NTD’s Life & Times crew and host Kay Rubacek visited Capernaum Studios in Weatherford, Texas, to meet the cast and crew during the filming of a new epic movie called “Washington’s Armor.” Join us for exclusive access as we take you behind the scenes of this historical production.

After President Joe Biden announced the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Australia, the UK, and Canada are now starting to follow suit. NTD spoke with Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) about dealing with China’s human rights abuses and IP theft.

Since terms like “fake news” and “false narratives” have become common in our modern-day culture, telling true stories through mediums like documentary films has become ever more important, but also more challenging.                    

Since terms like “fake news” and “false narratives” have become common in our modern-day culture, telling true stories through mediums like documentary films has become ever more important—but also more challenging.

Nov. 7 is National Victims of Communism Day, but with no trials ever held for the crimes of communism, do we really know who the victims are? Since National Victims of Communism Day was declared in 2017 under former President Donald Trump, more Americans have come to recognize the crimes committed by communist regimes, but […]

Since National Victims of Communism Day was declared in 2017 under former President Donald Trump, more Americans have come to recognize the crimes committed by communist regimes. But have we done enough to avoid these crimes being repeated?

Art is something we most often expect to find on the walls of an art gallery. Yet many in the fields of health and wellness know of art’s powerful ability to help us deal with the many challenges of life, including illness, addiction, and finding happiness. Taking care of our mental health and the health […]

Art is something we most often expect to find on the walls of an art gallery. Yet many in the fields of health and wellness know of art’s powerful ability to help us deal with the many challenges of life—including illness, addiction, and finding happiness.

With modern technology all around us, we often forget about the cycles of nature and the cosmos that our ancestors always relied on. But our health, knowledge, culture, and future are still impacted by our connection to the sun, moon, planets, and beyond.

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is the largest and one of the oldest police departments in the United States. New York City streets are known for being New York tough, so the NYPD needs to be even tougher. But to see what goes on behind that tough exterior, we spoke to NYPD officers, mentors, […]

How do you react when you see a uniformed police officer on the street? Do you say hello? Or do you feel fearful? We all react differently to situations depending on our environment and experiences. Police officers know all too well that one misunderstanding could lead to a life or death outcome. But for the […]

Students are going back to school. But there are still challenges from the pandemic, and some parents aren’t happy with the public school system. Many are looking for different ways to educate their families. One of those options is virtual learning. NTD spoke with a virtual school director in Utah to find out more.

Our health and well-being are things we often talk about, but what about our safety? Being aware of our surroundings and knowing how to stay safe and seek escape when we need it, even in everyday places like a parking lot, can protect more than just your health. Staying safe doesn’t have an age limit […]

The heightened anxiety and aggression on many city streets can be a breeding ground for crime. What would you do if you were unexpectedly confronted by a criminal in a robbery or an attack? People normally don’t like to think about these situations because they make us feel fearful. But, if we are more aware […]

Policing—just saying the word can cause fierce debate. But whether you take a side on that debate or not, law enforcement, safety, and security are a fundamental part of our society. Yet, law enforcement itself is perhaps the most scrutinized profession in our society. What are the challenges we face today—the law enforcers and the […]

In some parts of the country, the perception of law enforcement changed dramatically in 2020 and not necessarily for the better, even though the role of the police—to serve and protect— hasn’t changed. So how can communities and their law enforcement reconnect to bridge this gap and build better trust and safety at a local […]

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 […]

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?

Behind the hot dogs and fireworks of Independence Day on July 4, 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 […]

When you sit back and watch the Fourth of July fireworks this weekend, give a thought to the artists who use the sky as their canvas and paint in fire and light. You may also get a chance to see other artists in your city—living historians—who bring our history back to life and remind us […]

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 […]

NTD has been down at the U.S.–Mexico border this week, accompanied by a Mexican cartel expert. Down at the banks of the Rio Grande in the middle of the night, they see smugglers transporting raft load after raft load of illegal immigrants—over 100 in just a few hours. But what else are the cartels up […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Technology, AI, robotics. We don’t always see it, but these days we are always surrounded by it. In the wrong hands, robots can be hacked, manipulated, or even programmed to kill. And will robots replace our jobs, or will they create a new industry requiring new workers to learn new skills? We went to a […]

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 […]

Like most cities across the nation, small businesses in the Big Apple—those that haven’t been forced to close their doors—are still struggling amid the fallout from the pandemic. The massive economic support by the federal government’s policies in 2020 greatly helped to lessen the blow, but we haven’t seen this level of unemployment since the […]

This is the first time a presidential inauguration has been declared a national special security event, not days before, but a full week before the actual event.