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.

LA County's homeless vets problem and possible solutions, Netflix tries its hand at comic books, Google Earth's street-level pollution measuring initiative.

Some argue higher taxes will only help boost the illicit pot market, Magic Johnson's legacy outside of sports, following the Disney fallout—do movie critic matter?

L.A.'s cold war nuclear deterrents are still hidden in plain sight, a study found self-driving cars may be safest now, the EV federal tax credit may be going away.

LAPD union calling for easier access to Hep A vaccine, taking back the phrase "Allahu Akbar," Is Joshua Tree losing its meaning to the Instagram generation?

The aftermath of LAist's shutdown, the trash pick-up program that's creating an entry point to stable employment for the homeless, remembering Selena Quintanilla.

The Dodgers broke hearts all over LA when they lost the World Series to the Astros, exercise in a pill, how the Day of the Dead has become profit oriented.

The Dodgers took Game 6, now onto Game 7. A new mountain lion was spotted in the Hollywood Hills, what does it mean for P-22? The state's gas tax is up, why?

Elon Musk's tunnel project beneath Hawthorne, LA residents submitted their most ghostly tales, the class that explores racism and the black horror aesthetic.

But at the same time, Astros are just one win away. Ever notice that witch-like house in Beverly Hills? The little-known psychometry story tied to La Brea Tar Pits.

Have you seen Tom Steyer's ad to impeach the president? How officials plan to keep LA River water safe, the best things to binge this Halloween.

Grand Central Market turns 100 this Friday, we take a look at how it's changed, Hot Wheels is celebrating its 50th anniversary, catching up with Chris Thile.

How the boys in blue performed against the Houston Astros in Game 1, the college republicans have a new leader, LA public library mobile unit hosts a lit crawl.