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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2021, file photo, Houston Police officers Kenneth Bigger, center, and Aaron Day, center right, hand out blankets to people under the elevated portion of I-45 in Houston as a winter weather continues to hit the area. Making decisions about risks — large or small — in the pandemic era is fraught enough. But the storms and outages ravaging Texas and other states have added a whole new layer to the process. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)
The Latest: Texas reports 227 more confirmed COVID-19 deaths

By The Associated Press Feb. 20, 2021 03:30 AM EST

USC planning to reopen COVID-closed campus classes in fall

Feb. 19, 2021 09:10 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California expects to reopen campuses this fall, joining the state's major public universities in planning to...

A pedestrian wearing a face covering due to the Covid-19 pandemic walks past blooming daffodils in a park in London, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 as the lockdown in Britain continues. Britain has given a first vaccine shot to over 15 million people, almost a quarter of the population.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
The Latest: Chinese, Russian vaccines to arrive in Mexico

By The Associated Press Feb. 19, 2021 04:59 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2019, file photo, actress Lori Loughlin departs federal court in Boston, after a hearing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Authorities say the “Full House” actress has reported to a federal prison in California to begin serving her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scandal. The U.S. Attorney's office in Boston said Friday that Loughlin was being processed at the federal lockup in Dublin, California. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Actor Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college scam

By Alanna Durkin Richer And Michael Balsamo Oct. 30, 2020 02:18 PM EDT

Several dozen virus cases occurred on USC's fraternity row

Jul. 31, 2020 01:21 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A coronavirus outbreak occurred this summer on a street near the University of Southern California where many fraternities are located, the...

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By The Associated Press Jul. 15, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
AUTOPSY CONFIRMS NAYA RIVERA’S DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL DROWNING LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say an autopsy has confirmed that “Glee” star...

California couple pleads guilty in college bribery scheme

By Alanna Durkin Richer Jul. 14, 2020 03:01 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — A couple pleaded guilty Tuesday to bribing their daughter’s way into the University of Southern California as part of the college admissions...

Natalia Afonso, 27, an international student from Brazil at Brooklyn College, sits on a stoop outside her home during an interview, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in New York. Afonso, who is studying teaching education and finished her first semester this spring, said she has lived in the U.S. for 7 years and "I don't see myself moving back to Brazil at this point. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Foreign students weigh studying in person vs. losing visas

By Suman Naishadham, Cheyanne Mumphrey And Hilary Powell Jul. 10, 2020 03:34 AM EDT

USC reverses reopening plan, will rely on online classes

Jul. 02, 2020 03:31 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California will no longer resume in-person instruction for the fall semester and instead will move to mostly...

USC to begin fall semester with in-person classes in August

Jun. 03, 2020 01:05 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California will begin in-person classes for the upcoming academic year on Aug. 17, a week earlier than originally...

FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo, actress Lori Loughlin, front, and her husband, clothing designer Mossimo Giannulli, left, depart federal court in Boston after a hearing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. On Thursday, May 21, 2020, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston said Loughlin and Giannulli have agreed to plead guilty to charges of trying to secure the fraudulent admission of their two children to the University of Southern California as purported athletic recruits. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Loughlin, Giannulli to serve prison time for college scam

By Alanna Durkin Richer May. 21, 2020 11:22 AM EDT

USC to hike tuition 3.5% whether or not classrooms reopen

May. 14, 2020 08:55 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California will increase tuition 3.5% for the 2020-2021 academic year whether or not it holds most classes online...

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, Michelle Janavs arrives at federal court in Boston for sentencing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Lawyers for Janavs, who is supposed to report to prison in May, said in a legal filing Wednesday, April 22, 2020, that she should spend five months in home confinement instead of prison because she has an underlying health condition that makes her particularly vulnerable if she were to contract the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Virus delays prison time for Hot Pockets heir, ex-CEO

By Alanna Durkin Richer May. 01, 2020 10:26 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, April 6, 2020 file photo, people wait in line to shop at a Trader Joe's grocery store which is limiting customers to 25 at a time per store in Woodmere Village, Ohio. On Friday, April 24, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting Trader Joe’s has announced that it is giving away free groceries worth $250 to everyone due to “Corona Pandemic.” The national supermarket chain does not offer any coupons, discounts or gift cards online. By posting fake coupons online, scammers can gather traffic to a website, upload malware to your device, steal your personal information or even money, according to Katherine R. Hutt, national spokesperson for the International Association of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By Arijeta Lajka, Beatrice Dupuy And Amanda Seitz Apr. 24, 2020 04:45 PM EDT

Ex-CEO, citing virus, seeks home sentence in college scam

Apr. 24, 2020 04:09 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The former CEO of a top investment company who got nine months in prison in the college admissions bribery scheme asked a judge if he could begin...

FILE - In this April 9, 2019, file photo, pedestrians walk on the campus at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif. Stanford said its April 2020 application for federal funding available in the government's multi-trillion dollar coronavirus rescue package has been withdrawn. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Under pressure, Harvard says it will reject US relief aid

By Collin Binkley Apr. 22, 2020 04:52 PM EDT

People line up to take a COVID-19 test in the Skid Row district Monday, April 20, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Los Angeles study suggests virus much more widespread

By Brian Melley Apr. 20, 2020 06:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo, actress Lori Loughlin, front, and her husband, clothing designer Mossimo Giannulli, left, depart federal court in Boston. The judge overseeing the case against Loughlin, Giannulli and other parents charged with cheating the college admissions process called allegations of misconduct by investigators “serious and disturbing” Friday, April 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Judge: Misconduct claims in college scam case 'disturbing'

By Alanna Durkin Richer Apr. 17, 2020 02:56 PM EDT

Anti-doping group funds extensive COVID-19 research project

By Eddie Pells Apr. 06, 2020 03:31 PM EDT
The nonprofit that raises funds for around 80% of the world's anti-doping research is shifting $120,000 to conduct 15,000 COVID-19 tests that will help...