Hello, it is May 8. Here are today’s top stories. Stormy Daniels’ testimony at Donald Trump’s trial Multiple sources reported that Stormy Daniels took the witness stand on Tuesday at former President Trump’s criminal trial and described in lurid detail her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump. Trump has pleaded not guilty to Manhattan prosecutors’ charges that he falsified business records to cover up his former lawyer’s $130,000 payment to Daniels for her silence before the 2016 election. Daniels appeared to testify confidently and at ease for the jury. She described the alleged encounter ..read more

Hello, it is May 7. Here are today’s top stories. Nearly 100 million people are under severe storm threat Dangerous storms battered the Plains region on Monday, including a powerful tornado that hit Barnsdall, Oklahoma, where extensive damage, at least one dead and several others injured was reported. Authorities in the county are responding to a gas leak after a tornado struck the area. After a night of severe storms brought tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain across parts of the Central US, the severe storm threat heads to more populated areas of the East on Tuesday. Ac ..read more

Hello, it is May 6. Hope your weekend was good. Here are today’s top stories. Driver dies after crashing into White House A U.S. Secret Service spokesperson said a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed crashed into a gate at the White House complex late Saturday, killing the driver. There was no threat to the president’s residence after the vehicle crashed into a barricade just before 10:30 p.m. Security protocols were implemented as officers cleared the vehicle and attempted to render aid to the male driver who was discovered deceased. The Washington Metropolitan Police is investigating t ..read more

Hello, it is May 3. Here are today’s top stories. Brittney Griner details horrors of Russian jail More than one year after she was freed from a nine-month sentence in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner spoke for the first time about her detention in Russia during an hourlong interview that aired Wednesday night on ABC. Her memoir, “Coming Home,” is set to be released on May 7. She said she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest on drug-related charges. She decided against it in part because she was afraid the Russian authorities wouldn’t ..read more

Renca Dunn, Daily Moth Reporter: The movie “Boy Kills World” is in theaters now and the main character is deaf and cannot speak, but that character is played by a hearing actor named Bill Skarsgård. Bill is known for his role in the movie “It” and the upcoming movie “The Crow.” (Full-screen image of movie poster, Bill Skarsgård) The story is based on a character named “Boy” (acted by Bill) who becomes a martial arts expert and takes his revenge for the death of his family in a post-apocalyptic era. In the articles that talk about this movie, they used the word “deaf-mute” to describe the main ..read more

Hello, it is May 2. Here are today’s top stories. Murder suspect accused of eating victim’s face Local sources reported that Colin Czech, 29, is accused of killing a man and eating his face at a bus stop in Las Vegas around 5 a.m. on Sunday, April 28. Police received a 911 call from an employee at a 7-Eleven, reporting a fight in the parking lot and told dispatchers that a male who appeared paranoid – had tackled, punched and banged a victim’s head on the concrete in the parking lot. Court documents said when police responded to the scene, Czech was kneeling next to the victim with “biological ..read more

Hello, it is May 1. Here are today’s top stories. Judge in hush money trial fines Trump for gag order Judge Merchan handed down his first punishment to former President Trump for violating the judge’s gag order over a series of posts on Truth Social in the New York hush money trial Tuesday. The prosecutors in the case had filed a motion (a formal request) to hold Trump in contempt (willful disobedience) over his social media posts and public comments about Cohen, Daniels and the makeup of the jury pool. Judge Merchan ruled Trump in contempt for nine violations of his gag order, with a fine of ..read more

Study recommends exposing deaf children to sign language before and after cochlear implantation Here are two Deaf News briefs. The first is an article from MedicalXpress that features a study that recommends exposing deaf children to sign language before and after cochlear implantation. The study said many researchers and clinicians advise the parents of a deaf child waiting for a cochlear implant to avoid sign language and focus exclusively on spoken language out of concerns that sign language would interfere with the learning of spoken language. But a study by a Ph.D. student at The Universi ..read more

Hello, it is April 30. Here are today’s top stories. 3 U.S. Marshals and 1 police officer killed, 3 police officers injured in Charlotte shooting Authorities said three U.S. Marshals and a police officer were killed and four police officers were injured from gunshot wounds in a shooting while attempting to serve a warrant for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina Monday evening. A total of eight law enforcement officers were shot during the incident. The suspect was later identified as Terry Clark Hughes Jr, 39. When they approached the person, the ..read more

The superintendent of the Oklahoma School for the Deaf, Dr. Heather Laine, posted on Facebook on Sunday that the OSD campus was spared damage from the deadly tornadoes that hit Sulphur on Saturday night. Dr. Laine said the campus is safe and that there is no damage to buildings. She said the school would be closed for the week while their emergency management department handles the crisis. Today, OSD posted on Facebook that it is inviting OSD families of students and staff, Deaf community members impacted by the tornadoes, and first responders to join them for meals this week. The school will ..read more