micro-nations Leaders of 3 Unrecognized Nations Share Why They Formed Their Self-Proclaimed States Leaders from three unrecognized nations — Sealand, Ladonia, and Asgardia — welcome us into their internationally unrecognized borders and share their perspective on what it means to be a sovereign state.
January 6 hearings What to Expect From the Next Jan. 6 Committee Hearing Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone has agreed to speak to the Jan. 6 Committee, but the conversation will not be televised. Before the committee’s next hearing on July 12, we chatted about the latest developments with Casey Burgat, professor at George Washington University.
public health Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis Tens of thousands of Americans die from gun murders and suicides each year, and many more are wounded, leaving families in grief and putting a strain on the health care system. Gun violence is a leading cause of premature death in the country, and in 2020, more kids died from gun violence than in automobile crashes. After the mass shooting...
Police shooting Police Video of Jayland Walker's Death Leaves Attorney With More Questions Police in Akron, Ohio released body camera footage showing officers fatally shoot Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, on June 27. Attorney Bernarda Villalona, who reviewed the footage, has questions about what the officers knew at the time they opened fire at Walker, who had at least 60 bullet wounds. She joined LX News host Eric Alvarez to discuss...
tuition How the War in Ukraine Could Impact College Tuition Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent various markets into disarray, and that volatility could impact the cost of a college tuition for students in the United States.
gun violence Highland Park, Illinois: Another Mass Shooting With an AR-Style Rifle AR-style rifles have been used in a series of high-profile mass shootings in recent U.S. history, and officials believe it was this type of rifle used to kill 7 people and wound 30 at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, this week
gun violence Witness to Chicago-Area Mass Shooting: This ‘Shouldn't Happen Anywhere' Terry Grossberg was riding on a golf cart through the parade route in Highland Park, handing out souvenirs to the crowd, when suddenly he heard shots ring out from about 100 feet away. “I saw people falling and tripping and scrambling and screaming,” Grossberg told LX News’ Tabitha Lipkin in a phone interview. “This just shouldn’t happen. It shouldn’t happen...
Supreme Court This Photo of Clarence Thomas Went Viral After Abortion Ruling — But It's From 2018 A photo of Ginni Thomas and husband Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas drinking an expensive bottle of wine went viral after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision. But a simple reverse image search shows the photo is actually from 2018, MediaWise campus correspondent Loren Miranda explains.
Meat Industry You Love Your Pets, But What to Do With Their Poop? America's millions of dogs and cats can have a significant effect on the environment.
highland park fourth of july parade Illinois Parade Mass Shooting Victims Now Include 7 Killed, 47 Injured Seven people have died in the tragedy along the Fourth of July parade route in the suburban Chicago city of Highland Park.
