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Gabby Petito’s disappearance and death have been all over the internet for weeks. We’ve seen timelines created, police body camera footage released and even the social media feds jumped in to find the missing influencer. While hardly anyone would argue against showing support or care for any potential victim of violence, it’s fair to say there are quite a...

When people post about #PfizerGang and #TeamModerna, they’re usually just having fun and encouraging others to get vaccinated. New data does show that Moderna has been more effective at preventing coronavirus infection – although both are excellent at preventing severe disease. New York Times reporter Apoorva Mandavilli explains.

When Jordan Hunter was in the U.S. Navy, he helped rescue people from the water. Now he’s teaching people how to swim, particularly in communities of color with lower access to public pools or instructors. On top of that, Hunter is training swimmers for triathlons.

After a student was killed at a school bus stop in Louisville, Kentucky, Parkland survivor Aalayah Eastmond is again speaking out about ways to curb gun violence in the nation. She says local governments need to partner with “violence interrupters” and local groups if we want a future without gun violence.

“It is unacceptable for us to be turning our backs on the most vulnerable people and then say that we are supporting them,” says Guerline Jozef of the Haitian Bridge Alliance. In a live interview from the border in Del Rio, Texas, she called out President Joe Biden and other federal officials and asked for humanitarian aid to Haitian migrants,...

In a dramatic overruling, the CDC’s top official approved the recommendation of booster shots for Americans who have already received 2 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. NBC News medical contributor Dr. Kavita Patel says her practice is ready to administer a 3rd shot to those who want it – between 6 to 9 months after receiving their 2nd dose.

In 1991, a brutal execution-style murder left five people dead in Boston’s Chinatown. After an international manhunt, the Boston Police and the FBI, caught two of the gunmen however one hitman is still on the loose. Boston law enforcement is still looking for this gunman. (From NBC Boston)

Shaina Clorfeine could play soccer, but one day, her dad asked her to try kicking a football through the uprights…and she made a field goal from 30 yards. Now Clorfeine is the kicker on the varsity football team at her school in La Cañada Flintridge, California. She spoke with LX News host Ashley Holt about making the team, and finding...

In the past 20 years women in Afghanistan made progress in education and politics, but international critics are skeptical that the Taliban will keep promises to respect the rights of women and girls. Recently, the Taliban announced it would be opening high schools – but only for boys. We hear from Rina Amiri, a former Obama administration adviser for Afghanistan...

The Latina pay gap is real – Latinas earn, on average, 55 cents for every dollar earned by non-Hispanic white men. During Hispanic Heritage Month (and 1 month ahead of Latina Equal Pay Day), LX News host Ashley Holt spoke with 3 women who had to learn a lot about money on their own – they shared their stories and...

Natalie Wester and Jose Lopez-Guerrero were asked to leave a Texas restaurant after wearing masks at their table on a rare night out. The parents tell LX News they were just trying to be cautious to protect their 4-month-old son, who has cystic fibrosis. “They have a hard time fighting off just a common illness. So we just have to...

In the past 10 years, Haiti has had to deal with two earthquakes, a Chikungunya virus outbreak, a cholera outbreak, COVID-19, and the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. When all that happens, some people will decide to migrate, says Haiti’s former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. He says the nation needs investment to fix systemic issues around its infrastructure and public...

Migrating away from crises like an earthquake, many Haitian people made their way to South American countries like Brazil and Chile – but moved north as work dried up and misinformation about the U.S. border spread. Ali Noorani, head of the National Immigration Forum, explains.

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 is now over 675,000, surpassing the 1918 flu as the deadliest pandemic in the nation’s history. The record comes as leaders are pleading with unvaccinated adults to get their shots, while already vaccinated adults are wondering about booster shots to boost their immune response. Dr. Alok Patel weighs in.

A shortage in organ donors is leading to a public health crisis. Could bioprinted organs be the answer? Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine think so. They hand-build organs using their patients’ own tissue and stem cells, but now 3D bioprinting technology is offering hope that they can reach even more patients, as well as those who...

Many people try to use social media as a source of “fitspiration,” but obsessing over how others look can make us feel bad about ourselves, and hurt our mental health. Clinical social worker and therapist Dr. Courtney Tracy talks about how we can use social media carefully, and explains researchers’ growing concerns about social media causing suicidal thoughts in teens.

Solar farms are key to the future of green energy, but they come with a problem — how to build solar farms without doing more environmental harm. But fourteen miles of sustainable highway in west Georgia is proving that roadside solar on the interstate system makes good environmental and financial sense. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain reports from Georgia.

The Chicago-based froSkate is a skating group welcoming BIPOC, queer, trans and nonbinary skateboarders into the scene, teaching them and creating a safe space.

Jorge Lacera and Mariana Llanos had trouble finding children’s books that reflected their lives. Many of the books catered to a Hispanic or Latino child reader contained themes of poverty and immigration. “I love Star Wars, I love comic books, and I love fantasy books. It felt very alienating. I sometimes felt I was not necessarily part of the culture,”...

The U.S. government needs money to run, but can only take on so much debt under current rules. So legislation would need to be passed to raise the debt ceiling. If not, the government could shut down, potentially stalling delivery of social security checks and other services, NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains.