JOHANNESBURG (CBSNewYork/AP) -- The sign-language interpreter on stage at Nelson Mandela's globally broadcast memorial service was a faker who was waving his arms around meaninglessly, advocates for ...

President Joe Biden’s White House communications staff have emphasized the importance of truth, transparency and trust in the opening days of his presidency as they resume regular press briefings and ...

The next competitive frontier is automation. In 2016 many LSIs still ran their interpreting businesses on spreadsheets. Today that would be unthinkable. In the coming two years it will be equally ...

Deaf Americans outraged by fake signer at Mandela memorial American Sign Language interpreters in the U.S. must pass a rigorous certification exam The U.S. has as many as 200 ASL certification ...

At first we thought this Language Line Phone was able to electronically interpret languages in real time. No, there’s no practical real-time electronic interpreter yet, but until that day comes, the ...

Amber Galloway Gallego was in bed when a friend texted her: "Turn on Jimmy Kimmel." "I was like, 'Why?' " said Galloway Gallego, who lives in Houston. Then she flipped on the late-night talk show and ...