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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Despite Tragic Accident, Virgin Galactic Maintains Hope For Future Endeavors

Comments (0) | California, crash, experimental, explosion, flight, Kern County, Kevin Mickey, Kevin Whitesides, Mojave Air And Space Port, Mojave Desert, National, National Transportation and Safety board, NTSB, palmdale, Richard Brandon, richard branson, Scaled Composites, space, spacecraft, Stuart Witt, Virgin Galactic, Virgin Group

Despite the crash, officials still encourage the pursuit of aerospace engineering.

Benjamin Dunn
Web Producer/Staff Photographer

Despite the crash, officials still encourage the pursuit of aerospace engineering. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Experimental Spacecraft Crashes In Mojave Desert

Comments (0) | California, California, crash, experimental, explosion, flight, Kern County, Mojave Desert, palmdale, richard branson, space, spacecraft, Virgin Galactic

Benjamin Dunn
Web Producer/Staff Photographer

The first attemt at space tourism has received a huge setback today.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

California College Students Push For Oil Tax Bill To Fund Public Education

Comments (0) | California, California, CSULA, elac, john a. perez, Kern County, Kevin de Leon, lattc, noreen evans, oil, prop 30, proposition 30, RAND, sb 1017, sb1017, senator evans, senator kevin de leon, speaker perez, student, students, tax, taxation, universities, university

Senator Kevin de León, pictured at center, is one of the supporters of SB 1017. (Arash Zandi/Neon Tommy)

Arash Zandi
Staff Reporter

Many students are hoping that the passage of SB 1017 will bring about a renaissance of California's higher education system.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Shooting Reported At California High School

Comments (0) | California, California, Gun Control, guns, Kern County, school shooting, shooting, Taft, Taft Union High School

Taft Union High School (Wikimedia Commons)

Paige Brettingen
Executive Producer

Two people were reported shot.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Residents of Rural Town Bemoan Lack Of Options

Comments (0) | California, Kern County, Maricopa, rural

Len Ly
Staff Reporter

VIDEO: Maricopa is a town of approximately 1,200 residents in Kern County, Calif. It lacks amenities others may take for granted, including parks and grocery stores.

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