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.

Supreme Court reviews President Trump's travel ban, three Metro Gold Line stops start charging for parking, California farmers try their hand at growing coffee beans.

House Democrats rethink Nancy Pelosi's future, 100-mile trail race conducts drug tests for the first time, Silicon Beach animal shelter uses the latest technology.

The Eastern Sierra's snowy summer brings flooding, CAA study reveals diverse casts earn more at the box office, Yoshi app delivers gas directly to your car.

Elon Musk builds local political support for his start-ups, geologist Jessica Watkins talks about becoming an astronaut, guidebook helps refugees navigate LA area.

Cal State University opens doors to all eligible students, LA County votes on fund to fight deportations, hundreds of historic shipwrecks lay off California coast.

Non-citizen military vets can face deportation if they run afoul of the law, jails give more thought to how to deal with addicts, how heatwave impacts air quality.

The future of DACA, a young Syrian woman walks the line between her identities in a new documentary, E3 wraps up in LA.

Anti-styrofoam activists follow plastic bag ban model, conserving water in all seasons, SoCal's annual grunion and climate change.

Program will measure smog per neighborhood, the LAPD police dogs trained to sniff bomb vapors, two local teens were top picks in the MLB draft.

UCLA releases their economic forecast for California, how the Ahn campaign activated LA's Korean-American voters, E3 Conference opens doors to the public.

Uber adopts recommendations to fix company culture, protecting students from falling behind over the summer, new novel from Lisa See explores adoption and identity.

Highlights from former FBI director James Comey testimony, your latest roundup of things to do in Los Angeles this weekend, the big colorful fashion of PRIDE.