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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.”

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Riots In Ferguson After Michael Brown Memorial Burned

Comments (0) | ferguson, ferguson Missouri, ferguson protests, ferguson riots, michael brown, National, National, police

Michael Brown's memorial was burned down to ashes. (@ComplexMag / Twitter)

Sara Krevoy
Web Producer

Five people were arrested and two officers were injured as tensions erupted in Ferguson, Mo. 

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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.

 

Untested Rape Kits A National Disgrace

Comments (1) | 400000 rape kits, 55 universities, anti-rape movement, Boys and Girls Club, Bridges Randall, college, column, consent, david lisak, Debbie Smith Act, Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act 2014, Detroit rape kits, endthebacklog, FBI, fbi updates rape definition, federal investigation, gender equality, Joyful Heart Foundation, Justice, lisak study, Mariska Hargitay, Opinion, opinion, paul miller, police, police department, rape, rape culture, rape kit backlog, rape kits, rape prevention, sex, sexual assault, sexual assault evidence kits, sexual violence, slut walk, society, Steubenville, the war at home, the war at home column, Title IX, title IX complaints, U.S., yes means yes

Corinne Gaston
Deputy Opinion Editor

400,000 rape kits gather dust; serial rapists walk free.

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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.

 

L.A. County Former Sheriff's Deputies Sentenced For Impeding on FBI Probe

Comments (0) | civil rights investigation, Corruption, excessive force, Gerard Smith, Gregory Thompson, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Maricela Long, Mickey Manzo, Percy Anderson, police, Scott Craig, self-surrender, sentenced, sentencing, sheriff, Stephen Leavins

Belinda Cai
Web Producer

Those involved in the jail abuse scandal are finally sentenced and will self-surrender on Jan. 2.

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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.

 

Only A Third Of Minorities In California Say Police Treat All Races The Same

Comments (0) | asian, black, California, latino, law enforcement, michael brown shot, minority communities, police, poll, racial profiling, white

Data sourced from a USC Dornsife/ L.A. Times poll. (Yingzhi Yang/Neon Tommy)

Yingzhi Yang
Staff Reporter

A poll conducted weeks after the unrest in Ferguson shows a racial divide in opinion.

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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.

 

Cardinals Running Back Arrested on Aggravated Assault Charges

Comments (0) | arrest, assault, Cardinals, football, investigation, NFL, police, running back, Sports

Rebecca Gibian
Web Producer

Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault.

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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.

 

Celebrity Won’t Protect You If You’re Black

Comments (0) | academy award, arizona state university, Barney's, beverly hills, black celebrities, Celebrities, celebrity, Charles Belk, Columnists, denzel washington, discrimination, driving while black, Earl Sampson, Ersula Ore, existing while black, fame, ferguson, Film, film industry, forest whitaker, harvard, HBO, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Macy's, michael brown, Milano Market, New York City, NYCLU, NYPD racial profiling, plainclothes officer, police, Police Brutality, race, racism, Robert Brown, Safe House, shopping while black, stereotypes, stop and frisk, the war at home, the war at home column, Trayon Christian, Treme, universities, W.E.B. DuBois Institute, walking while black

Corinne Gaston
Deputy Opinion Editor

We’re human. We shouldn’t have to be famous to get the country’s attention.

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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.

 

What Color Is Violence In Ferguson, Missouri?

Comments (1) | black, brutality, chief, cops, ferguson, FORCE, government, guns, jay nixon, mayor, michael brown, missouri, Nation and World, percentage, police, population, power, protest, race, slate, state troopers, United States, violence, voter, white

Francesca Bessey
Senior Opinion Editor

Ninety-four percent of the Ferguson police force is white.

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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.

 

South L.A. Vigil For Police Brutality Victims Turns Into Protest

Comments (2) | #NMOS14, ferguson, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Mike Brown, missouri, National Moment of Silence 2014, peaceful protest, police, Police Brutality, South L.A., South Los Angeles, vigil

(Photo by Alex Kanegawa)

Heidi Carreon
Staff Reporter

A peaceful vigil quickly led to an angry call for action.

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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.

 

LAPD Fatally Shoots South L.A. Man During Investigative Stop

Comments (0) | brutality, death, Eric Garner, ezell ford, ezellford, ferguson, headquarters, lapd, Los Angeles, los angeles people's media, man, michael brown, police, protest, shooting, shot, violence

Francesca Bessey
Senior Opinion Editor

Family members say Ezell Ford, 24, was complying with police orders and lying on the ground when he was shot three times in the back.

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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.

 

FBI Investigates Teen Killed By Police

Comments (0) | assault, civil rights violations, FBI, ferguson, investigation, looting, michael brown, missouri, National, police, Police Brutality, police officer, Protests, public unrest, shooting, St. Louis, the Daily Beast, The Huffington Post, Twitter, unarmed, vigil, violence

Crowds standing in front of officers chanting, "Don't shoot!" (Twitter/@Mike_Colombo)

Kristy Plaza
Executive Producer

Crowds calling for justice at Ferguson for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer. 

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