macys thanksgiving day parade 4 Things You Didn't Know About the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Think because you've seen the parade more times than you can count that you know everything about it? Think again!
racial justice What the Ahmaud Arbery Murder and Rittenhouse Trial Verdicts Tell Us About Race and the Justice System Both trials have made national headlines and have important implications for the racial justice movement in the U.S.
macys thanksgiving day parade A Look Back at the History of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade started in 1924 as an event put on by Macy’s employees. It’s come a long way since then. NBCLX looks back at the history of the iconic holiday spectacle and how it has been shaped as our country changed. (By NBCLX contributor Michelle Park and producer Mackenzie Behm) Watch a special balloon inflation event LIVE...
Economy 8 Things That Cost Less Today Than They Did 20 Years Ago Inflation reached a 30-year high in 2021 in large part due to the pandemic, which caused supply chain issues and surges in consumer demand. But not everything costs way more today than it used to.
Grammy Awards Taylor Swift's Choice to Release a 10-Minute Song Was Even Bolder Than You Think As the Grammy nominees for Song of the Year show, hit songs are rarely long. In fact most songs last two to four minutes, a musicologist says.
college sports How College Athletes Are Making Money From Name, Image and Likeness Some college athletes are hiring financial planning teams as they ink deals with corporate sponsors and make money, after the NCAA passed an interim policy on name, image and likeness deals. The policy allows players to make some extra cash for the future – and they’ll be paying taxes on that income too, CNBC’s Sharon Epperson explains.
kyle rittenhouse Would the Rittenhouse Verdict Be Different in a ‘Stand Your Ground' State? Wisconsin — where Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed two men and was found not guilty on all counts after claiming self-defense — does not have "stand your ground" laws. But Georgia, where the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial is currently taking place, does.
climate change Will More Cities Hire a Chief Heat Officer? In preparation for a hotter future, Los Angeles became the 3rd local government in the U.S. to hire a “chief heat officer.” The CHO will examine how the city buildings and pavement create “heat islands” that lead to cities being much warmer than the suburbs. Ladd Keith, a city planning expert and professor at the University of Arizona, explains how...
ahmaud arbery Former US Attorney on Arbery Murder Trial: We Should Repeal ‘Stand Your Ground' Laws NBCLX Storyteller Jalyn Henderson breaks down Wisconsin’s self-defense law and the Kyle Rittenhouse not-guilty verdict and looks ahead as the jury deliberates in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial. Georgia has “stand your ground” laws, which will likely impact the verdict, despite calls for such laws to be repealed.
Music 5 Playlists Guaranteed To Ease Tension at Any Holiday Gathering The music at holiday gatherings can — and should — be so much more than just background noise.
