We all know of the historical significance of the U.S. Constitution, but have you actually read it? The language of America’s most famous document may seem a bit out of date in the 21st Century, but what about its content? How does it relate to our lives today? The Fourth of July and the Declaration…

July 4th independence day, behind the hot dogs and fireworks so much creativity goes into the celebrations that we get to sit back and enjoy. So to give you a sneak peek into that energy and expertise, we spoke to people across the country to show you some of the amazing ways people celebrate life,…

Some say there’s a crisis at the southern border of the United States, some say illegal immigration is out of control, and others fear drug or human smuggling. Some say there’s no problem at all. So what is happening at the border? We decided to go there and see it for ourselves. We went to…

For Americans living on the Texas–Mexico border, their lives have changed dramatically with the surge in migrants illegally crossing the border into their backyards. NTD’s Life & Times went to the border to follow the migrants’ journey, the authorities who capture them, an economist who studies them, and a deputy sheriff who searches for the…

Coal has been used for heat since the time of the caveman, and for centuries its power has fueled this nation. But as we toured the coal fields of America’s northeast, we found that the industry itself created a unique culture among the brave people who dare to walk beneath the earth to power our…

Coal has been used for heat since the time of the caveman, and for centuries, its power has fueled the United States. But as we toured the coalfields of America’s northeast, we found that the industry itself created a unique culture among the brave people who dare to walk beneath the earth to power our…

Coal has been used for heat since the time of the caveman, and for centuries its power has fueled this nation. But as we toured the coal fields of America’s northeast, we found that the industry itself created a unique culture among the brave people who dare to walk beneath the earth to power our…

We can’t see the air around us, but we can feel it. We walk in it, we breathe it in. And we can’t live without it. So what about energy? Not the energy we make to power our homes, our cars, and our phones, but the energy that keeps our hearts beating. We can’t see…

Depression skyrocketed in 2020. Signs of depression tripled almost everywhere across the United States. And so far in 2021, we haven’t seen enough signs of it dropping. So what can we do to help ourselves, our loved ones, and our communities? We met some amazing people who are doing just that—and tapping into modern, traditional,…

This is a special backgrounder episode of Life & Times. In February this year, a large-scale, active heroin mill was found and dismantled in an apartment building in Queens, New York, right across from an elementary school. Millions of dollars of narcotics were confiscated, including 1,000 pills that looked like prescription oxycontin pills but were…