Best News Photos for 2025

Eric Minzenberg (Left) and Sue O’ Brien (Right) pack peaches at Santa Monica College (SMC) Foundation’s “Giving Thanksgiving” food drive at the college in front of the Cayton Center at SMC in Santa Monica, Calif. Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, to help fight food scarcity on campus. (Kayjel J. Mairena | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College (SMC) Trustee Anastasia Foster listens to the OIR Group's report on the October 2024 murder of SMC employee Felicia Hudson, on SMC's main campus, Tuesday evening, October 21, 2025 in Santa Monica, Calif. The special meeting of the Board of Trustees included a presentation on the report and questions on it from the Board. (Juliana Frame | The Corsair)

(L to R) Santa Monica College (SMC) president Dr. Kathryn Jeffery, and SMC Board of Trustees member Dr. Nancy Greenstein, pledge allegiance to the flag at a ceremony honoring veterans during Veterans Awareness Week on Thursday, Nov. 6 on the SMC Quad in Santa Monica, Calif. (Fai Fong | The Corsair)

A “Trail Closed “ sign stands next to a “Pali Strong” on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, at theTrailhead of the Temescal Ridge Trail, Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif., which connects to the Skull Rock Trail -- the place where the Lachman Fire is alleged to have started. Ten months after the fire, the trail remains closed to the public. (Fai Fong | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College (SMC) Police officers help a student down the stairs as he is "rescued" from the Student Services Center at SMC in Santa Monica, Calif., during the Great Shake-out earthquake drill on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. During the drill, some volunteers act out situations that may occur in a real earthquake, such as injuries. (Juliana Frame | The Corsair)

Army veterans stand at attention, while the James Monroe High School Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps performs a posting of colors at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, during a Veterans Day ceremony. (Kayjel J. Mairena | The Corsair)

Dr. Lizzy Moore, president of the Santa Monica College (SMC) Foundation, discusses allocated funding for the upcoming Giving Thanksgiving during the weekly Associated Students Board of Directors meeting at the Cayton Center Computer Lab on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Santa Monica, Calif. The SMC Foundation raises funds to support students, with programs for scholarships, financial assistance, and basic needs. Giving Thanksgiving provides free food and gift cards for students during the holiday. Moore says during the meeting, “We polled three years worth of students who participated. So thousands of students to get their feedback about what items do we have, what items do you like?…We want to accommodate what students are seeking.” Moore continues, “And so where the list is today is based on that data. So I think it's really important that when we're making decisions, that we're making decisions based on data that is collected and polled and, and covers multiple years, compared to anecdotal information that we hear.” (Elizabeth Bacher | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College (SMC) students walk in the rain on Friday, Nov. 14, SMC, Santa Monica, Calif. Heavy rain fell through the weekend and another storm is expected to arrive on Thursday, Nov. 20. (Fai Fong | The Corsair)

A couple embraces under the Santa Monica Pier while workers stand above on Monday, Nov. 17 at Santa Monica, Calif. Heavy rain fell through the weekend and another storm is expected to arrive on Thursday, Nov. 20. (Fai Fong | The Corsair)

{} waits outside after being "rescued" from the Student Services Center at Santa Monica College (SMC) in Santa Monica, Calif., during the Great Shake-out earthquake drill on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. During the drill, some volunteers act out situations that may occur in a real earthquake, such as injuries. (Juliana Frame | The Corsair)

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Cisco Ochoa, a U.S. Army veteran who served for 10 years, including one combat tour in Afghanistan, and a Sociology major at Santa Monica College (SMC), stands after a Veterans Day ceremony, organized by the Veterans Success Center in honor of Veterans Awareness Week, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, on the SMC campus in Santa Monica, Calif. Ochoa moved to Los Angeles from Moreno Valley, Calif., for a fresh start and hopes to become a case manager for Veterans Affairs (VA) to help veterans with a variety of issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and substance abuse. "Without the VA's help, I wouldn't be here right now. I don't know where I'd be. I just want to return the favor and help out my fellow veterans." (Nathan Hanson | The Corsair)

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A skateboarder rides down First Street next to the Halloween Hellbomb event hosted by Thrasher, Vans, and Monster Energy on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. The event was declared an unlawful assembly after participants began forming their own run adjacent to the event, which spread into the street, and upon police arrival, those in the crowd began throwing objects. (Jake Crandall | The Corsair)

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Protesters cheer when a driver starts beeping towards their cause during the No King Protest at Palisades Park, Santa Monica, Calif. The No Kings Protest is a nationwide protest with U.S residents expressing their annoyance towards the current presidential cabinet. People want change and banded together on Saturday, Oct 18th, 2025. (Jordi Garcia Sosa | The Corsair)

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Quannah Chasinghorse, model, activist and member of the Hän Gwich'in tribe, speaks during the Indigenous Sovereignty Fair on Tuesday, November4,2025 at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica Calif. (Ana Sanchez Venegas | The Corsair)

Associated Student (A.S.) President Alisa Ortiz addresses the Barber Club members sitting behind her during the A.S. Board of Directors meeting held on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 at Cayton Center, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. The A.S. board of directors passed the measure to help fund the Barber Coachella Event requested by the Barber Club. (Fai Fong | The Corsair)