She's been a Fayette County 911 dispatcher and unsung hero for the past six years. When Bertha Blankenship took the call that ...

Researchers have created a headphone prototype that allows listeners to hear people speaking within a bubble with a programmable radius of 3 to 6 feet. Voices and sounds outside the bubble are quieted ...

In a restaurant or at a party, background noise can make it hard to hear people talking, even up close. But soon we could be ...

She also worked as a 911 dispatcher. The 35th Congressional District covers a cluster of inland communities east of Los Angeles. The Associated Press declared Torres the winner at 2:47 p.m. EST.

I want a pair of headphones to tuck in my pocket that will still block out noise. That's the promise of the best noise-cancelling earbuds. Every top brand has its own take on ANC earbuds ...

American universities need to respect and protect the right to protest for Palestinian rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch said in a letter ...

Monroe County Emergency Management will not run the 7 p.m. monthly tornado siren tests. The siren, which goes off the first Friday each month, will be discontinued for equipment upgrades.

DISPATCHERS ARE THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THE WORK THEY DO ON THE OTHER END OF A CALL, WHEN YOU MAKE AN EMERGENCY PHONE CALL, CAN DICTATE HOW THAT SITUATION UNFOLDS.

Comfort and fit is sometimes overlooked, but it impacts the noise-canceling abilities of the headphones. Along with sound quality, noise cancellation and comfort, I looked at the design and build ...