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Competition in the Tokyo Olympics will begin in earnest Saturday California time, with 15 of the record 66 current, former and future USC students in action, the most among any American university.

Which U.S. university is sending the most athletes to the Tokyo Olympics? It’s a school with a rich Olympic tradition.

A man driving a pickup truck was taken into custody Monday after leading police on a pursuit in South Los Angeles.

The man threw a bottle out a window of the truck and smoked two cigarettes before getting out of the truck and surrendering to police. NBC4 News reports at 11 p.m. on July 19, 2021.

After controlling for preexisting health problems more common among low-income people, demographic and neighborhood factors, Latinos still fared worse.

Masks are up to the students coming back to USC’s campus despite the rise of the Delta variant, but being fully vaccinated is mandatory. Patrick Healy reports for NBC4 on June 30, 2021.

The new class explores how media coverage or lack thereof has played a role in the racism that Asian Americans face. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, May 28, 2021.

Negotiations resumed Thursday between the union representing more than 1,500 health care workers at USC-affiliated health care facilities and call centers and the university, one day after the announcement of the authorization of a five-day strike next month.

In person graduations are back. Friday USC kicked off seven days of commencement ceremonies for the class of 2020 and 2021. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, 14, 2021.

Following California’s health and safety guidelines, ceremonies will be held twice a day with limited capacity and distancing requirements over the course of a week — Friday through May 20.

A year after COVID-19 put ceremonies for the class of 2020 on hold, USC 2020 and 2021 graduates prepare for a pandemic-adjusted, but in-person, commencement. Mekahlo Medina reports for NBC4 News on Friday, May 14, 2021.

The university is holding ceremonies for both the class of 2020 and 2021. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, May 13, 2021.

Disadvantaged neighborhoods, characterized by poverty, unemployment, and other socio-economic challenges, could pose particular environmental risks to the brain development of children, according to a USC study released Wednesday.

The NCAA hit Southern California’s men’s basketball program with two years’ probation and a $5,000 fine as the result of a former assistant who violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when he accepted a bribe to steer players to a business management company.

Reggie Bush wants his Heisman Trophy back, and he’s not afraid to talk about it.

USC Friday revised guidelines for the university’s commencement ceremonies, announcing that health officials will allow participation by the full graduating classes of both 2020 and 2021, including international students who are permitted to travel to the U.S.

Hispanic immigrants of working age — 20 to 54 years old — are over 11 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than U.S.-born men and women who are not Hispanic, according to a USC study released Monday.

Natalia Bryant is college-bound.

In Orange County, the changes go into effect Wednesday. Christine Kim reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.

The health director was urging students to consider traveling with those in their household and avoiding hot spots like Florida or Mexico. Angie Crouch reports March 30, 2021.