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NYS Board of Education bans Facial Recognition Technology in schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:48 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Starting today, all schools within New York State are prohibited from buying or using facial recognition technology. News10 went through the report that the Board of Education based its findings on and found that the concerns revolved around the difference between safety and privacy. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to New York State Education Department Commissioner Betty A. Rosa, the report on the technology:“…identifies serious concerns regarding the use of facial recognition technology in schools, including a higher rate of false positives for people of color, nonbinary and transgender people, women, the elderly, and children, as well as the ability of schools to use such technology without parental consent.”In 2020, civil rights advocates wanted to stop the Lockport School District in Western New York from using the technology and claiming that it infringed on student privacy.The schoo...

Native American mural vandalized at school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:48 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -The Mohonasen Central School District has until the start of the Fall 2025 school year to remove its Native American Imagery. In the early hours of September 22, an unidentified group decided to make their own changes. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! A school spokesperson says a mural on the school athletic shed depicting Native American imagery was done by Former Art Teacher, Jennifer Spath, in 2001. Security cameras captured someone who first came to the shed at 4:37 a.m. and painted over the mural. Later at 4:54 a.m., a vehicle let out two people who also went to the shed.NEWS10's Anthony Krolikowski spoke with parents on the nearby fields for practice; both local families and those from Fonda-Fultonville Central School, which is also going through similar changes. Neither group would go on camera and some said though this was vandalism, the school was going to remove it anyway. Others either spok...

Candidates in the second GOP debate attack each other and Trump — even though he's absent

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:48 GMT

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Donald Trump's rivals were quick to lay into him during the second presidential debate on Wednesday, ripping the former president for skipping the event as they sought to blunt the momentum that has seen him build a commanding early lead in the Republican primary. “He should be on this stage tonight,” said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was at center stage despite recent struggles to emerge as the field’s top Trump alternative. “He owes it to you to defend his record where they added $7.8 trillion to the debt. That set the stage for the inflation we have now.”Seven GOP candidates squared off at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California for an event hosted by Fox Business Network. Trump was in Michigan, delivering a prime-time speech that continued through the start of the debate, attempting to capitalize on the Auto Workers Union strike and trying to appeal to rank-and-file union members in a key state that could help decide the general election...

Kiszla: Jamal Murray, strawberry Starburst and why the Nuggets don’t care if the Bucks traded for Damian Lillard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:48 GMT

They’re all out to get the Juggernuggets. But anyone who thinks the defending champs are worried about Damian Lillard joining the Bucks or the Suns acquiring Bradley Beal has never seen Jamal Murray devour a Starburst.While they’re assembling super teams in Milwaukee and Phoenix to stop the Nuggets from repeating, I say a bigger challenge will only make the chip on Murray’s shoulder grow larger.Here’s the best reason I can give you to believe Denver can win back-to-back championships: This season is the chance for Murray to be truly recognized as the All-NBA player he has audaciously strived to become.While we all know Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is the best basketball player on the planet, it’s Murray who instills Denver with its defiant, mess-around-and-find-out edge that every champ needs.I call it the Starburst Effect.My favorite moment from the NBA Finals, when the Heat was as good as beat, was on the eve of Game 3 in Miami, with the best-of-seven series tied at one victo...

Norwalk woman recovering after being beaten unconscious during armed home invasion, kidnapping 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:48 GMT

A woman who was brutally beaten by an armed home invader who then kidnapped her son is beginning the long road to recovery.The break-in occurred on Aug. 2 at the home of Maria Romero in Norwalk, located near Studebaker Road and Alondra Boulevard. The armed man used a tool he found in the home’s yard to smash a sliding glass door and proceeded to beat Romero with the same tool. The former LAUSD teacher suffered a fractured skull and several facial bones, a broken wrist and finger and damage to her eye socket. “I’ve had reconstructive surgery twice. I guess part of my bone I needed was found in my cheek,” she told KTLA 5’s Kimberly Cheng. “My nerves were severed; there’s no chance of me getting my eyesight back in my left eye.”  Stolen $1.5M ancient Buddha statue recovered; suspect arrested Despite fighting back against the intruder with all her strength, Romero eventually fell unconscious, and that’s when the armed robber kidnapped her adult son, who has special need...

Four-bedroom home sells for $7.7 million in Saratoga

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:48 GMT

22000 Rolling Hills Road – Google Street ViewA 5,401-square-foot house built in 1989 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 22000 block of Rolling Hills Road in Saratoga was sold on Sept. 12, 2023, for $7,700,000, or $1,426 per square foot. This two-story house offers a capacious living environment with its four bedrooms and six baths. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. In addition, the house is equipped with a four-car garage, accommodating vehicles and storage needs efficiently.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:In September 2022, a 3,480-square-foot home on Arrowhead Lane in Saratoga sold for $5,125,000, a price per square foot of $1,473. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 2,850-square-foot home on the 21700 block of Prospect Road in Saratoga sold in May 2023, for $3,950,000, a price per square foot of $1,386. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Parker Ranch Road, Saratoga, in Apr...

San Jose: Woman pleads guilty to firing shotgun at police during February 2019 chase

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:48 GMT

SAN JOSE – A 27-year-old woman on Wednesday pleaded guilty to firing a shotgun at authorities during a high-speed chase on Valentine’s Day in 2019, as well as later carjacking a UPS truck driver and taking him hostage, according to prosecutors.Joanna Mae Macy-Rodgers faces a potential life sentence after pleading guilty to charges of attempted murder of a peace officer, carjacking and false imprisonment of a hostage, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.Macy-Rodgers’ accomplice – Mark Morasky, 33, of Saratoga – was shot and killed by San Jose police Officer Nicholas Bronte during the incident. Bronte was later cleared of criminal liability.“The Sheriff’s and San Jose Police Department stopped a violent couple from further mayhem,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. “My office has taken a reckless and dangerous person off the streets for a long time. None of this county’s public safety agencies will allow criminals to turn our safe streets into the Wi...

San Jose woman who went on Valentine's Day rampage faces life in prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:48 GMT

(KRON) -- A woman who went on a Valentine's Day rampage with an accomplice in San Jose pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking a UPS truck driver hostage, carjacking, and attempted murder.Joanna Macy-Rodgers, 27, of San Jose, is facing a life prison sentence. Her partner, Mark Morasky, was shot and killed by police during the 2019 Valentine's Day melee."The Sheriff’s and San Jose Police Department stopped a violent couple from further mayhem," Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. "None of this county’s public safety agencies will allow criminals to turn our safe streets into the wild west."On the afternoon of Feb. 14, 2019, two sheriff’s deputies saw an SUV illegally park at the Ohlone-Chynoweth Light Rail Station. When they drove up, the SUV -- driven by Morasky – sped away and a chase ensued. During the chase, Macy-Rodgers fired a shotgun at the deputies multiple times, striking one of their vehicles with buckshot and also lodging buckshot in an innocent bystander's ca...

At-large suspect arrested for million-dollar East Bay jewelry heist

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:48 GMT

(KRON) -- A fifth suspect has been arrested in connection with an East Bay jewelry heist that happened in March, the San Ramon Police Department said. John Ioane Tupou, 30, was arrested Tuesday by San Ramon police, the Oakland Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force. All five people charged for the robbery are now behind bars. San Jose woman who went on Valentine’s Day rampage faces life in prison On March 17, 2023, $1.1 million in jewelry and watches were stolen from Heller Jewelers in San Ramon, according to the United States Department of Justice. Armed and masked robbers carried out the heist as bystanders fled.According to a criminal complaint, the suspects scoped out the store at 6000 Bollinger Canyon Rd Suite 1506 a week before the robbery and returned on March 17 to commit it. Eleven people took part in the crime. Police shared images (below) of law enforcement making the arrest and some of the goods that were stolen. Sunia Mafileo...

LIST: Bay Area bars showing Canelo-Charlo pay-per-view fight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:48 GMT

(KRON) -- Boxing superstar Canelo Álvarez is set to defend his undisputed super middleweight (168 pounds) championship this Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Álvarez (59-2-2) will face the undisputed 154-pound champion Jermell Charlo (35-1-1).The fight will be available in the United States exclusively on Showtime PPV for $84.99. The four-fight card will start at around 5 p.m. PT. Expect the Canelo-Charlo main event to begin around 8:30 p.m.Don’t want to pay for the pay-per-view? KRON4 compiled a list of bars in the Bay Area showing the fight. (Note: These businesses may have a cover fee to get inside. Click event info for each venue to find out.) Bay Area native Devin Haney to fight in SF for city’s first major boxing event in years San FranciscoCondor ClubGold ClubRumorsWestwoodDanny CoylesOakland/East BayThe Athletic ClubTease Southern Kitchen Rickey's Sports Lounge (San Leandro)Straw Hat Pizza (Hayward)O'Sullivan's Sports Bar (Newark)Thirsty Bay Tap 'N Pour (D...