• Ted Kaczynski, known as the 'Unabomber,' dies in federal prison at 81

    Ted Kaczynski, known as the 'Unabomber,' dies in federal prison at 81

    Jun 10, 2023 05:14 PM EST

    He was certainly brilliant. Kaczynski skipped two grades to attend Harvard at age 16 and had published papers in prestigious mathematics journals. His explosives were carefully tested and came in meticulously handcrafted wooden boxes sanded to remove possible fingerprints. Later bombs bore the signature “FC” for “Freedom Club.” The FBI ...

  • Amazon to pay $31 million in fines for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera privacy violations

    Amazon to pay $31 million in fines for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera privacy violations

    Jun 01, 2023 04:28 PM EST

    ... children's recordings indefinitely, and flouting parents' deletion requests violated COPPA (the Child Online Privacy Protection Act) and sacrificed privacy for profits," Samuel Levine, the FCT consumer protection chief, said in a statement. The 1998 law is designed to shield children from online harms. FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya said in ...

  • News Wrap: Russia accuses Ukraine in car bomb attack on pro-Kremlin writer

    News Wrap: Russia accuses Ukraine in car bomb attack on pro-Kremlin writer

    May 06, 2023 09:45 PM EST

    ... to shoot down a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv, the favorite horse to win the Kentucky Derby was scratched hours before the race, and former FCC chairman Newton Minow died at age 97. ... John Yang: A car bomb exploded in Russia earlier today, badly injuring a prominent nationalist writer and ...

  • Analysis: Who is winning in the high-revenue world of college sports?

    Analysis: Who is winning in the high-revenue world of college sports?

    Mar 18, 2023 11:14 PM EST

    ... deficit of $18.8 million. The same was true in the other two Division I subdivisions: among the 125 schools of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) the median program ran a deficit of $14.3 million, and in DI without football (94 schools) it was of $14.4 million. Large ...

  • Murdoch acknowledges some Fox hosts 'endorsed' false election claims

    Murdoch acknowledges some Fox hosts 'endorsed' false election claims

    Feb 28, 2023 05:20 PM EST

    ... knew the network was broadcasting “known lies, had the power to stop it, but chose to let it continue. That was wrong, and for that, FC and FNN are both liable.” Attorneys for Fox Corp. note in their filing that Murdoch also testified that he never discussed Dominion or voter ...

  • Families spend 'exorbitant rates' to call their incarcerated loved ones. A new law aims to change that

    Families spend 'exorbitant rates' to call their incarcerated loved ones. A new law aims to change that

    Feb 03, 2023 09:58 PM EST

    ... Without a law on the books specifically designating the agency’s power in this space, regulation was subject to interpretation by political appointees running the FCC and by the federal court system. For example, under Mignon Clyburn, who served as FCC commissioner during President Barack Obama’s administration, the agency ...

  • Biden signs bill aiming to ease costs for prison calls

    Biden signs bill aiming to ease costs for prison calls

    Jan 05, 2023 09:59 PM EST

    ... to get more affordable rates because she could not afford to call her incarcerated grandson at the cost of more than $100 per month. The FCC must still go through the rule-making process before the changes can be officially made. In 2013, FCC caped rates at 25 cents per ...

  • Pelé buried in Brazilian city he made famous

    Pelé buried in Brazilian city he made famous

    Jan 03, 2023 05:37 PM EST

    ... were too young ever to have seen Pelé play. The mood was light, as people filtered out of the stadium to local bars, wearing Santos FC and Brazil shirts. Claudio Carrança, 32, a salesman, said: “I never saw him play, but loving Pelé is a tradition that goes from father ...

  • What to know as the World Cup kicks off in Qatar

    What to know as the World Cup kicks off in Qatar

    Nov 20, 2022 06:49 PM EST

    The United States returns to the World Cup after missing the 2018 tournament in Russia and opens play on Monday against Gareth Bale-led Wales. Bale has been playing for Los Angeles FC and helped them win the MLS Cup earlier this month. The United States has one of the ...

  • Investigation finds lower internet speeds for higher prices in poor, less white U.S. neighborhoods

    Investigation finds lower internet speeds for higher prices in poor, less white U.S. neighborhoods

    Oct 19, 2022 07:10 PM EST

    A coalition of 39 groups led by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Center for Accessible Technology urged the FCC to take aggressive action rectifying broadband inequality by examining the socioeconomics of the neighborhoods getting the slowest speeds and the prices they pay—regardless of whether the companies intended to discriminate ...