UCLA and Pepperdine, both located just outside the perimeter of the Palisades fire, have moved classes online this week.

California's next bar exam, scheduled for Feb. 25 and 26, will be the first where most applicants take the exam remotely on their own computers or in smaller, vendor-provided testing centers. Additionally, the multiple-choice portion of the exam will be written for the first time by Kaplan.

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UCLA (17-0 overall, 6-0 Big Ten Conference) has now spent eight weeks as the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 rankings and is one of two unbeaten teams left in the country alongside LSU. The Bruins’ 17-0 start is the best in program history and 12 games remain on the regular season schedule.

The fire that razed Melise Gerber’s house raced from the dry slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains above Los Angeles through thousands of tightly packed homes, through a beloved 1950s diner, a sprawling Victorian-style mansion, an entire strip of downtown stores — its damage extending miles from anything locals considered wilderness.

Firefighters are working around the clock to contain the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate when the blazes ignited and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. Here are the latest updates.

Monday’s Big Ten slate includes the USC Trojans (11-6, 3-3 Big Ten) versus the UCLA Bruins (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten), at 10:00 PM ET on Fox Sports 1.Buy tickets for USC vs. UCLA USC vs. UCLA game

Eric Dailey Jr. posted a career-high 23 points to lead five UCLA players in double figures, and the Bruins emphatically ended their four-game losing streak with a 94-70 blowout of

Trying to shake a four-game losing streak, the Bruins look ahead to Big Ten home games against high-scoring Iowa and Wisconsin.

Coverage of the firefighters' battle to improve containment over the Eaton and Palisades fires, including stories about the latest death count and victim frustration.

Krishna Lunch of Southern California Inc. lost a round Thursday in its suit against the UC Regents, which challenges limitations that UCLA has imposed on the religious organization’s ability to serve veggie lunches that are prohibitive and unconstitutional.

Ninety years after composer Arnold Schoenberg fled the Nazis and moved to Los Angeles, the publishing company established by his heirs was destroyed in the Palisades fire.