ALBANY (AP) Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to install a new runway lighting system at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark airports that he says will help prevent plane collisions.

The Democrat on Sunday says money for the automatic lighting systems has already been approved. He says he's written to the FAA to ask that the equipment be installed as soon as possible.

The system uses red lights embedded in the runway to warn pilots of another plane.

NEW YORK (AP) A pioneering New York City radio and TV host who gave breaks to Al Pacino and Bill Cosby long before they became famous and boasted he never missed a broadcast in decades has died. Joe Franklin was 88.

Longtime producer Steven Garrin says Franklin died Saturday of cancer.

Franklin often is credited with developing the standard TV talk show format, sitting behind a desk interviewing wanna-be celebrities, minor celebrities and the occasional bona fide celebrity.

(AP) Kia Motors America is recalling nearly 87,000 of its 2014 Forte sedans because of faulty equipment that could cause the cars to catch fire.

The recall notice issued Saturday affects Kia Fortes made from Dec. 5, 2012, through April 17, 2014.

The cooling fan resistor might overheat and melt in those vehicles, increasing the risk of a fire.

The recall is expected to begin Feb. 24.

WATERTOWN, NY (AP) Watertown is again celebrating its "Snowtown'' nickname.

The northern New York city's "Snowtown USA" celebration continues this weekend with a snow softball tournament and other events. The celebration began New Year's Eve and runs through mid-February.

City parks superintendent Erin Gardner tells the Watertown Daily Times that attendance is up from last year, when Snowtown USA was brought back after a 27-year absence.

ALBANY (AP) New York good government advocates are renewing calls for ethics reform at the state Capitol after the arrest of the Legislature's top Democrat.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested Thursday on charges that he collected nearly $4 million in bribes and kickbacks since 2002 and disguised it as legitimate income. Silver says he is confident he will be vindicated.

Reform groups are now calling for an overhaul of ethics oversight, more disclosure by lawmakers, stricter rules for lobbying and changes to the state's campaign finance system.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A group that advocates for parks and trails across New York says it likes what it sees in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget proposal released this week.

Albany-based Parks & Trails New York says Cuomo's spending plan for the 2015-16 fiscal year includes $110 million for the extensive backlog of infrastructure needs at more than 200 state parks and historic sites.