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.

How one investor is cashing in on political campaign URLs, Haitian migrants mass at US-Mexico border, why HBO's new series 'Insecure' leaves some women of color feeling awkward.

Several California cities are mulling a so-called “Netflix tax”, a look at the historic U.S. senate debate, if prop 64 passes how do we deal with driving while high?

Why some are choosing to not cast any vote for any candidate, #ThatMexicanThing Vice President debate moment goes viral, comparing and contrasting Google Home and Amazon's Alexa.

The role of the vice president, the American voters who secretly support Donald Trump, children with special needs and education.

LA has its own 'people walker,' Colombia voters fail to end longest-running armed conflict in Latin America, is the Latino community big enough to sway the election?

The Chicago Tribune has endorsed Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, A Martinez's personal essay to Vin Scully, the significance of a bulletproof black super hero.

The Jewish Anti-Defamation League has added the "Pepe the frog" meme to its database of hate symbols, the history of the left turn in LA, gamers head to the classroom at UC Irvine.

How police agencies decide if and when to release video of police shootings, the challenges of an OIS database, SoCal-centered analysis of the upcoming presidential debate.

Will a $15 an hour minimum wage make LA more affordable? The museum is a venue more than a hundred years in the making, Terry Crews joins to talk about Idiocracy turning 10.

Spotlight on voters with disabilities outreach, a look at the software that can calculate diversity, the Sea Otter population is back and reaching record numbers.