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After canceling commencement, USC will host event at L.A. Coliseum, rolls out new campus security

USC will limit access to its South L.A. campus ahead of its commencement week. The 'Trojan Family' graduation event will take place May 9.

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Patt Morrison: Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides can tell us a lot about L.A. history

A complex mixture of human and geological factors means that this stunningly beautiful peninsula of seaside Southern California homes is also, at times, perilous.

WATCH: Meet Molly, a wild otter that splashes into fun in National Geographic’s new special

A heart-warming story of love between a wild otter and her devoted rescuer, “Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story,” airs on National Geographic May 6 and streams on Disney+ Hulu May 7.

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Police report no serious injuries. But scenes from inside UCLA camp, protesters tell a different story

Law enforcement fired 'less-lethal' rounds as the UCLA encampment was cleared, and protesters say they 'connected with heads and hands.'

Jailed students, a canceled commencement, angry parents: USC's Carol Folt takes on critics

A cascade of decisions that Folt made this spring around USC's commencement and Israel-Hamas war-related protests inflamed tensions and opened wounds, presenting the most significant test of her tenure.