Today on the show we'll talk with Senator Holly Mitchell about expanding political leadership opportunities for black women. Then, why is the U.S. so poorly represented at the BNP Paribas tennis tournament? Plus, the story behind the opening sequence of "True Detective," driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants, plus much more.
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• 4:39
The Culver City representative is the only African American senator after Roderick Wright of Inglewood took a leave of absence recently.
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• 5:13
Starting next year, undocumented immigrants in California will be eligible for driver's licenses. Some undocumented immigrants say they don't trust the licenses. They believe the info they hand over to authorities could be used to deport them.
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• 3:12
The bestselling author and spiritual lecturer is waging an independent campaign for Congress, and could pull votes from more traditional candidates.
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• 4:41
More than a week of movies, music, and of course tech. Companies from around the world come to Austin to market their products, and to test the waters on which ideas the young, influential crowds respond to the best.
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• 5:34
The lack of U.S. success in tennis lately is hardly news, except when America's play is so bad at a tournament right in our backyard.
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• 3:58
As the number of new Italian immigrants dwindle, some bocce clubs are struggling to keep the tradition alive in the the northern California town of San Mateo.
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• 8:15
Now it's time for On the Lot, our regular series of talks about the film biz with LA Times reporter Rebecca Keegan.
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• 7:55
As HBO's hit show wraps tonight, Patrick Clair — who created the memorable sequence — tells Take Two how the haunting images came together and what's behind them.
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• 9:02
Two of the passengers on that flight were using stolen passports, which has people wondering just how easy it is to do that and what kind of security measures are actually in place.
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• 5:18
This lack of information describing what happened points to what may be a issue with modern airplanes: an outdated communications system.
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• 9:04
Mexican authorities say they have killed one of the country's most notorious drug lords, for the second time.
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• 4:38
Golf courses and cemeteries are big water users, but in recent years they've worked hard to conserve. But only some of their tips will help your backyard.
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• 9:40
An entire squatter community once disappeared into the wilderness of the Oceano Dunes outside of Santa Maria — a colony of hermits, artists and poets called Dunites.