USC, school districts getting 'Zoom-bombed' with racist taunts, porn as they transition to online meetings
USC officials said they learned Tuesday that some online Zoom classes had been "disrupted by people who used racist and vile language."
USC officials said they learned Tuesday that some online Zoom classes had been "disrupted by people who used racist and vile language."
The survey, conducted by college affordability group Rise, found that 75% of students who responded were more anxious, depressed or stressed amid the coronavirus outbreak.
It isn't for lack of trying by teachers that some students aren't able to fully access the LAUSD's online learning curriculum.
The Bell High School academic decathlon team, the L.A. area champions, studied bubonic plague and other epidemics before the coronavirus broke out.
Design teams shift their focus and volunteer for a USC-led 3D-printing campaign to create masks and other PPE in short supply for medical personnel.
Among parents' top concerns is that their children will fall behind in school, a new survey shows.
Low-income L.A. families are struggling to get students connected to the internet even with promises of help from phone and cable providers. A survey found 16% still unconnected.
Despite their "essential" status during the coronavirus lockdown, frontline retail and delivery workers are among the least paid and least protected.
Mister Cartoon, tagger turned tattooist to the stars, and Estevan Oriol, bouncer turned hip-hop documentarian, have a new Netflix film, 'LA Originals.'
The COVID-19 crisis has led the Mike Kelley Foundation to be more flexible in its grants. Here's who will receive the $400,000 pool for L.A. groups.
Artist Relief, which has given grants to 200 artists in need, reports that nearly 52,000 people have applied. A survey shows two out of three people are unemployed.
With storefronts closed, supply chains in disarray and the global economy in peril, money laundering schemes are hobbled and cash is piling up in L.A., the city's top drug enforcement official said.
Charlie Plowman, who started the La Cañada Outlook in 1998, will acquire the three community news titles.
In the coronavirus shutdown, people turn to GoFundMe to ask strangers for the basics: money for food and rent to survive
California on Monday sued two gasoline trading firms, alleging they took advantage of a 2015 refinery explosion in Torrance to improperly drive up the price at the pump.
An L.A. woman was to fly from LAX to Toronto and back. The airline canceled the flight. It won't give her a refund nor will the booking agency.
Honeycomb candy is bitter, sweet and extraordinarily crunchy, the ideal topping for ice cream or to mix in cakes and baked goods.
Chelsea Bieker's 'Godshot,' a surreal debut novel set in the parched Central Valley, depicts a fundamentalist rain cult and sex worker resisters.
While guests of Provincetown's Fine Arts Work Center are stuck through June, canceled residencies across the U.S. endanger an artistic ecosystem.
A brilliant, mercurial and often rebellious poet and critic, would-be translator of Jorge Luis Borges and mentor to John Darnielle and many others.
In 'Scandinavian Noir: In Pursuit of a Mystery,' the critic travels to Nordic cities to investigate the society that shaped a global phenomenon.
Clean energy wants a level playing field with fossil fuels and nuclear power. It needs government funding for that to happen.
A program for one-time assistance to undocumented workers affected by the pandemic is a start, but California must do much more.
When doctors are given N95 masks but the nurses who frequently come into contact with sick patients do not, you know something's wrong.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's daily coronavirus news conferences may drag on, but he's hitting all the right notes with the public.
The Los Angeles County district attorney says work was already underway on reducing L.A.'s jail population before a zero-bail order was issued.
Appearing on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Grammys host Alicia Keys detailed the backstage frenzy that preceded her poignant tribute to Kobe Bryant.
The motion picture academy's new museum should include an exhibit of the painful racist images created to maintain a system of dehumanization.
Oscar voting is ending and a few motion picture academy members are ready to share their picks.
I've spent 20 years covering the Oscars, and yes, they're splendid and ridiculous, flawed and inspirational. That's why they still matter.
Actress Kaley Cuoco of "Big Bang Theory" has sold her Tarzana home at a loss of about $1.5 million. Also: Julia Roberts sells a Malibu estate.
Jessica Capshaw of 'Grey's Anatomy' and her husband, Honest Co. co-founder Christopher Gavigan, have sold their Santa Monica home for $5.75 million.
Former talk show host Tavis Smiley is asking $6.2 million for the Spanish-style home he's owned for 14 years in Hancock Park.
Hockey star P.K. Subban and his fiancée, former skiing champion Lindsey Vonn, have paid $6.75 million for a renovated home in the Beverly Hills Post Office area.
The Studio City home of late composer Jack Smalley, whose credits include 'Murder, She Wrote' and 'The Last of the Mohicans,' is for sale.
Aaron Bay-Schuck, CEO of Warner Records, is asking $5.9 million for his stylish architectural abode in Hollywood Hills.
Former L.A. Clippers and Warriors guard Shaun Livingston has listed a Playa del Rey home for sale at $1.957 million.
Hot Property: P.K. Subban and Lindsey Vonn have bought a home in the Beverly Hills Post Office area for $6.75 million. Also: Tavis Smiley is selling his longtime Hancock Park home, and 'Aladdin' star Mena Massoud finds new digs in Encino.
Eels frontman Mark Oliver Everett is asking $4.4 million for his romantic Spanish villa in Los Feliz, the neighborhood where he formed the band.
Honey co-founder Ryan Hudson has bought a slick Midcentury Modern home in Hollywood Hills for $3.65 million.
The series is one of the highest-rated shows in the history of American television; its final episode was at the time the most-watched program ever, with more than 50 million families tuning in.
Two players have been named All-American, including one on the first team, and a coach has been chosen as national Coach of the Year.
Exclusive: 'In the past they were famous for food poisoning outbreaks. Now pandemic outbreaks. I have no desire to pay good money to "holiday" in a Petri dish,' said Chris Dore
Heathrow, previously the busiest airport in Europe, did not even make the top three on 14 April
Britain's biggest travel firm insists that customers accept a refund credit note and then phone to get their money back
'Ryanair are you honestly taking the mick? I don't want my money in a year, I want it now,' said passenger Danielle Koop