The Beacon Project

USC's Beacon Project spoke to 19 current and former students about their interactions in recent years with the university's Department of Public Safety. The students and alumni argue these interactions highlight a pattern of racial profiling by the department.

Moreno Valley City Manager Tom DeSantis retired in December, but the paychecks kept coming.

An analysis Los Angeles-area public schools found students in some of the county's wealthiest areas are far more likely to receive a disability designation that gives them extra classroom help -- and virtually assures them extra time on the critical SAT college entrance exam.