LOS ANGELES — In a move that has upset the broadcast industry, the Federal Communications Commission said it would let lapse a rule that required cable operators to carry local television signals in analog.
FCC to let cable
firms stop carrying local TV in analog
LOS ANGELES — In a move that has upset the broadcast industry, the Federal Communications Commission said it would let lapse a rule that required cable operators to carry local television signals in analog.
About 12 million cable subscribers across the country could lose access to some of their local TV stations unless they upgrade their equipment or switch to antennas. The FCC said many cable operators are making such equipment available at little or no cost to subscribers.
In 2007, when the FCC laid the groundwork for the transition to high-definition television, it required cable operators to also carry local stations in the old analog format. At the time, it set the expiration of that provision for December 2012.
Texas dad beats 4-year-old daughter’s alleged attacker to death
HOUSTON — A central Texas father who told investigators he fatally beat a man he caught molesting his 4-year-old daughter at a horse barn on Saturday has not been charged, authorities said Tuesday.
Lavaca County District Attorney Heather McMinn told the Los Angeles Times the investigation was pending and the case was due to be turned over to her office by Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon.
“Upon the completion of the investigation, the case will be presented to my office and a Lavaca County grand jury,” McMinn said.
3 activists indicted in alleged firebomb plot
CHICAGO — Three men accused of plotting to firebomb police stations and other political targets during last month’s NATO summit in Chicago were indicted Tuesday, prompting their attorneys to continue their high-profile attack on the case’s validity.
The suspects, dubbed the “NATO 3” by supporters, were arrested just before the May 20-21 summit during a raid on an apartment where they allegedly built four Molotov cocktails, authorities said.
A few days later, the men — Brian Church, 20, and Brent Betterly, 24, both of Florida, and Jared Chase, 28, of New Hampshire — became the first individuals charged in Cook County under Illinois’ anti-terrorism law. The legislation passed more than a decade ago amid a heightened fear of global terrorism after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
The three are each being held in Cook County Jail on $1.5 million bail.
Britain sets elections to return self-rule to Turks and Caicos
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos — After nearly three years of running day-to-day operations of this sun-kissed Caribbean paradise, Britain is ready to hand power back to the people.
British officials announced Tuesday they are setting general elections for Nov. 9. The British overseas territory, lashed by a corruption scandal that involved its ruling elite, has made progress since Britain suspended direct rule, officials said.
By wire sources