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.

LAUSD board receives a raise, President Trump holds a press conference with President Macron, Senate GOP leaders are expected to release a new health care proposal.

Obamacare's individual insurance market is fairly stable, LA County adds military helicopters to firefighting fleet, the Automated Vehicles Symposium is underway.

New plan would extend cap-and-trade through 2030, aquariums try to reduce plastic waste, Two Bit Circus combines old-fashioned showmanship with lasers and robots.

Firefighters battle two Santa Barbara County fires, the national monument review public comment period closes, using CA income tax forms to fund rape kit testing.

Gov. Brown announces plans for a global climate summit, drastic changes in weather impact fire season, "bad paper" veterans will now receive mental health care.

GOP's hopes for the governor's race, Kelly Gonez and Nick Melvoin start their terms with LAUSD board, Nerdstrong's workouts focused on super hero pop culture.

The U.S. confirms that North Korea successfully test-fired a missile, how much do people earn from those side hustles? The Hass avocado was first grown in SoCal.

A renewed rivalry between Texas and California heats up, Tesla produces its first mass-market, lower-priced vehicle, KSCI switches to paid programming.

Assembly Speaker Rendon receives death threats over single-payer bill decision, the 2020 Olympic trials to be hosted in SoCal, Angelenos on Obama Blvd.

Lawyers go to LAX as travel ban is reinstated, a group tries to flip the last Republican-held seat in LA County, a real estate agent mixes politics and wrestling.

Global cyberattack hits Port of LA's largest terminal, downtown LA sees a spike in property crime, former New Yorkers discuss the latest attempt to compare NY & LA.

Federal wildlife agencies approve delta tunnels project, examining if the title "tallest building" matters, a Norco school allows students to attend twice a week.