By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Not enough adults are utilizing hearing aids, but experts hope new accessible options will make a difference. “A recent study showed that only 15% of US adults with hearing loss use hearing aids,” said Dr. Karina De Sousa, a postdoctoral research fellow in the department of speech-language pathology and
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined to hear a lawsuit brought by Democrats seeking to end the state’s taxpayer-funded private school voucher program. The lawsuit could be refiled in county circuit court, as both Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration and Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos had
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Even with two lanes each way, the main road through Atlantic City can be choked with traffic, particularly when big concerts are in town. Now, in order to access $24 million in federal and state highway safety money, the city is acceding to demands to
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of one of the nation’s largest fertility clinics is being accused in a lawsuit of secretly impregnating a patient in 1980 after promising the sperm would come from an anonymous donor. The lawsuit was filed in federal court
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Golden Globe Awards. January 11, 2026 – The 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards are presented live on CBS, with Nikki Glaser hosting. January 5, 2025 – The 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards are presented live on CBS. Facts The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a selected list of commercial airplane crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism. June 14, 1940 – Soviet bombers shoot down the Kaleva, a Finnish commercial plane traveling from Estonia to Finland, killing all nine on board. One passenger was Henry W. Antheil Jr., an American diplomat who
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La jueza federal que supervisa el caso contra Donald Trump por supuesta interferencia en las elecciones de 2020 pausó temporalmente todos los plazos procesales mientras se resuelven las apelaciones de un asunto importante, en una decisión que podría llevar a que se retrase el juicio previsto para marzo de 2024. La orden
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Fire & Rescue announced Wednesday it has received an impressive fire protection ranking from the Insurance Services Office. The department completed a 10-year evaluation by the Insurance Services Office and received a 2 ranking, which is an improvement from the last rating, which scored them at 4. ISO ratings measure
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at college football’s Heisman Trophy. December 13, 2025 – Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza is named the Heisman Trophy winner. December 14, 2024 – University of Colorado’s Travis Hunter, a wide receiver and cornerback for the Buffaloes, is named the Heisman Trophy winner. Facts The Heisman Memorial
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A missing 13-year-old mother and her 2-week-old son were found after they had last been seen in the South Los Angeles area over the weekend. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Nevaeh Lorane Martinez and D’Angelo Hill were last
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the JonBenét Ramsey murder investigation. The 6-year-old beauty pageant queen was found murdered in her Boulder, Colorado, home on December 26, 1996. No one has ever been charged in the case and the investigation is still open. Early suspicion fell on her parents, but
Continue ReadingBy Eric Resendiz Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A man died Tuesday after he was stabbed several times on a Metro train near Los Angeles Trade-Technical College in the University Park area of South Los Angeles, police say. Officers responded to the 2400 block South Flower Street, near
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Martinez Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KGO) — San Jose’s mayor says he’s looking into safe sleeping sites to help homeless residents. Mayor Matt Mahan is looking at the city of San Diego for examples of these legal camps with insulated tents and on-site amenities including restrooms, showers
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Facts The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock index comprised of 30 “blue-chip” US stocks. It is meant to be a way to measure the strength or weakness of the entire US stock market. The Dow began in 1896
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Secret Service, a federal agency tasked with protecting the president of the United States, among many other responsibilities. Facts The Secret Service is one of the country’s oldest federal investigative agencies, founded in 1865 to stop counterfeiters. There are approximately 3,200 special agents and
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Friends and family of a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty remember him for his love of family, the outdoors and his camaraderie with veterans and emergency responders. Deputy Paul Martin was killed last week in a crash involving a U.S. senator’s
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Mahathir Mohamad, former prime minister of Malaysia. Personal Birth date: July 10, 1925 (officially recorded as December 20, 1925) Birth place: Alor Setar, Kedah Father: Mohamad Iskandar, an Indian Muslim and a teacher in Northern Malaysia Marriage: Siti Hasmah Ali (1956) Children: Marina, Mirzan, Melinda,
Continue ReadingBy Luz Pena Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed is reporting that in November 60 percent of the time when the city’s Street Outreach team offered shelter to homeless individuals they were rejected. ABC7 News reporter Luz Pena went to the Tenderloin where some disagreed
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jeff Sessions, former US attorney general and former Republican senator of Alabama. Personal Birth date: December 24, 1946 Birth place: Selma, Alabama Birth name: Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III Father: Jefferson Beauregard Sessions Jr., business owner Mother: Abbie (Powe) Sessions Marriage: Mary Blackshear Sessions
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The House and Senate have approved a $886.3 billion defense policy bill, which would provide the largest raise for service members in more than two decades, temporarily extend a controversial surveillance program and strengthen the US posture in the Indo-Pacific region to deter Chinese actions. The nearly 3,100-page National
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