CAIRO — Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks Monday at an Egyptian resort on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the ruinous war in Gaza on the eve of its second anniversary. The talks, which went on for several hours, unfolded amid many questions about the plan presented by ...
Al Pozzi, age 81, of Saranac Lake, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, at the Albany Medical Center in Albany following a brief illness. Born in Saranac Lake on Feb. 11, 1944, he was the son of Albert and Bertha (Seney) Pozzi. Al grew up in Saranac Lake, where he attended and graduated from ...
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse on reopening the federal government provided few public signs Sunday of meaningful negotiations taking place to end what has so far been a five-day shutdown. Leaders in both parties are betting that public sentiment has swung ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, saying he planned to meet with budget director Russ Vought to talk through “temporary or permanent” spending cuts that could set up a ...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The cuts were announced in a social media post late Wednesday by ...
WASHINGTON — Washington is bracing for what could be a prolonged federal shutdown after lawmakers deadlocked and missed the deadline for funding the government. Republicans supported a short-term measure to fund the government generally at current levels through Nov. 21, but Democrats ...