This morning, the Supreme Court without comment, declined to consider a petition from Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who had refused on religious grounds to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Davis was briefly jailed in 2015 for contempt of court after ignoring an order to issue the licenses. She has since been ordered to pay more than $350,000 in damages and attorney’s fees. Today's decision by the Supreme Court not to hear the case, which is known as Obergefell v. Hodges... keeps the lower-court financial judgments and precedent in place.

Robert Bradley Sears is an Associate Dean for Public Interest Programs at UCLA School of Law. He's written on on civil rights, LGBT legal issues and public policy, and has testified before Congress. He spoke with Annenberg's Naaji Joseph.

A new scandal has erupted in Major League Baseball as two Cleveland Guardians pitchers face federal charges for allegedly providing gamblers with inside information and assisting in fixing bets for profit.

Natalie Miller has the story.

41 days marks the longest government shutdown in history, but it seems there is an end in sight. The Senate voted to advance a bipartisan plan to end the historic shutdown.

Nina Kremer has the story.

At Wonder Tech Fest, a global conference in Long Beach, innovators are exploring how technology is shaping various industries and shaping culture

After spending much of her career advocating for women in politics, the nations first and only female house speaker passes the torch to new female leaders.

USC’s Sweetgreen is the first location in Los Angeles to offer semi-automated technology to ensure shorter wait times for college students who are often in a time crunch.

As hundreds of flights are canceled amid the government shutdown, an unsettling feeling about holiday travel is growing. We spoke with USC students about how they plan to get home for the holidays — and what their Plan B is if their flight gets canceled.

With Trojan families visiting from across the country, they look forward to immerse themselves in campus life.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has announced she will lift the city's state of emergency on homelessness. The state of emergency has been in effect since late 2022. Researchers and local advocates said they hope the city's homelessness relief programs will continue to be prioritized.

Constanza Montemayor has the story.

Tevin Tavares is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has been written about by Forbes, Complex, Black Excellence, and much more. He came to USC today to have a conversation with the Charlotta Bass Journalism and Justice Lab.

Melie Hailemeskel has the story.