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.

A local student and a teacher talk about their walkout plans, why homeowners are rebuilding in fire zones, the best places to celebrate Pi Day with pie.

Protestors poised for Trump's border visit, LA Times' Christopher Hawthorne joins city of LA, UCLA opens Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families

Trump to arrive amidst political tensions with CA, study reveals black college athletes have lowest graduation rate, The Scientology Network launches today.

AG Sessions immigration battle with California wages on, tariffs may have a disproportionate impact locally, Barbara Carrasco on display at Natural History Museum.

Review of Napa-Sonoma fires finds inefficient procedures, California celebrates first Food Waste Prevention Week, and advocacy billboards are making a comeback.

Jeff Sessions visits Sacramento after DOJ sues CA over sanctuary laws, a Silicon Valley billionaire hopes to get a Supreme Court hearing to limit public beach access, Black Lightning star talks about superheroes with a social conscience.

A year after voters approved Measure H, we talk with city/county leaders about the progress that's been done, LA school safety policies, dying malls face a choice.

Behind the scenes at the Oscars with Vanity Fair's Rebecca Keegan, California's snow pack is below normal, the history of LA's only outlet mall

LA DOT chief Seleta Reynolds says pedestrian fatalities are tough to reduce, a guitarist for the Oscars plays Coco's vihuela, a Montecito resident prepares for the rain

It's been 50 years since the Chicano student walkout, the bucket brigade digs out mud from homes, exploring the music that survived the Khmer Rouge genocide.

More rain hits Santa Barbara and residents are asked to evacuate, the country's largest health system tries to turnaround, mapping out CA's hate groups.

Malibu says goodbye to plastic, sparked by the MeToo movement lessons to teach kids about gender stereotypes, CA books for your reading list.