Obama delivering SOTU
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2015. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

President Barack Obama delivered his penultimate State of the Union address Tuesday. Obama discussed economic inequality, domestic policies and introduced several proposals to boost the middle class. The yellow pencils worn by many U.S. lawmakers in attendance were a tribute to the victims of the recent Charlie Hebdo terror attacks in Paris. Diplomatic talks between the U.S. and Cuba will begin Wednesday, which the U.S. State Department called an "historic and important process." Below are some other developing stories you should follow today.

Smokers Burn Through The Bucks

There are numerous studies on how smoking affects your health, but it also affects your wallet. Wallet Hub released a new report detailing the lifetime cost of smoking for pack-a-day smokers.

In New York, the tobacco cost per smoker is $1.53 million during their adult lifespan, from the age of 18 to 69, the average age of death for smokers. To determine the tobacco cost per smoker, Wallet Hub "took the average cost of a pack of cigarettes in each state, multiplied that figure by the total number of days in 51 years, and calculated the amount of return a person would have earned by instead investing that money in the stock market over the same period." Alaska had the highest tobacco cost per smoker at $1.55 million, followed by New York, Rhode Island ($1.48 million), Connecticut ($1.46 million) and Massachusetts ($1.46 million).

Are You Sitting Down?

Whether it’s during the daily commute, at work or at home, everyone sits. Sitting for an extended period of time can increase your risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and early death, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Even if you exercise regularly, extended sitting increases your risk of dying from any cause by 16 percent, which means you can't try to undo hours of sitting with five days of going to the gym. The research cited analyzed more than 40 studies on the effects of prolonged sitting and found the greatest increased risk was for Type 2 diabetes, followed by cardiovascular disease.

There are some recommended ways to reduce how much you sit throughout the week, such as standing up for a minute every half hour at work, and you should continue to exercise regularly.

Watch "The Interview" This Weekend On Netflix

Netflix announced it will stream "The Interview" for free beginning Saturday. After earning $40 million in digital sales and a successful limited run in theaters, the controversial movie that led to the Sony hacks will now find its widest audience to date on Netflix.