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.

Following the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, we bring you the latest details, thoughts from local community members and advice from experts on how to heal emotionally after a mass shooting.

NPR coverage of President Trump news conference

Students at an Altadena charter school are cheering on voters at the polls today, L.A. Metro and Uber are offering free rides to the voting booth, the latest new music with Tuesday Reviewsday.

All the news you can use before heading to the midterms, where to get a free ride to the polls, what women need to know about uterine fibroids.

State lawmakers react to President Trump's plan to send 15,000 troops to the border, new leadership for the Sativa Water District, changes to the 2020 U.S. Census.

L.A. considers plans to regulate street vendors, new study ranks states on rates of premature death in infants, why wait times for U.S. citizenship are increasing.

The history of ballot initiatives in California, the latest news you can use heading into the midterm election, and our listeners share their personal ghost stories.

Where people vote in Los Angeles could be changing in 2020, autonomous vehicles could impact where people choose to live, this week's latest new music.

We recap how the Dodgers lost on their own home turf over the weekend, how autonomous vehicles will affects jobs in Los Angeles, the latest Hollywood news.

How Calfornia lawmakers are reacting to a spate of suspicious packages being delivered to Democrats, meet some Dodgers superfans, how to engage young voters.

Migrants who have caravanned to the U.S. border in the past, bringing dead celebrities back to life for holographic performances, spreading ashes in Disneyland.

Dodgers lose to Red Sox in game one of the World Series, the state of healthcare in SoCal's district 45 heading into the midterms, Prop 13 fairness.