GAZA — Israel appeared to confirm that new negotiations were underway to recover hostages held by Hamas, after a source said Israel's intelligence chief met the prime minister of Qatar, a country mediating in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a press conference on Saturday the war in Gaza was existential and must
FORT MYERS, Fla. — An unaccompanied 6-year-old child flying on Spirit Airlines to visit his grandmother in Fort Myers, Florida, was instead put on a flight to Orlando. In an emailed statement to CNN, Spirit Airlines apologized to the family, saying on December 21, the child was supposed to fly from Philadelphia International Airport to
I’m writing a book on Schenectady County in the 19th Century, “Schenectady Genesis, Volume III: Schenectady in the Context of the New American Republic, 1800-1869.” I’m following in the footsteps of two wonderful authors, Dr. Susan Staffa and John F. Gearing, who chronicled the settlement of Schenectady through the American Revolution to the its chartering
SALT LAKE CITY — A new online initiative wants to help your grandmother with that quilt or blanket she started but was never able to finish. Loose Ends was created by two friends and crafters, Masey Kaplan in Portland, Maine, and Jennifer Simonic in Seattle, Oregon. They were both at a school reunion and helping
PRAGUE — The Czech Republic came to a standstill at noon Saturday as people across the country observed a minute of silence as part of a national day of mourning to honor the victims of the worst mass killing in Czech history. National flags on public buildings were at half-staff and bells tolled at noon.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A limousine service manager was convicted of manslaughter Wednesday in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York, one of the deadliest U.S. road wrecks in two decades. Jurors reached their verdict during their second day of deliberations in the trial of Nauman Hussain, who ran Prestige Limousine. He
NISKAYUNA — Dr. Stuart Kraut once spent months carving chalk as part of the robust requirements for his dental school entrance exams. “It was … an interesting exam,” he quipped. Decades later, art is a much more familiar endeavor. Since retiring from the orthodontist practice he ran for 55 years in 2021, the 85-year-old spends some
BEAVERTON, Mich. — A Gladwin County man has many to thank this year, for keeping the season merry and bright. His simple ask on Facebook quickly turned viral. "It's unbelievable how many people are sending them. To get as many as we got — that tells you something," Beaverton resident, Larry Pratt said. Pratt has
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military campaign in Gaza, experts say, now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in recent history. In just over two months, the offensive has wreaked more destruction than the razing of Syria's Aleppo between 2012 and 2016, Ukraine's Mariupol or, proportionally, the Allied bombing of Germany in World War II.
If you’re looking to celebrate the New Year locally, there is no shortage of things to do. We rounded up local happenings that range from fancy gatherings to 5K races to ball drops and bonfires. Some events are ticketed or need reservations, check out the details below. First Night and First Day in Saratoga Springs
