USC students, faculty and pro-Palestinian activists gathered on campus Thursday to push back against what they called 'institutional silencing' of valedictorian Asna Tabassum. More

Campus administrators nationwide struggle to uphold principles of free expression amid pressure from those who claim speech, or potential speech, can subject students to harm. More

Disney had previously committed to ditching gasoline engines but left open hybrids as a possibility. More

California's massive budget deficit, coupled with the state's relatively high level of joblessness, has become a major barrier to reducing the billions of dollars of debt it has incurred to pay unemployment benefits. More

Several people who hired We Care Pet Cremations say the company took their money and never returned their pets' remains. More

State and federal government policies that favor farms have done far more damage to the salmon fishery than drought, another sign that California's water rights need rethinking. More

The protests, organized by the No Tech for Apartheid campaign, raised concerns about Google and Amazon's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military called Project Nimbus. More

Dodgers fan Renan Zuniga was caught on national TV pulling a switcheroo with a home run ball hit by the Padres' Manny Machado. The ball was important to Zuniga. More

A coalition backing a tough-on-crime statewide ballot initiative to toughen penalties for retail theft and some drug offenses on Thursday submitted more than 900,000 voter signatures backing the measure, a strong indicator that it may come before California voters in November. More

Swift's 11th studio LP, 'The Tortured Poets Department,' released at midnight Eastern time, follows a busy period in the 34-year-old's personal and professional spheres. More

Taylor Swift's new studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," draws inspiration from her breakup with longtime beau Joe Alwyn. What draws music fans to songs about failed relationships? More

PetSmart contest gives entrants a chance to replace tattoos they regret with portraits of a pet. The company has partnered with a tattoo studio in Culver City. More

Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives watched a four-person crew linked to thefts dating back to Feb. 13 pilfer more Scratchers in Arlington Heights. This time, however, the thieves' luck ran out as they were arrested, the sheriff's department announced Wednesday. More

The Los Angeles Police Department was investigating two separate shootings by its officers Thursday. More

HBO's adaptation of "The Sympathizer" reflects a distinctly Vietnamese point of view, and while reactions to the series differ, community members agree that it bolsters Vietnamese representation. More