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Columbia Space Center to honor pioneering astronauts on 40th anniversary of Challenger mission

The event will honor astronaut Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher selected to fly to space

A black and white space shuttle model sits inside a large building. People surround the shuttle model.

For LA youth musicians, performing 'I Have a Dream' is a dream come true

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day program at the California African American Museum in Exposition Park includes a speech, a youth orchestra performance and more.

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People gather in the shade under the sign for CAAM, the California African American Museum.

Fans snap up SoFi Stadium watch party tickets after L.A. Rams extend playoff run

The Rams beat Chicago Bears over the weekend and will next face the Seahawks in Seattle. Fans can watch the NFC Championship game in Inglewood but will have to act fast.

A man in a Rams football uniform jumps over the goal line into the End Zone on a snowy football field.

At Backyard Party, young musicians who survived a pandemic and firestorm are making a scene

Teens who lost garages and backyards in the Eaton Fire have a new place to play loud, mosh and make some cash.

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The band Saints of Sinners plays on stage under the glow of orange lights. The guitarist has long hair and is shirtless.

‘Happy place for everyone’: Koreatown’s Aladdin Used Books prepares to close

Customers paid their last respects to the bookstore which carried books, CDs and other media in both Korean and English.

people stand around amid shelves of books in a well lit store

Officials say South LA, but for many, it’ll always be South Central

A campaign in the early 2000s rebranded the neighborhoods south of the 10 freeway, but today, the South Central name means history, culture and resilience to some locals.