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Apple to release more accessible features for users with visual, speech impairments

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:30 GMT

(The Hill) -- Apple Inc. unveiled an array of new features to make its products more accessible to users who suffer from cognitive, visual and speech impairments. In a news release Wednesday, Apple said its new features which include Assistive Access, Live Speech, Personal Voice and Point and Speak, will “draw on advances in hardware and software,” including ensuring user privacy and expanding on the company's "long-standing commitment to making products for everyone."“Accessibility is part of everything we do at Apple,” Sarah Herrlinger, senior director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives, said in a statement. “These groundbreaking features were designed with feedback from members of disability communities every step of the way, to support a diverse set of users and help people connect in new ways.”The Assistive Access feature allows users with cognitive disabilities an easier, more enjoyable, and more customizable experience using their Apple products, which includes co...

Blue Bell, Dr Pepper team up to release new ice cream flavor

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:30 GMT

(KXAN) -- What do Texas and Blue Bell have in common? An affinity for Dr Pepper, it seems. Blue Bell teamed up with Dr Pepper to release a new flavor. Dr Pepper Float starts selling in stores Thursday. The flavor will be a "creamy vanilla ice cream swirled together w/Dr Pepper flavored sherbet," according to the announcement. Blue Bell announced the flavor on Twitter early Thursday morning after previously tweeting several teasers about the new flavor.The ice cream company at first didn't overtly say the flavor had anything to do with the soda, but the tweets led to speculation that it would be connected to Dr Pepper. One of the hints Blue Bell tweeted included a video depicting a Dr Pepper-colored deep red can of soda being poured, with a caption reading, "The sound of 23 flavors." Dr Pepper is a Texas-based company known for having 23 flavors packed into one soda. MORE: Made in Texas: Viewers name the top Texas brands, businesses they love Blue Bell is also a Texas-based compa...

Dean's A-List Interviews: Jason Momoa in 'Fast X'

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:30 GMT

Dean sits down with Jason Momoa as he talks his latest villain role in the latest 'Fast and Furious' franchise, 'Fast X.'Get Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too!

Councilmember calls community meeting after drug concerns continue at east Austin park

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:30 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A popular east Austin park is getting attention for all the wrong reasons.People living near Parque Zaragoza Neighborhood Park said drugs and crime are on the rise and it needs to be addressed."This walk, when it is dark, I feel a little uneasy," said Ricky Hennessy, who lives next to the park.He said he does not feel safe visiting the park or the rec center anymore."There is a large and active drug dealing operation just down the street," Hennessy said. "We are constantly picking up needles, condoms, glass, burnt foil, and this is in the area where the kids would be playing."Councilmember Jose Velasquez said he's aware of the issues as well and is working on solutions."Trying to bring more police attention," said Velasquez. "We have been in constant contact with the police."The Austin Parks and Recreation Department told KXAN homeless camps in the park have been cleared multiple times over the last year and a half.PARD has also hired an overtime Austin Police Depart...

TxDOT wants input on RM 620 project

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:30 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing Thursday with virtual and in-person attendance options on a plan it said would improve RM 620 at Anderson Mill Road in Austin and Cedar Park.According to the Tuesday announcement, TxDOT is proposing improvements along RM 620 from south of Foundation Road to Little Elm Trail.TxDOT said the proposed improvements include:Construction of overpasses that would function as bypass lanes in each direction through the Anderson Mill and El Salido Parkway intersectionsAddition of turnarounds at both intersectionsConstruction of an additional right-turn lane from northbound RM 620 to eastbound Anderson Mill RoadShared-use paths for bicyclists and pedestriansA draft environmental assessment is available for public review, according to TxDOT. IN-DEPTH: EXPANSION PROJECTS IN WORKS FOR 620 The agency said the hearing will be posted online beginning Thursday at 5:30 p.m. until June 2 at 11:59 p.m. Once on the TxDOT ...

Seneca Nation gives approval for Salamanca to keep 'Warriors' mascot

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:30 GMT

SALAMANCA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Salamanca city schools were given approval Wednesday to continue using their "Warriors" nickname and logo, one month after New York banned public schools from using Native American names and imagery. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The stamp of approval came directly from the Seneca Nation, which hopes that appeals for logo and mascot approval will be rare. President Rickey Armstrong Sr. said Salamanca is a unique case because nearly 40% of its students are Native and because the district has fostered a strong relationship with the Nation. "While the regulations provide an avenue for agreements between Districts and Native Nations, it is our belief that any such agreements should be rare, limited, and used only in unique circumstances," Armstrong Sr. said in a statement. "We believe that Salamanca represents the most unique of circumstances and, because of that, warranted further consideration....

City School District of Albany selects new superintendent

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:30 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Joseph Hochreiter has been selected as the City School District of Albany's new superintendent of schools, according to a release from the school district. The school district's board of education selected Hochreiter and praised his years of experience. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hochreiter has 14 years of experience as a superintendent in two New York districts, leading the Elmira City School District from 2009-2013 and the Hendrick Hudson Central School District from 2013-2023. The board conducted a national search led by the Capital Region BOCES.He will replace Kaweeda Adams, pending board approval of a three-year contract at Thursday night's board meeting. If approved, he will begin on June 1.

Police investigate Troy stabbing, one hospitalized

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:30 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Police are investigating a stabbing in Troy that sent an adult male to Albany Medical Center Hospital on Wednesday. Troy Police say the victim was found in the area of Glen and 6th, but couldn't confirm if that was where the stabbing took place. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police say the injuries are non-life-threatening. No suspects are in custody. Stick with News10 as more information becomes available.

2023 Firebird Fest starts today

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:30 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The 2023 Firebird Fest gets rolling Thursday. It will feature more than 230 classic Pontiac Firebird cars at the National Museum of Transportation.They'll also be in the Courthouse Square in Waterloo, Illinois this weekend. Trending -- Officers save llama on the loose in north St. Louis County There will be live music Friday and Saturday. Firebird Fest started in 2021 and raised $4,000 for back stoppers.Last year, it raised $11,000 for kids rock cancer. This year, they're hoping to raise even more for 'The Song Society' - a St. Louis non-profit that offers music therapy for children affected by serious illness.   

Denver weather: Quiet, cool morning to shift to gray, stormy afternoon

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:30 GMT

A quiet, cool morning bringing patches of soft blue sky and sunshine Thursday will shift to afternoon gray skies with clouds, rain and thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.The high temperature in Denver will be 64 degrees, weather service forecasters said, increasing to 65 degrees on Friday and 74 degrees over the weekend.Rain likely will begin early Thursday afternoon, intensifying later with thunderstorms and possible bursts of heavy rain. This will create the potential for flooding, especially northwest of metro Denver where fires in 2020 reduced vegetation and favored erosion, forecasters said. Between noon and 9 p.m., flooding may occur on the 326 square-mile Cameron Peak burn scar west of northern Front Range cities, forecasters said.In Denver, clouds likely will thicken, blotting out the sun, amid rain and scattered thunderstorms. Denver residents also are likely to see scattered rain storms Friday afternoon.Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected ...