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Rima Prajapati with daughters (from left) Jhoti, Aarti and Sangeeta. Jhoti and Aarti were both born deaf. Rima moved her daughters from their village to Mumbai so they could attend a school for the deaf.

A Mom Fights To Get An Education For Her Deaf Daughters

There were no schools for the deaf near her village in India. And she had to stand up to the bias against deafness — and the use of sign language.

"If I smell something out here, it's bad, and I can tell you during Harvey, it smelled real bad," said Juan Flores in Galena Park, Texas, about a leak that caused strong gasoline odors to waft through town.

Slow And Upbeat EPA Response To Hurricane Harvey Pollution Angers Residents

Hurricane Harvey caused industrial facilities to release an extra 5.98 million pounds of air pollution. Some people who live and work near the plants are frustrated with the federal response.

Homeowner Phil Rush is confronted by the remains of his home that was destroyed by wildfire in Santa Rosa, Calif. He says he and his wife and dog escaped with only their medication and a bag of dog food when flames overtook their neighborhood.

California Wildfires Have Now Killed At Least 23 People; More High Winds Forecast

"Make no mistake," Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott said in an update around midday Wednesday. "This is a serious, critical, catastrophic event." High winds are predicted to return Wednesday night.

Remembering Doris Day

Herb Reisenfeld of Provident Travel loves to say that his mother-in-law, singer Ruby Wright, was responsible for Doris Day's career. Before Wright...

Getting The Most Out Of Pre-K, 'The Most Important' Year In School

About 1.5 million 4-year-olds started preschool this fall and parents are wondering: How do I know my child is in a high-quality program? A new book offers some answers.

Iain Armitage stars as "Young Sheldon," CBS' new fall sitcom about Sheldon Cooper as a 9-year-old genius in Texas.

Your Guide To TV's Biggest Week

Here they come! Ten new shows premiere during the Fall TV season's biggest week. Get ready to see Mergyn Kelly, Young Sheldon, The Brave, The Inhumans,...

Morning Headlines: ODOT Unveils $51 Million Highway Project; Church to Convert Mike Tyson's Mansion

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, March 5: ODOT unveils $51 million infrastructure project; Canton to vote on ordinance to round up abandoned...

In Win For White House, Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies Nationwide

U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold the nationwide availability of tax subsidies that are crucial to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Gay rights advocates John Lewis (left), and his spouse Stuart Gaffney kiss across the street from City Hall in San Francisco, on Friday following a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that same-sex couples have the right to marry nationwide.

Supreme Court Changes Face Of Marriage In Historic Ruling

The court ruled in a 5-4 decision that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states, setting off celebrations nationwide. Opponents — and justices' incensed dissents — suggest the fight isn't over.

A view of the opening of COP21 on climate change Monday in Paris. More than 150 world leaders are meeting for the 21st Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

10 Things To Know About The U.N. Climate Talks In Paris

Leaders from around the world are converging on Paris for the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference. Listen to our special coverage to find out what you should know and what's at stake.

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