Home

Texas Crown Act formally signed by Abbott in ceremony

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:34 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 12, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN)— On Monday morning, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Crown Act into law in a formal signing ceremony at the Texas Capitol. The law bans discrimination against someone for wearing Black natural hairstyles like braids, locks and twists. Gov. Abbott signs CROWN Act into law, takes effect Sept. 1 The CROWN Act is an acronym for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hair, and it prohibits school districts, colleges or universities, employers or labor unions to discriminate against any protected hairstyle as part of a dress code.Here’s the historic moment. 👑 #CrownAct #Texas @KXAN_News pic.twitter.com/0fCcxxHLLk— Jala Washington (@Jala__WashTV) June 12, 2023The bill cleared its final hurdle on May 12 after it was passed by the Texas Senate 29-1. It was sent to Abbott's desk on May 16 and he made it law with his signature on May 28 It goes into effect...

Five storylines to watch at Vikings minicamp, including edge rusher Danielle Hunter’s plan to skip

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:34 GMT

After hosting a number of voluntary workouts over the past month or so, the Vikings will make attendance mandatory this week.It will be interesting to see which players show up Tuesday when the Vikings descend upon TCO Performance Center for minicamp, as well as on Wednesday when they break for the summer.No doubt the biggest names to keep an eye on are star edge rusher Danielle Hunter and star receiver Justin Jefferson. Neither was present for organized team activities. The decision to release star running back Dalvin Cook last week leaves no room for speculation on that front.Here are five storylines to watch:Danielle Hunter reportedly plans to skipAfter unsuccessfully trying to strike a deal on a new contract so far this offseason, Hunter plans to skip minicamp, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. This isn’t surprising considering Hunter is set to make $5.5 million this season when taking into account his base salary and bonuses.Looking big picture, especially in the...

School shootings are a real threat — so these students invented a technology to fight back

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:34 GMT

Rebecca Wang was just 7 years old the first time it happened.She remembers vividly her teacher’s panicked face, and her urgent voice telling Rebecca and her classmates to keep quiet, hide behind their desks and stay calm.They were barricaded in a Northern California classroom for four hours until police found the man who’d run across their campus with a gun. Wang didn’t understand what was going on, but when they finally walked outside, her entire family was waiting — and they looked terrified.“It was pure chaos,” said Wang, now 17. “We didn’t really know what was going on, but we knew the teachers were scared out of their minds.”After 10 years of waiting for things to change, Wang — a rising senior at San Jose’s Gunderson High — decided to take things into her own hands. This summer, she and three friends will be refining SIREN, an artificial intelligence device they’ve trained to detect gunshots and instantly communicate with all students, staff members and teachers at an affected...

Chicago Bears Q&A: What are some key matchups to watch?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:34 GMT

The Chicago Bears wrapped up their third week of organized team activities ahead of mandatory minicamp next week. What matchups should we be watching? And will the Bears finally sign an edge rusher? Brad Biggs addresses concerns in his weekly mailbag.What are some key matchups we should be paying attention to in minicamp and training camp? — @just_acyI don’t know that there are a lot of matchups that are super intriguing at training camp. Obviously you want to see how wide receiver DJ Moore performs when the pads come on and he’s competing against cornerbacks. I am talking specifically about work where it is starters versus starters. Moore facing the second-team cornerbacks doesn’t generate a ton of intrigue for me. It would be concerning (from an offensive standpoint, anyway) if the current group of edge rushers had a ton of success against the starting offensive tackles.Maybe more interesting will be the few battles for starting spots. I don’t know if it’s surprising how many firs...

Free summer concerts in the Capital Region

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:34 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Many cities, towns, and villages across the Capital Region have announced their annual summer concert lineups for 2023. The free concerts usually feature locals and regional artists, but sometimes big names make an appearance. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Some concert series may have already started, while others have not. Here's where you can enjoy some free music throughout the summer in the Capital Region.Albany's Alive at Five concert seriesThe series started June 8, but seven concerts remain. The free concerts are on Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Jennings Landing in Albany.LineupJune 15: Jam NightMihaliSide BJune 22: Country NightMatt StellSkeeter CreekJuly 6: Rock NightPlushSuper 400July 13: Classic Rock NightSweetSly Fox & The HustlersJuly 20: Reggae NightThe SkatalitesDr. Jah and the Love ProphetsJuly 27: Hip-Hop NightRakimDJ J-RoninCamtron 5000August 3: R&B NightMontell Jorda...

Proctors hosting free family movie series

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:34 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Proctors Theatre is presenting a string of free movies called Fun Flicks for the Family. The series will kick off with two screenings of DreamWorks' "Shrek" on July 1. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Academy Award-winning animated film will be presented in Proctors' GE Theatre. The series will feature three other films throughout the summer, the full schedule being detailed below: Family Movie SeriesJuly 1: Shrek10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.July 22: Kung Fu Panda 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.August 5: Madagascar10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.August 26: How To Train Your Dragon10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sal Vulcano performing at Albany Funny Bone The events are free to attend, but you can reserve seats online on the Proctors website. Proctors Theatre is located at 432 State Street in Schenectady.

SUNY Adirondack, Russell Sage forge new path for fine arts students

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:34 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This year, SUNY Adirondack is expanding options for its Fine Arts students, in a new partnership with Russell Sage College. Students learning fine arts in Queensbury will have a new avenue to continue that work in Albany and Troy. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! In a new partnership, Russell Sage will accept as many as 66 credits from SUNY Adirondack Fine Arts students looking to transfer with a C- or better average grade. Those credits include Fine Arts-specific ones like Two-Dimensional Design and Western Art History, as well as general education requirements like Introduction to College Writing. Students coming in with a GPA of 3.0 from SUNY Adirondack will be automatically accepted into Russell Sage's BFA program upon making the jump.“We are excited to add this collaboration with Russell Sage to SUNY Adirondack’s numerous articulation agreements with institutions throughout the Northeast, to ...

Troy man sentenced to 37 months for gun, drug charges

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:34 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Monday, Frankie Rios, 42, of Troy, was sentenced to 37 months in prison. Rios was sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and for possessing and intending to distribute cocaine and cocaine base.  Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Rios admitted to having a .25 caliber Mauser handgun with six rounds of ammunition on March 30, 2019. He also admitted that on February 17, he had more than 100 grams of cocaine and cocaine base with the intent to distribute in Troy.As part of the plea deal, Rios has to forfeit the firearm and ammunition. Rios will also serve three years of post-imprisonment supervised release.

St. Louis family finds black bear in Gulf of Mexico while boogie boarding

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:34 GMT

ST. LOUIS - There are plenty of bears in Missouri, but one St. Louis family found a bear in the most unexpected place. A video was taken by the Pierson family while on vacation in Destin, Florida. They were bougie boarding in the Gulf of Mexico when they spotted a black bear swimming just feet away. Janae Edmondson set to have another surgery today The small bear ran off, and seemed more scared than the people around him. No one in the area was hurt, and there's no word yet on whether wildlife officials rescued the bear.

Broncos ILB Jonas Griffith is back on the field for first time since November and loving it: “It’s been phenomenal”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:59:34 GMT

Nobody plays an entire NFL schedule entirely unscathed, so when Jonas Griffith started to feel a sharp pain in his foot last October, he figured an upcoming bye week was arriving at just the right time.The Broncos inside linebacker played 36 snaps in a 21-17 win in London against Jacksonville through the pain and planned on managing it the rest of the season.“I knew something was going on, because every time I took a step – it happened in London – and every time I took a step I was feeling this sharp pain,” Griffith told The Post recently. “I knew it wasn’t a regular muscle strain or something like that, that it had something to do with a bone, but I didn’t think it was a season-ender.”Turns out, it was.The pain didn’t subside through 13 snaps of action against Tennessee after the bye and then only worsened in practice the following week.The cause: A broken bone at the top of his foot. Griffith landed on injured reserve and missed the rest of the season. He said he wasn’t allowed to...