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.

How CA Can Achieve 100 Percent Clean Energy, People REALLY Want to Go Back to the Movies, Reformer Rob Bonta Named Attorney General of California.

Activists Bracing for a Possible Sweep of Homeless at Echo Park Lake, Answers to Your Questions About What Health Conditions Can Secure You a Vaccine, Bioluminescent Waves are Back

AstraZeneca shown to be effective in U.S. clinical trials, there's some history behind Gov. Newsom's relationship with Blue Shield, Keeping Faith in a Pandemic

Newsom Recall Organizers Say They've Turned in 2.1 Million Signatures, Faith Leaders Offer Healing Words for Pandemic, How LA's City College Kept Up Enrollment

Possible replacements for Xavier Becerra as California AG, how the climate is driving people to the border, why we baked so much bread in the pandemic

LA's Asian American Community Respond to Atlanta Shootings, the Proven Benefits of a Universal Basic Income, the HFPA Says it Will Bring in More Black Members

Attorney Peter Hardin runs for Orange County DA as a reform candidate again Todd Spitzer, looking back on death of Latasha Harlins, one family's battle for Bruce's Beach

With LA opening back up a little more to allow for more indoor hangouts, people on the street are feeling mixed, business owners are excited, and medical professionals are still prescribing caution

Newsom Recall Signatures Due Next Week, Prepping Students to Go to Back to Schools That'll Feel Really Different, LA's Largo is Still Dark, But Feeling Optimistic

A year later, how California handled the pandemic; kids and their parents discuss vaccine hesitancy and how to get past it; why Political Data, Inc. ditched its republican clients.

LA could receive as much as $1.3 billion from the American Rescue Plan, LAUSD Students Could Return to School April 19th, and LA County's Efforts to Vaccine People in Communities Hardest Hit by COVID-19,

State of Affairs and how California is rethinking its vaccine rollout, Glendale Unified wants to open in March, but union is pushing for April, making the movie 'Minari'