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Clues to domestic terrorism, middle class in LA, a new view of American men
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Sep 19, 2016
Listen • 1:35:52
Clues to domestic terrorism, middle class in LA, a new view of American men

A look at how we investigate cases of domestic terrorism. What does it mean to be middle class in Los Angeles. A photographer challenges old images of masculinity.
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 18: FBI agents review the crime scene of remnants of bomb debris on 23rd St. in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood on September 18, 2016 in New York City. An explosion that injured 29 people that went off in a construction dumpster is being labeled an "intentional act". A second device, a pressure cooker, was found four blocks away that an early investigation found was likely also a bomb. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
FBI agents review the crime scene of remnants of bomb debris on 23rd St. in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood on September 18, 2016 in New York City.
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A look at how we investigate cases of domestic terrorism. What does it mean to be middle class in Los Angeles. A photographer challenges old images of masculinity.

The public's role in fast-evolving terrorism probes
Listen • 8:32
In an era of fast-moving events, the public's role in identifying and solving attacks is emerging as a key asset to terrorism investigations.
A Nation Engaged: Median incomes up in LA, but housing costs remain prohibitive
Listen • 16:07
Housing costs have risen far faster than wages in LA, and that has made dreams of a middle-class lifestyle particularly elusive for city-dwellers.
Sacramento weighs police reforms after shooting death of mentally ill man
City leaders in Sacramento are taking steps to release video of a fatal police shooting that took place in July – an incident that has drawn calls for more transparency and oversight of law enforcement in the state's capital.
Google's efforts to combat online harassment with 'machine learning'
Listen • 8:32
Social media can be a pretty terrifying place these days.
What made this year's Emmys different?
Listen • 8:32
For the first time in 18 years, a minority actor won the award for best leading actor in a drama series, at the Emmys yesterday. What took so long?
A photographer's view of the Red-Blooded American Male
Listen • 12:50
A sheepish Seth Rogen and Conan O'Brien flying high. Celebrity photographer, Robert Trachtenberg captures the Red-Blooded American Male in his latest project
The Styled Side: when protests grace the red carpet
Listen • 9:42
Is it sexist to ask women on the red carpet what they are wearing?