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.

LAPD expected to adopt new use-of-force policies, new book "City of Dream" tells the story of Dodge Stadium and Los Angeles, Downtown LA's Astro Doughnuts

Helpful financial planning advice for Tax Day, is LA's tap water finally drinkable? What's going on with the White House Easter egg roll and why is it important?

How Los Angeles and Orange County are approaching homelessness, new study projects considerable rising sea level, latest in aeronautics from NASA Armstrong.

Safety tips for LA's hiking trails, Latino workers and owned businesses thrive in US economy, dance classes teach LA LA Land movie choreography

United Airlines feels the power of social media, driver liability and the Takata airbag recall, how the drought and heavy rains affect wildlife.

Attacks in Egypt felt in SoCal's Coptic Christian community, perspectives from Syrian-American hip hop artist, surfer study examines affects of ocean microorganisms

One Syrian refugee now living in Southern California says U.S. strike on Syria "is complicated," gas taxes will get a bump to pay for road repair and screenwriters negotiate to avert a strike.

California congressman Devin Nunes steps down from Russia investigation, state bail reform moves through legislature, is the future dim for American car sales?

34th congressional race reflects state of CA Democrats, the impact of police reform known as consent decree in LA, avoiding the latest phone scam.

Contractors bid to build President Trump's wall along Mexico border, Internet Service Providers and your online data, new music from Residente and more.

The state of California's water system, what the "strong black woman" represents in America today, ‘Ghost in the Shell’ opens to lukewarm box office sales

How Rep. Nunes is viewed by his own constituents, divisions among Democrats on Gov. Brown transportation tax, celebrate International Pillow Fight Day in DTLA