Home

Newton Minow, ex-FCC chief who dubbed TV ‘wasteland,’ dies

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:53 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Newton N. Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a “vast wasteland,” died Saturday. He was 97.Minow, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, died Saturday at home, surrounded by loved ones, said his daughter, Nell Minow.“He wanted to be at home,” she told The Associated Press. “He had a good life.”Though Minow remained in the FCC post just two years, he left a permanent stamp on the broadcasting industry through government steps to foster satellite communications, the passage of a law mandating UHF reception on TV sets and his outspoken advocacy for quality in television.“My faith is in the belief that this country needs and can support many voices of television — and that the more voices we hear, the better, the richer, the freer we shall be,” Minow once said. “After all, the airways belong to the people.”Minow was appointed as FCC chief...

In London, Brazil’s Lula calls for efforts to free Assange

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:53 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After attending the coronation of King Charles III in London, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva denounced the lack of concerted efforts to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent four years in Britain’s Belmarsh Prison.“It is an embarrassment that a journalist who denounced trickery by one state against another is arrested, condemned to die in jail and we do nothing to free him. It’s a crazy thing,” Lula told reporters. “We talk about freedom of expression; the guy is in prison because he denounced wrongdoing. And the press doesn’t do anything in defense of this journalist. I can’t understand it.”Lula offered the remarks in response to a question about Assange, who is a native Australian. He said he had forgotten to discuss the matter with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, but that he would write to him upon returning to Brazil. Assange has been fighting extradition to the United States, and Lula’s comments come at a mom...

Here's what the USPS does with lost mail — and how you might get it back

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:53 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Were you expecting a package that never arrived? A present, maybe? A birthday card? Or perhaps a care package from your Aunt Linda with some crisp new socks inside?If it was shipped via the United States Postal Service, chances are it’s in Atlanta. Or at least it was, at some point.There are several reasons that the U.S. Postal Service might fail to deliver a package or piece of mail to its intended recipient in a timely manner: e.g., the sender may have provided the wrong address (or an illegible one), or maybe the item was shipped with insufficient postage. It’s also possible the contents of the package somehow came loose in the mail, making it tough to determine where they came from. In these cases, USPS workers try to return those packages or items right back to the sender.But when that’s not immediately possible (usually because there’s no return address), those items get shipped off to USPS’ consolidated Mail Recovery Center in Atlanta. Forever stamps, First-Clas...

Gov. Abbott delivers keynote address at DPS graduation ceremony, mentions recent APD partnership

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:53 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) –  Gov. Greg Abbott delivered Friday a keynote address at the Texas Department of Public Safety graduation ceremony, where 60 new troopers were honored for completing their 29-week training programs. In Abbott’s address, he talked about tasks they will perform and exalted the new troopers for being “tougher” than ever. He also spoke about the need for flexibility, referencing the recent partnership between the Austin Police Department and DPS to address APD’s staffing shortages.  "We made an agreement between the Texas Department of Public Safety and the City of Austin to get crime under control in the state's Capital City. The fact is there were too many murders, too much violent crime taking place. And it required us, as a state, to tap into your mission to ensure public safety. Even if it comes from the Texas Department of Public Safety, as opposed to local law enforcement. But there are times like this when we must work together,” Abbott said at the cerem...

Police arrest woman in Saugerties for DWI

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:53 GMT

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Saugerties Police Department has charged Kari Becker, 27, of Saugerties, with Driving While Intoxicated. Becker was initially stopped after driving into and parking in the Saugerties Police Headquarters employee parking lot (a restricted area). Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On May 5 at 10:55 p.m., police say that Becker was found parked in the lot, with her vehicle running, listening to music with another person. When an officer inquired as to what the two were doing, the officer found that both individuals were highly intoxicated, and Becker was administered field sobriety tests.Following the tests, Becker was brought into police headquarters where Becker was processed for Driving While Intoxicated. Becker, who told officers that she had been out all evening drinking while celebrating Cinco De Mayo, submitted to a chemical test of her breath, which resulted in a Blood Alcohol Content of...

In deal for property tax relief, Democrats look again to make TABOR refunds equal

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:53 GMT

Lower-income Coloradans will see a boost to their tax rebates next year under a new bill aimed at smoothing the passage of a property tax relief proposal that had drawn criticism for not benefiting the state’s renters.The plan to flatten rebates under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, introduced Saturday, would hinge on voters passing a proposal in November aimed at blunting spiking property taxes. It would be a similar policy to the one that led to most taxpayers receiving $750 checks, or $1,500 if they filed jointly, at the end of last summer. If this proposal fails, TABOR rebates likely would return to the six-tier mechanism that returns more money to higher-income Coloradans.Under the proposal, Coloradans earning up to $50,000 a year would earn about $200 more on their rebates, said Rep. Chris deGruy Kennedy, the Lakewood Democrat sponsoring the bill. Earners making $50,000 to $100,000 would make about $50 more, he said. Those figures double for couples, he said.Under c...

One dead, five injured as a result of shooting in west Chico

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:53 GMT

CHICO — A 17-year-old female died as a result of a shooting in the 1000 block of Columbus Avenue early Saturday, according to the Chico Police Department.Police emphasized there is not an ongoing threat to public safety, although the shooter is still on the loose.Chico Police Chief Billy Aldridge said officers received a call at 3:26 a.m. Saturday regarding a shooting incident at an apartment complex. Six people — all in their late teens or early 20s — sustained gunshot wounds, five of them with non-life-threatening injuries. The sixth victim was the 17-year-old female.The shooting was the last in a chain of events that began at 12:27 a.m., when police were dispatched to a large party in the 700 block of West Seventh Street. Party hosts asked an unidentified person to leave the gathering. The person being ejected hit one person on the head with a bottle and struck another person on the head with a gun.Police investigate an incident on Columbus Avenue connected to another on West Sev...

Oakland police investigating illegal sideshow activity

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:53 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – The Oakland Police Department is investigating illegal sideshow activity that occurred Friday night. Just after 10:30 p.m., several reports were made to Oakland police regarding illegal sideshow activity in the 1000 block of Oak Street. Upon arriving, officers observed dozens of vehicles and people engaging in the illegal sideshow activity.  6 shot, 1 dead in Chico mass shooting The crowd began to disperse once officers began to arrive on scene. OPD was able to contain several vehicles within the area, police said. An investigation is currently ongoing.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Anyone with any information is asked to send a tip to OPD’s non-emergency email, [email protected].

Trooper arrested by Anne Arundel Co. police, suspended without pay

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:53 GMT

A Maryland State Police trooper was arrested by Anne Arundel County police just before 4 a.m. Saturday morning for a number of crimes.Trooper First Class Ryan Bandy was charged with false imprisonment, second-degree assault and fourth-degree sex offense. Bandy was suspended by state police without pay.Maryland State Police said that the trooper “appeared before a district court commissioner andsubsequently released on his own recognizance.”The criminal investigation will be led by the Anne Arundel County Police Department while the Maryland State Police Internal Affairs Division will handle the administrative investigation.Bandy had been a member of the Maryland State Police for nearly a decade and was recently assigned to the Westminster Barrack, police said.Source

Wolverhampton beats Villa to edge toward EPL survival

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:53 GMT

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Toti Gomes’ goal sealed a 1-0 win for relegation-threatened Wolverhampton against Aston Villa in the English Premier League on Saturday.Victory in the Midlands derby moved Wolverhampton 10 points above the drop zone, while also delivering a blow to Villa’s hopes of qualifying for Europe Gomes’ first goal for the club secured a fourth straight home win and saw the team recover impressively from being routed 6-0 by Brighton last week.The winner came in the ninth minute when Goimes crashed a header off the bar from Ruben Neves’ corner.It would now take an unlikely set of results to send Wolverhampton down, with the club 13th in the standings. Villa was eighth, a point behind Brighton, having played three games more.Villa’s best chance of finding a leveller came with 19 minutes remaining when Douglas Luiz’s free kick dropped for Tyrone Mings six yards out, only for the defender to volley over.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub...