ORLANDO, Fla. — A customer has filed a negligence lawsuit against Dunkin', claiming he was injured by an exploding toilet at one of the coffee chain's locations in central Florida. Paul Kerouac is seeking more than $100,000 in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in state court in Orlando, claiming he suffered "severe and long-term injuries" following
SCOTIA-GLENVILLE - A group of high school students at Scotia-Glenville provided some extra help for those in need this holiday season. Together they worked to make scarves to help keep people warm while winter continues along. Teachers and coaches Jen Russell, Maria Wagner and Pat Zeman led the students in using donated fleece to cut
SCHENECTADY — The new year brings new leadership for the Schenectady County Legislature. Lawmakers during Tuesday's organizational meeting elected Gary Hughes, a District 2 legislator representing portions of Schenectady, as chair of the legislative body. He will succeed District 4 Legislator Anthony Jasenski, who held the role for the past decade and nominated Hughes for
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukrainian authorities said that 230 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned home in the first exchange in almost five months. Russia's Defense Ministry said that 248 Russian servicemen
WASHINGTON — A Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives committee next week will advance an effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over allegations he has been derelict in his duty of managing the U.S.-Mexico border, the committee announced on Wednesday. The House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing on Jan. 10 related to
WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings fell to nearly a three-year low in November as the labor market gradually cools, which could pave the way for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates this year. Americans are also feeling the shift in the labor market, with the report from the Labor Department on Wednesday showing
TOKYO — Japanese authorities said on Wednesday a passenger jet that collided with a Coast Guard turboprop at a Tokyo airport had been given permission to land, but the smaller plane had not been cleared for takeoff, based on control tower transcripts. All 379 people aboard the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 managed to evacuate after
SCHENECTADY - There’s a new live-music venue in Schenectady that’s creating quite the buzz. The Electric Grinch, taking its name from a popular bar in Schenectady during the 1970s and ‘80s, aims to blend the charm of the past with contemporary aesthetics. Owned by Mitchell Ramsey, who also runs the Jay St. Pub, the venue
ATLANTA — A spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days could be setting the stage for stricter penalties against so-called swatting in more states. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost have
SCHENECTADY — Collaboration is the theme as the Schenectady City Council heads into a new year. Members of the seven-member body are hoping to move past months of infighting and racial tensions that divided the all Democratic body in the past and work more collaboratively moving forward. Council President Marion Porterfield said during Tuesday’s organizational
