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Missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito and her fiancé Brian Laundrie left Long Island, New York, on July 2 for a months-long cross-country road trip, much of which they documented on social media. LX News host Tabitha Lipkin walks through the timeline of their trip based on Instagram posts, police video and other media.

Meet Bella the robot. She’s about 4 feet tall, always has a smile on her face, and can hold a bunch of trays of food as she wheels across a restaurant to tables. With many workers leaving the restaurant industry, some restaurants are turning to nonhuman help to keep serving customers. LX News Host Nik Z traveled to McKinney, Texas...

You might know Donovan Mitchell for his performance in the 2021 NBA playoffs, tearing it up for the Utah Jazz. But off the court, Mitchell has a soft spot for teachers – maybe that’s because his mom has been a preschool teacher for years. Mitchell talked with NBCLX about social justice and a $1 million donation Clorox is making to...

Dr. Uché Blackstock says she wanted to give Nicki Minaj some solid information about the COVID vaccine after seeing the artist’s social media posts linking strange health outcomes to the shot. Blackstock says society needs better responses to misinformation and communities need access to trusted messengers.

The jobs that migrant farmworkers do every day feed the American population and are essential to the economy. But their contributions often go unacknowledged. Monica Ramirez, president and founder of Justice for Migrant Women, joined LX News Now to discuss their struggles with food insecurity, lack of childcare and dangerous conditions — all of which have been made worse during...

National Hispanic Heritage Month began in 1968 under President Lyndon Johnson as Hispanic Heritage Week and was expanded to a month-long celebration 20 years later. LX News Now host Jobeth Devera explains the history of the event and why it starts in the middle of September.

September 16th is Mexican Independence Day and if you’re still confusing that with Cinco de Mayo, then this video is for you. NBCLX News Now host Eric Alvarez explains its history and how it is celebrated.

Though many Californians jetted to Texas for a lower cost of living and tech jobs around Austin, some of them are now reconsidering their choice, says Washington Post Tech at Work writer Danielle Abril. The law bans abortions after 6 weeks, before many women even know they’re pregnant.

Rev. Megan Rohrer became the first openly transgender bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in September 2021. And now they are using their new platform to work toward diversifying the leadership of the church and cheerleading for others who are “living in the intersections.”

Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina is calling for the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which would restore key parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that were struck down in a Supreme Court decision. The bill passed the house in August but is still sitting in the Senate. In an interview with LX News host...

Michael Brown, best known as the Caltech scientist who “demoted” or “killed” Pluto, believes there is a ninth planet in the far reaches of the solar system that has not been discovered yet. The man whose team previously discovered dwarf planets Eris and Sedna explains his hunch about the next planet out there.

As many towns in the U.S. become more diverse, school districts are hiring diversity coordinators, holding listening sessions for students of color. But those districts have also faced a backlash from parents who decry inclusivity efforts as “critical race theory.” An NBC News analysis found those districts seeing backlash have diversified quickly, reporter Tyler Kingkade explains.

The odds are looking pretty good for California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, says NBCLX Storyteller Chase Cain. Democrats’ branding of the race as a “Republican recall” could work – it was a point that President Joe Biden hammered home while speaking for Newsom in the Golden State this week.

The runner-up on “American Idol” season 7 was “off the map” for a little while on mission trips in Chile. But he’s since returned to music with songs that reference the mental health struggles he’s faced – like “Paralyzed,” released in 2020, which harks back to when he felt like he could never get out of bed. In this emotional...

This year, several guests used their outfits to express points of view or advocate for legislation – some more loudly and obviously than others.

Robyn and John McCarthy’s son has asthma but has to go to school in-person in Miami-Dade County, Florida. There has already been a COVID-19 exposure in class. But the only virtual option available would require giving up a coveted spot in a prestigious magnet school. “It’s basically like if you go in person, we expose him to a dangerous deadly...

Voting in the California gubernatorial recall election closes Tuesday night, and mail-in ballot turnout is high in areas likely to be in favor of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Whoever becomes (or stays) governor of the Golden State will have some big decisions to make, including appointing a replacement if aging Sen. Dianne Feinstein were to leave office (Feinstein, 87, has publicly...

Alan Chin was near the site of the collapsing World Trade Center towers, taking photos as dust swirled through the air. He shares the stories behind some of his powerful images from that day.

In 2001, Dave Downey was working in special operations for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue when FEMA called them to respond to the scene at Ground Zero in New York City. After he had retired as chief, Downey responded to the condo tower collapse in Surfside, FL. Each tragedy was a rare moment where a large fire department needed help from all...

Former flight attendant Paul Veneto had the day off on Sept. 11, 2001 – the day he lost friends and colleagues working on Flight 175, which hit the South Tower of the World Trade Center. After 20 years and a battle with addiction, Veneto pushed a beverage cart from Boston (where Flight 175 took off) all the way to New...