Category: Life & Times

Facing Fentanyl: How Americans are Facing the Facts, Overcoming Stigma, and Saving Lives

A special agent, a photographer, a mother, and a psychiatrist. What do these people have in common? Fentanyl—the deadly poison that’s flooding American streets and killing more than 200 people a day, including, very often, unsuspecting teenagers. But these four people and their stories are inspiring change, giving hope, and saving lives. Hosted by award-winning…


The Privilege of Service: How Vietnam War Veterans Are Still Serving Today Across the Nation

March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, so we are traveling from Washington, D.C., to South Carolina, to Los Angeles, and to Georgia to meet Vietnam war veterans who, more than 50 years after that war ended, continue to serve today in inspiring ways. Honor, patriotism, and audacity first sent them onto the battlefield…


Texas Energy Pride: How Texans Survive Natural Disasters Like Hurricanes and Freak Winter Freezes

Texas is known as not only the energy capital of the United States, but also the energy capital of the world. It’s the only U.S. state operating its own self-sufficient energy grid, which produces more than 21 percent of all U.S. energy. So, when millions of Texans suddenly lost power this February, and extremely cold…


Video: Texas Energy Pride: How Texans Survive Natural Disasters Like Hurricanes and Freak Winter Freezes

Texas is known as not only the energy capital of the United States, but also the energy capital of the world. It’s the only U.S. state operating its own self-sufficient energy grid, which produces more than 21 percent of all U.S. energy. So, when millions of Texans suddenly lost power this February, and extremely cold…