marched on campus to protest inadequate wages.

President Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act after over 100 years of failed attempts to pass legislation making lynching a hate crime.

Before anyone can walk on the USC campus, they have to use Trojan Check. It’s a Covid-tracking system used by students, faculty, and anyone that wants to visit our college campus. Charlotte Phillipp takes an inside look at how the system functions to get almost 20,000 undergraduates tested for Covid-19 and on to campus so they can get to class on time.

DRINKING IS UP IN THE UNITED STATES AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC. FOR ONE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, CONVERSATIONS AROUND OVERCONSUMPTION AND HEALTHY DRINKING HABITS SEEM TO FLY UNDER THE RADAR. WITH MORE IS PETER NJOROGE

Gov. Newsom proposed a bill that offers Californians $400 for each registered vehicle in their name, capping at $800 per person. 

Monday hosts Taylor Mills and Bryan Sarabia interview Julius Young, an entertainment reporter for Fox News about the infamous Will Smith slap to Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars ceremony.

Nonprofit newsroom ProPublica was awarded the 2022 Seldon Ring Award for Investigative Reporting by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. The organization won for their project called “The Secret FBI Files,” a series of articles exposing the loopholes exploited by America’s billionaires to avoid paying large sums of taxes. While the ultra-wealthy can evade taxes with little di...

The 94th Academy Awards aired last night. Although many incredible films were praised, such as CODA, we can’t forget about Will Smith smacking Chris Rock in the face. Jocelyn Stone reports.

After a 99-day lockout, the MLB has agreed to several demands made by the MLB Players Association

People expressed concern for Ukrainians, as Russia’s attacks continue in Kyiv

Council members Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Nithya Raman and Mike Bonin proposed new motions Wednesday regarding fair access to housing for all renters