The FCC is on track to propose changes to the broadcast/newspaper crossownership restrictions and the cap on cable subs at its Sept. 13 meeting. Last week, the cable and mass media bureaus sent their recommendations to the commissioners' offices. FCC Chairman Michael Powell has insisted the commission not appear to prejudge the issues given the panel's Republican …
Inmate found dead in Montgomery County jail
FULTONVILLE -- A 19-year-old man taken into custody last week for allegedly stealing guns and alcohol apparently committed suicide at the Montgomery County jail.
Authorities said the body of Kurtis W. Glasser of Sprakers was discovered at the jail at 3:56 a.m. Tuesday.
The Sheriff's Office and state Commission of Correction are investigating.
John Caher, a spokesman for the commission, said there were 19 suicides in 2008 at jails and prisons in the state. The commission assists in investigations of all apparent inmate suicides, Caher said.
He said the investigation would likely take …
Byline: KEITH KANE Special to the Times Union
Lansingburgh 57
Beekmantown 16
PLATTSBURGH - Lansingburgh's game plan was to run the ball on Beekmantown during Friday's Class B state quarterfinal matchup at Plattsburgh High School.
And run the ball they did.
The Knights were paced by three quick running backs, who combined for 453 yards rushing and seven touchdowns as Lansinburgh cruised past Section VII's Beekmantown Eagles, 57-16.
Brandon Canty led the attack with 235 yards on the ground on just 10 carries, scoring four times. Canty scored the first three times he touched the ball, on runs of 73, 35 and 9 yards.
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Byline: MARGARET SHAPIRO - Washington Post
Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin, who threw his country into turmoil Tuesday by disbanding parliament and ordering new elections, won crucial backing Wednesday from defense, Interior Ministry and Central Bank officials.
He also received more support from the Clinton administration and top American lawmakers, who agreed Wednesday that the $2.5 billion American aid package for Russia now being considered by Congress should move ahead quickly.
But resistance to Yeltsin intensified at the Russian Supreme Soviet building, or White House, as his erstwhile vice president, Alexander Rutskoi, insisted that he is now Russia's president and began naming his own Cabinet. Yeltsin, however, appeared confident and relaxed as he took an impromptu …
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The attorney for a man who spent nearly 25 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of killing his wife says a new suspect has been arrested in the case.
Attorney John Raley tells The Associated Press that the Texas attorney general's office shared the news with him Wednesday.
The daughter of a second victim linked to the new …
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece will cut spending further but it won't impose new taxes, its finance minister said Monday, adding that talks with international debt inspectors on a second rescue package were at a "difficult and critical" stage.
Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said spoke after meeting in Athens with officials from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund on how to keep his debt-strapped nation afloat.
"It's not a question of whether we can impose more taxes — we cannot. It is not a question of whether we must cut spending more — we must," Venizelos said. "There is much more to be done."
Greeks have already …
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