Take Two

Packs of teens go on robbery spree in Hollywood; Santa Monica parters with state to improve work conditions at nail salons; US offers 'athlete' visas to League of Legends video game players; Home Run Derby viewers critical of ESPN reporter's bilingual interviews, plus much more.

Trayvon Martin rallies spur vandalism, arrests; Top Zetas cartel leader captured in Mexico; Is Gavin Newsom stuck in political purgatory as California's lt. governor?; Tracing Oscar Grant's last day in 'Fruitvale Station'; Why aren't quinoa growers keeping up with rising demand? Plus much more.

What does the Zimmerman verdict mean for race relations in the U.S.?; Talking about the Zimmerman verdict with your kids; The man behind the Spanish-language radio show, 'Piolín por la Mañana'; Study: Fracking in Salton Sea area triggers earthquakes; Beachcombing: SoCal's geologic history, as told by the sand; New abortion regulations impact the US-Mexico border, plus much more.

Today we'll get an update on day 4 of the Pelican Bay State Prison hunger strike. Then, Texas laws spur underground world of flea-market abortions; A new UN report shows that Mexico has surpassed the US as most obese country; Pentagon may reduce danger pay for nearly 56,000 troops, plus much more.

Is immigration reform bill headed for a slow death in the House?; Gay rights group plans state-by-state same-sex marriage fight; CrowdShake: Using smartphones to predict quakes and save lives; Nebraska researchers developing faster test for concussions, plus much more.

Many lawsuits likely to follow Asiana Airlines accident; Do background checks on ammunition sales work?; How US casino owners made Macau into the world's gambling Mecca; CA prisoners resume hunger strike to protest treatment; How the brain creates the 'buzz' needed to spread ideas; Picture This: Photographer David Guttenfelder and the plight of the songbird; Jay-Z's album release sparks privacy concerns, and much more.

Take Two looks at the latest on the Asiana flight 214 crash, Congress resets to tackle student loans and immigration reform, and we preview the new film "A Girl and a Gun"

What to make of Morsi's overthrow in Egypt; Pope John Paul II becomes a saint; Friday Flashback: Crisis in Egypt, U.S. jobs and more; Edward Snowden's hacker training; A tool to prevent sexual assault in Egypt; Preparing for the royal baby; Congress' plan to increase student loan interest rates.

California says tax returns are the price for showing up on state primary ballots, future math and science educators get assist from CSU's, little free pantry.

Nearly half of California's private-sector workers have no retirement savings, restrictions to youth football, a look back on the battle of Santa Monica Bay.

SoCal residents react to Tuesday night's Democratic candidate debates, a look at dueling healthcare proposals, L.A.'s homelessness policies.

The new law that would require presidential candidates to submit their tax returns, plus a new project devoted the black experience in L.A.

An update on the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting plus how this situation may affect future large-scale events, how L.A. is curbing black child mortality.

Your weekly roundup on Golden State political news, three of the state's biggest utilities agreed to pay into a remediation fund, Bike helmet shopping 101.

California strikes a deal with four automakers on vehicle pollution standards, Lawsuit claims Independents are at a disadvantage.

What happens now that Robert Mueller has testified before Congress? How the CA DMV is addressing its many problems, A new natural gas power plant in Glendale?

Why the FBI raided the LADWP Monday, Trump administration plans to expand quick deportations of illegal immigrants, LA's Original Farmers Market turns 85.

Representative Adam Schiff hopes for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony this week, U.S.-China relations are affecting California's research universities.

Listeners share their lunar memories and how it shaped their life in SoCal, driving around Los Angeles with John Densmore, a preview of the 50th annual Comic-con.

Los Angeles reveals designs for LA River park, Apollo mission's history in Downey, Only in SoCal can you take the train with the sunset...and a song.