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.

L.A. County Board of Supervisors puts the brakes on men's central jail demolition, recent rains have helped to alleviate the drought, Desert X art show.

California politics round-up, electric vehicles lose some of their charge when temperatures drop, a singer-songwriter finds inspiration in riding the Greyhound bus.

New federal rules could affect who is eligible to get a green card, LA County Bicycle Coalition's new executive director, your earthquake questions answered.

SoCal Representative Pete Aguilar is working on a bipartisan deal to keep the government open, lessons learned from a month without single-use plastics.

How immigration courts are dealing with a backlog in cases, SoCal's finest Filipino cuisine, a super bloom might be coming to Anza-Borrego this spring.

With big storms comes a big risk of mudflows, pollutants and trash washed into our waterways, one group that's making hiking more accessible.

California's lawmakers dominate U.S. House committees, sexual harassment claims against the L.A. Police Department, L.A. Rams fans talk Super Bowl.

How Joshua Tree prepares for another closure, a Honduran mother is reunited with the child that was separated from her at the border, foster care and college prep.

Valley to west side in 15 minutes, there's a rising meth problem in Tijuana, we want to hear from the biggest Los Angeles Rams fans!

The LA County Supervisors to vote on reinstatement of Sheriff's Deputy Carl Mandoyan, Soul food in Los Angeles, teachers talk about what their students taught them.

Reviewing Governor Newsom's budget plans, a preview of the Sundance Film Festival, fact-checking President Trump's claims about drug trafficking.

Will L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti run for president? TSA agents are feeling the pain of the protracted partial government shutdown, the Marie Kondo effect in L.A.