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Men die on average 5 years earlier than women, largely due to preventable causes. So charitable efforts like Movember want to spread awareness of two of the most common causes: testicular cancer and prostate cancer.

With the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments about Mississippi’s abortion law and another in Texas, “there is pretty much no question that abortion rights will be cut back. The question is to what extent,” says University of Miami professor Caroline Mala Corbin.

Singer Alessia Cara has never performed at the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting before, but she’s been watching it since childhood. “I’m very excited, rightfully so, because it’s so beautiful during the holiday,” she says. And she’s grateful for all the fans and listeners who have found meaning in her music. Cara and many other stars will take part...

Airlines emit the same amount of carbon as the German and Dutch economies combined. But it will take more than just making the world’s airline fleets more fuel efficient to reverse the industry’s impact on climate change. NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker takes a look at how industry innovators are hoping to make air travel greener and more efficient — and...

“When you have great losses in your life, you have great tragedy in your life, you may not be the same anymore. I don’t think the old Shirley that I was looking for will ever come back again. I’m not healed, but it’s allowed me to talk to people in my community who are broken just like me and let...

Girls are more likely to be dissatisfied with environmental efforts than boys, and older teens are more likely to care about corporations’ role in climate change than younger teens, new data finds.

The omicron variant is causing some confusion over how to pronounce the letter in the Greek alphabet, even fooling President Joe Biden.

Many Texans are still reeling from the effects of the coldest winter on record in 30 years, but winter is coming. And energy experts say the state’s power grid is still vulnerable for another failure, despite new regulations. Those experts say the work done on the Texas grid this year was the “bare minimum,” said Mitchell Ferman, energy and economy...

A new generation of Indigenous artists is decolonizing the status quo.

Americans are addicted to buying stuff — but consumerism doesn’t make us happy, and it also contributes to climate change, NBCLX Storyteller Chase Cain explains in the next part of his Climate Change Survival Guide. So this holiday shopping season, which is already more challenging due to supply chain problems, try out alternative gift ideas, like experiences or second-hand items.

As long as there are people unprotected from the coronavirus, we are going to see variants like the new Omicron strain of COVID-19, says NBC medical correspondent Dr. John Torres.

Logan Edra, better known as Logistx, recently won the Red Bull BC One B-Girl World Championship. But she’s just getting started – she’s training for the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she wants to compete in the first-ever Olympic breakdancing events. Edra says it’s an exciting time for the sport, also referred to as breaking – with a growing number of women...

A new variant of the COVID-19 virus, the Omicron variant, has been detected in a growing list of countries and is leading to travel bans. President Biden said the variant is not a cause for panic, but urged Americans to get fully vaccinated and get a booster shot. LX News breaks down everything you need to know.

It was a night to remember – Quentin Brunson proposed to his partner Ashleigh Mann during the Adele “One Night Only” special on CBS – then they got to sit next to Lizzo and enjoy the show. The happy couple joined LX News to talk about their special moment.

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.

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.

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...

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.

Here’s how to ease stress and tension at holiday gatherings this year with these musical playlists.

Nearly a year from when the COVID-19 vaccines were first rolled out, Dr. Uché Blackstock is stressing the need for trusted messengers who can answer lingering questions and explain why people need to get their shots. She joined LX News with twin sister, Dr. Oni Blackstock, to talk about racial equity in health care and how the Blackstock family...