The Supreme Court The Supreme Court Is Back in Session: Five Key Cases You Should Know About The Supreme Court is set to hear several cases on key issues like race-conscious college admissions and voting rights in a new term that began on Monday. During its last term that ended in June, the high court made some controversial decisions on key issues such as abortion, guns and climate change. LX News Political Editor Noah Pransky joins LX...
Student Debt How Can Colleges Set Up Students for Future Financial Success? Can colleges do a better job of financially preparing students for life after graduation?
LX Former Republican Congresswoman Endorses National Election Reforms The National Council on Election Integrity – a group of more than 30 former Republican and Democratic lawmakers determined to preserve trust and order in America’s elections – was actually organized before November 2020. But co-chair Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) tells LX Political Editor Noah Pransky their jobs are even more important in 2022.
LX What You Can Do to Help Hurricane Ian Victims Hurricane Ian devastated communities across Florida. And now that the brunt of the storm has passed, many people are asking, “how can we help?” To find out ways to safely and effectively donate, LX News Storyteller Jalyn Henderson talked with Kevin Scally, Chief Relationship Officer at Charity Navigator.
history-making Meet Dr. Dawn Wright, the First Black Person to go to the Deepest-Known Part of the of Earth Dr. Dawn Wright made history as the first Black person to go to Challenger Deep, the deepest-known part of the seabed of Earth. Her dive took four hours and was about 10,919 meters below the surface, which is almost seven miles. Wright joins LX to share her experience and the inspiration behind the dive.
mosquitoes Am I a Mosquito Magnet? What's the Science Behind Mosquito Attraction? What attracts mosquitoes to us? We talk to experts in the field of entomology to find out.
LX Understanding California's Struggling Power System California may have some of the best weather in the country, but scorching temperatures can also strain the state’s power system. In early September 2022, a heat wave pushed California’s electric grid to the brink of rolling blackouts. LX News Contributor Greg Bledsoe gives us the 411 on how it happened and what’s being done about it.
LX Este cocinero le da a la comida Mexicana tradicional el respeto que se merece (Video en inglés y español) En Instagram and TikTok, Erik Dominguez (@cocineroenproceso on Tiktok) muestra cómo se cocina en la manera tradicional, para darle respeto a la herencia culinaria de México. Dominguez le explica a Eric Alvarez de LX News como se conecta a sus seguidores a través de su orgullo y pasión cultural.
crime How Disney World Became the GPS Location for Over 5,000 Crimes When police officers in Philadelphia made a typo or were unable to record the precise location for a crime committed in the city, the department would mark the incident with Disney World’s coordinates. After analyzing crime data from Philadelphia police, NBC10 Investigators found that more than 5,000 crimes were plotted at the vacation destination, including one that killed Shineka Crawford’s...
Fentanyl Why the U.S. Is Seeing a Rise in Fentanyl-Related Overdoses Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, has become the leading cause of overdose deaths in America, along with other synthetic opioids. The CDC reports that over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids. Nabarun Dasgupta, a senior scientist at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, joins LX to discuss the rise in fentanyl-related overdoses.
