Take Two

Journalist Hermione Gee gives an update on the rise of Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria and the group calling itself the Islamic State, who caught the world's attention in 2014. A new study says the advice dished out by TV doctors is wrong, and a check-in with a couple who hit the road to live in a tiny house.

What L.A. could expect with the release of the Ezell Ford autopsy report. A check-in on Ebola conditions in Liberia, and 'The Wild Truth' explains the story behind why a young man ventured off into the Alaskan wilderness, as depicted in the movie 'Into the Wild.'

The contribution women make in the military, bassist Flea produces a movie about a junked-out jazz pianist, artichoke joins the legion of flavored waters for sale.

Laemmle co-owner Greg Laemmle talks about the decision to screen "The Interview." A new app keeps drivers in the know about U.S.-Mexico border traffic, and a travel writer speaks in defense of parents flying with children.

A woman who was involved in a police shooting in the 1970s and fled to Cuba could now face capture. New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor talks about the gender gap in the Silicon Valley, and the gift concierge shares her ideas for last-minute holiday shoppers.

North Korea's once thriving film industry falters, finding security and privacy in the always-connected world, sorting out the villians in the Sony hack.

Sony's Amy Pascal's support of artists could hurt her, films that have drawn political fire, and Robin Williams' last appearance in 'Night of the Museum 3.'

Sony axed the release of 'The Interview', a company that hacks back at hackers, and new research shows kids aren't really buying Santa Claus.

LA's ambitious plan to outfit officers with body cameras, a threat against theaters that show Sony's 'The Interview,' and the return of actress Gena Rowlands.

Consumer security one year after the Target data breach, D'Angelo's first album in 14 years, Border Patrol wants to hire more female agents.

CA's Revised Budget is out, doctors across the country report links between Kawasaki-like disease and COVID-19 and surfers head back to the beaches.

The impact COVID-19 has had on Californians in different industries, answers to your concerns around antibody tests and how Hollywood is coping with the pandemic.

Guidelines to reopen restaurants, how effective digital contact tracing could contain coronavirus and how a new owner saved the Mountain Messenger.

Gov. Newsom signed an executive order requiring voters receive mail-in ballots, women are among the hardest hit by the pandemic and the state of local news.

New taxes, education cuts, pensions, are all on the table for CA, Congressman Schiff joins to discuss Russia probe transcripts and an ER nurse shares her experience

CA’s budget deficit is upwards of $54 billion, experts on how much screen time kids should have during the pandemic and one LA City Councilman on state of South LA.

CA to train 20,000 people to trace the spread of the virus, LASD faces budget cuts and a historical look into the U.S's federal music project.

Gov. Newsom moves CA to a new phase of reopening and masks become a point of contention, relationship dynamics during the pandemic and a new city nature challenge.

LAUSD announced that classes will resume in the fall, an ICU nurse recounts her experiences amid the pandemic and CA's tourism industry has been hit hard by the pandemic.

Gov. Newsom moves to close the OC's beaches, how retail might look after the pandemic and the Autry Museum is preserving moments of history amid COVID-19.

CA's Lieutenent Governor on how to get the state's economy running, how distance teaching is going for one LAUSD high school teacher and a trip back to CA's past.

L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger on the economy, how border cities are coping with the pandemic and travel restrictions and what's happening in Hollywood.