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Trojans Fall in Coliseum
The USC Trojans suffered another difficult loss on a big stage Saturday night, falling 41-27 to No. 20 Oregon at the Coliseum before 75,000 fans.
Kathleen Untalan September 29, 2026
The USC Trojans suffered another difficult loss on a big stage Saturday night, falling 41-27 to No. 20 Oregon at the Coliseum before 75,000 fans.
The UCLA Bruins are rolling, and lately they have been putting up points in bunches.
C.R. Neal Academy, a tuition-free public charter school authorized by Voorhees University, plans to open in August 2027 with 260 sixth and ninth graders — the first charter school in the country authorized by an HBCU, the school and university say. Applications for the first year open October 28.
Black Americans are nearly 14 percent of the U.S. population but only about 8 percent of clinical trial participants — and the most comprehensive national study of the gap found the main reason is not unwillingness, but that patients are rarely invited to take part.
The reported $1 billion museum co-founded by Mellody Hobson opened to the public Tuesday in Exposition Park. Children 17 and under get in free, California EBT cardholders can claim two free adult tickets, and residents of the museum’s own ZIP code get a free pass.
Fre’Drisha “Sha” Dixion is an Inglewood resident, community organizer and attorney running for mayor in the November 2026 election. She spoke about why she is running, her priorities for residents and small businesses, Inglewood Unified School District and the measures on the November ballot.
Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. on Monday, Sept. 21, denied allegations involving the alleged inappropriate touching of a young person, calling the claims false and announcing legal action against those bringing them forward.
Los Angeles, CA, the 31st Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival is one for the record books. People were feeling both festive and sad. Everyone was happy to attend this year’s iteration of the jazz festival. People were equally sad knowing that this is the final festival under Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr., of The New Ninth District.
California’s largest Medi-Cal transformation—California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal, or CalAIM—was designed to connect residents experiencing homelessness, trauma, and chronic illness directly to health care and social services. The statewide initiative allows healthcare providers to bill Medi-Cal for intensive, field-based care coordination, bringing doctors, social workers, and housing navigators directly to unsheltered residents where they live.
The first woman to dunk in a WNBA game, the first WNBA player to sign with a modeling agency and one of the most accomplished players in league history, Leslie has now become the first Los Angeles Sparks player to be immortalized with a bronze statue outside Crypto.com Arena.
When Aaron Donald took the field at SoFi Stadium for the first time since the end of the 2023 season, the crowd erupted with an ovation that seemed to shake the building.
Local housing capacity, behavioral health services and criminal justice policies are playing a role in California’s homelessness and drug crises, according to a new report examining how policy decisions have affected outcomes across the state.
A $642 million project designed to accommodate larger cargo ships and strengthen the Port of Oakland’s position as a major Pacific trade gateway moved a significant step closer to construction on Aug. 27.
As artificial intelligence rapidly expands into health care and other high-stakes fields, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Sept. 18 accelerating California’s efforts to independently oversee AI companies and strengthen safety guardrails.
This Child Passenger Safety Week (September 20 to 26), I am proud to partner with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and Caltrans to encourage families to take simple steps to protect children on every trip. Keeping children safe in a vehicle starts before the engine is turned on. It begins with making sure a child is riding in the right car seat and that the seat is being used correctly.
After losing twins, Long Beach resident Cassandra Carter approached the birth of her daughter, Nyomi, last November with anxiety. She wanted support for herself and her husband, Adewole, that extended beyond routine medical care.
Today’s students and young adults are true digital natives, having grown up online, learning to navigate digital spaces as a normal part of daily life. As they transition to college, they turn to digital platforms and social media for everything from apartment hunting and job searches to shopping, banking and talking with friends.
“We have to lean into talking about money and economics, economic development.”
About 500 California public safety workers gathered at the State Capitol on Sept. 14 to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign legislation that would allow enhanced retirement benefits for certain first responders.