Chabria: UC could go back to using the SAT and ACT for admissions. Here's why that doesn't add up
UC is not Harvard, and was never meant to embody that type of self-perpetuating exclusivity disguised as a meritocracy.
UC is not Harvard, and was never meant to embody that type of self-perpetuating exclusivity disguised as a meritocracy.
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A daycare center at the Bay Club in El Segundo is facing a lawsuit after the parents of a 23-month-old child alleged their son was severely injured by a worker.
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Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool in February was declared dead at a hospital but later discovered to be alive.
An under-construction Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse was stabilized late Tuesday and some evacuations of nearby buildings were lifted.
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The union leader behind California's proposed billionaire tax was in talks with Gov. Gavin Newsom to take it off the ballot.
For the past 11 years, I've waited for a scandal, a slip up, a moment of clarity that would finally make President Trump's supporters realize that their man is charlatan.
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A settlement announced this week now affirms that private immigrant detention facilities are subject to California's workplace safety and health requirements.
UC is not Harvard, and was never meant to embody that type of self-perpetuating exclusivity disguised as a meritocracy.
An evacuation order and warnings remain in place after a brush fire erupted near Murrieta.
A witness said a driver struck a family while they were having lunch outside the Boyle Heights restaurant.
A chemical odor reported at a home in Irvine prompted a hazmat response Tuesday in a gated community where neighbors have seen a similar scene before.
Lawrence Bishnoi, an alleged Indian crime boss, is accused of being a part of the 2023 assassination of a prominent Sikh leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Canada.
Rebuilding continues 18 months after the Palisades Fire, but only a small number of families have returned home despite more than 1,400 rebuilding permits being issued.
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The three attempted murder charges against a Pasadena doctor who drove his car off a 250-foot cliff with his wife and two young children inside were dismissed after he completed a mental health diversion program.
The U.S. military has attacked Iran after it said Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
A Long Beach street vendor says he can no longer work after being brutally attacked while selling ice cream at Belmont Pier on July 4.
A Long Beach ice cream vendor, Eliu Ramirez, says he can no longer work after being brutally attacked while selling ice cream at Belmont Pier on July 4.
Iran targeted American military sites in the Gulf on Wednesday after the U.S. launched strikes on several places in Iran and reinstated sanctions on its oil sales. Washington said it was responding to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The crossfire raised fears that the war in ...
As crews battled a brush fire near the Encino Reservoir on Tuesday, a drone reportedly hit a police helicopter, forcing an emergency landing.
A brush fire scorched a few acres near the Encino Reservoir and Sepulveda Basin, briefly prompting evacuation warnings for some residents.
A man was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston on Tuesday morning, officials confirm.
A San Diego County Sheriff's Office then-deputy shoved a pretrial detainee from behind while his legs were shackled and his hands chained at the waist, causing the man to "fly across his holding cell, headfirst into the far wall and collapse to the ground," according to prosecutors.
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L.A. County firefighters who assisted with search-and-rescue efforts in Venezuela returned home on Monday after twin earthquakes rocked the country.
A Ventura juvenile allegedly speeding 60 mph on an electric motorcycle on the wrong side of the highway has been charged with a pair of felonies, authorities announced Tuesday.
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The owner of a pet dog killed by an LAPD officer last month is suing the city, calling for transparency and accountability as the city has refused to name the officer who opened fire.
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Attorneys told a judge they are ready to go forward with a hearing for singer D4vd, who is charged with murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
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County officials reestablish reward for a man accused of crashing into a Long Beach apartment and killing a father and daughter.
An investigator says the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk strolled Utah Valley University in shorts and a T-shirt and bought a meal at Chick-fil-A on the morning of the conservative activist's assassination.
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A brush fire scorched a few acres near the Encino Reservoir and Sepulveda Basin on Tuesday afternoon, prompting evacuation warnings for some residents.
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