SCHENECTADY — The Schenectady Board of Education is weighing an in-house succession plan to replace departing Superintendent Anibal Soler Jr., who is set to take on the same post with Yonkers Public Schools in May. Soler accepted a five-year contract with the Yonkers district on Tuesday. The Schenectady school board passed a resolution during its
GENEVA — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries — mostly
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University has been sued by Jewish students who accused it of allowing its campus to become a bastion of rampant antisemitism. In a complaint filed on Wednesday night, six students accused Harvard of selectively enforcing its anti-discrimination policies to avoid protecting Jewish students from harassment, ignoring their pleas for protection, and
ALBANY - A Schenectady man who once worked as a budget analyst for the Albany County Sheriff's Office admitted Thursday to stealing more than $122,000 from the agency, federal prosecutors said. John T. Cox, 61, of Schenectady, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and stealing money from a federally funded agency. Cox admitted that between June
Unless you've been living under a rock or on some deserted island for the better part of the past 40-plus years, it’s fairly certain you have some passing knowledge of “Annie,” the musical based on the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie.” It’s the story of a Depression-era orphan who comes to visit Oliver Warbucks –
LONDON — A U.S. fugitive known as Nicholas Rossi, who is accused of faking his own death to avoid a rape charge in Utah, has been extradited to the United States, British media reported Friday. Rossi, 36, whose legal name is Nicholas Alahverdian, is charged with sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in Orem in 2008
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson and Abby Cox, wife of Gov. Spencer Cox, will announce their endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Thursday, according to Haley's campaign. A spokesperson for Henderson confirmed Wednesday night she will endorse Haley. Henderson and Cox will join members of Haley's campaign Thursday to
BEIJING — China will sanction five U.S. military manufacturers in response to the latest round of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday. U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are a frequent source of tension between Washington and Beijing. China views democratically governed Taiwan as its territory, a claim Taiwan's government
LAS VEGAS — Welcome to CES 2024. This multi-day trade event put on by the Consumer Technology Association is expected to bring some 130,000 attendees and more than 4,000 exhibitors to Las Vegas. The latest advances and gadgets across personal tech, transportation, health care, sustainability and more will be on display, with burgeoning uses of
