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Los Angeles police killed a suspect who shot and wounded an officer Tuesday about a mile north of USC after an hourslong barricade standoff.

The officer is expected to survive. Eliana Moreno reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

Saying he had no choice under a new narrower felony murder rule, a judge Monday redesignated the conviction against the getaway driver involved in the beating death of a USC graduate student to attempted robbery from second-degree murder and sentenced him to time served. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge George Lomeli made his ruling after Deputy District Attorney John McKinney…

The USC School of Pharmacy received a $5 million gift to create a center that will help ensure patients receive the right medication and guidance to reduce their risk of hospitalization, university officials announced Thursday.

There’s been a lot of much-needed discussion about diversity and inclusion over the past year. Now USC is putting power behind those words by hiring VP & Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer Chris Manning. “I think it’s a reflection of our increasing inclusiveness in higher education that we’re now being much more intentional and active in trying to ensure that...

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A Los Angeles city-run vaccination site opened Tuesday at the University of Southern California and is expected to administer thousands of vaccines per day once fully operational.

Vaccinations begin at the USC campus distribution site. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Tuesday March 9, 2021.

Three pregnant nurses working on the front lines of the pandemic say it’s a mixture of joy and fear, but they have no plans to stop working and helping people amid the coronavirus pandemic. The three are all nurses at USC Verdugo Hills hospital and all three will be delivering their babies there in March and April.

USC completed a season sweep of the rival Bruins, having beaten them by 18 points last month.

While they say there is joy and fear, they also say the can’t imagine not seeing their coworkers and patients. Kim Baldonado reports March 5, 2021.

A Los Angeles city-run vaccination site will open at the University of Southern California starting Tuesday, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday.

The USC grads landed jobs, but found others struggling, so they started a podcast called “Opportunity Unknown.” Angie Crouch reports March 3, 2021.

USC announced Friday it is planning for a full return to campus life in the fall semester, including in-person classes and residential life.

Former USC running back Ronald Jones II will try to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers complete their turnaround from having losing records in eight of the previous nine seasons to NFL champions when they face the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday in Super Bowl LV.

COVID-19 “fatigue” is having a negative effect on some protective measures that people are taking to guard against the coronavirus — although mask-wearing is up, according to a new USC survey.

Three out of 10 Los Angeles County residents and nearly half of adults in the U.S. don’t wear protective face masks when they are in close contact with people who live outside their households, according to findings released today of an ongoing study by researchers at USC. The USC Dornsife Understanding Coronavirus in America Study found that 67% of Los...

Humans express a powerful hormone during exercise and that treating mice with the hormone improves physical performance, capacity and fitness, according to a new USC study released Wednesday.

We can learn about the spread of COVID-19 from what is in our wastewater. Carolyn Johnson reported on NBC4 News on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020.

COVID-19 cases are reaching record highs in Southern California. Hospitals and intensive care units are packed as the number of positive tests has soared in recent weeks. But researchers have tracked another indicator, found in our sewer system.