Take Two

Poll: Most Americans confused about the debt ceiling; LA schools and iPads: Big promises but where's the research?; App Chat: Tools to make travel more bearable; Sports Roundup: LA Dodgers, NCAA drama, Frontline doc; 'Justice For My Sister' doc examines femicide in Guatemala, plus much more.

Cognitive therapy for the government shutdown; Rep. Mark Takano of Riverside on the status of the shutdown; Foster Farms chickens blamed for salmonella outbreak that sickened 300; Immigration rally to go on at National Mall despite closure; Hard time or inhumane? Solitary confinement in Corcoran prison's SHU (Photos); Study shows vets suffering from PTSD benefit from meditation, plus much more.

A look back at the last government shutdown; GOP strategist Mike Madrid on CA's Republican summit in Anaheim; Dodgers fans hopeful at team's chances at a championship; Profile: The first Latino president of the State Bar of California; Cheech Marin on Chicano art and 'Chicanitas'; Odd Hollywood Jobs: Celebrity profiler, plus much more.

What do foreigners think about the US government shutdown?; NYT sets off a New York-Los Angeles taco showdown; 'Parkland': The search for the truth behind the JFK assassination; 'League of Legends' video game championship comes to LA; Friday Flashback: Government shutdown edition, plus much more.

Rep. John Campbell on the government shutdown; What is it like to sign up for Obamacare in California?; Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch reunite in 'The Sunshine Boys'; Picture This: Documenting the Los Angeles Dodgers; Former Guatemalan soldier accused of atrocities convicted of US immigration fraud, Etiquette Lesson: How to deal with a significant other's annoying obsession, plus much more.

How the government shutdown will affect the average US citizen; Report finds California has highest poverty rate in US; Finding bone marrow matches is harder for some ethnic groups; LA Unified's backlog of broken musical instruments 'like a war scene'; FAQ: Navigating Covered California's health insurance exchange, plus much more.

Fact checking the congressional budget talk headlines; What would the US economy look like if Congress passed a budget?; Why America's national health care efforts are so contentious; Public officials, activists await court ruling about oil drilling in Whittier hills, plus much more.

The latest on the fatal stabbing of Dodgers fan Jonathan Denver; ACA enrollment tools delayed for small businesses, Spanish language; Decision in Jackson-AEG trial now in jury's hands; LA Beer Week celebrates LA's thriving suds scene, and more.

President Obama promotes health care reform at community college in Maryland; House bill threatens federal food stamp program; Ask Emily: Navigating the new Medi-Cal expansion; Rep. John Campbell joins the show to discuss the battle over Obamacare; Plan to raise Shasta Lake may hinge on Sacred River, plus much more.

The new Congress begins with a weakened ethics body, Univision falters with young Latinos, and doctors say that throat tickle means you're contagious.

L.A. garment districts underpaid undocumented immigrants, 2017 kicks off with a bunch of small quakes, a look at 'Ear hustle' the podcast out of San Quentin prison.

Looking ahead on how Measure M will roll out in 2017 and beyond, your guide to hiking in LA, the social and medical impact of the 'Asian glow' reaction to alcohol.

Looking forward to 2017 automotive news, best original streaming content in 2016, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and the great "streetcar demolition" in L.A.'s history.

2017 should be an exciting year for science, Abercrombie and Fitch may be undergoing something of a rebirth, was 2016 the year of celebrity deaths?

Looking back on the state of race relations in LA and exploring how we can move forward, LA's busy immigration court system, 2016 tech roundup.

The latest on former Sheriff Lee Baca's mistrial, an up close look at the fears facing LGBT youth during the holidays, a shift in attitudes towards holiday classics.

Some changes in store for the new year that effect all of us who ride and drive, has Apple fallen behind in innovation? A special Christmas installment of The Binge.

What does the future hold for the CA GOP? Black Lives Matter teams up with New York ad agency to shine a spotlight on black businesses, overdraft fees.

Berlin's act of terror, the cost on Amazon's drivers for speed and convenience, the legal defense fund for undocumented immigrants who face deportation.

The Electoral College meets in state capitols around the country on Monday, Donald Trump's unprecedented security move, do celebrity medical endorsements matter?