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Cyberattack hits state government’s bill drafting office

ALBANY — The New York state Legislature’s bill drafting office was hit with an apparent cyberattack early Wednesday, officials said. The scope of the attack was not immediately clear but officials said the bill drafting system has been down since early Wednesday. The office is responsible ...

NY’s high court hears case on abortion insurance coverage

ALBANY (AP) — New York’s highest court took up a case Tuesday that seeks to throw out a regulation requiring health insurance policies to cover medically necessary abortions — a lawsuit that could jeopardize a similar state law. The challenge was filed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of ...

Breast cancer hotline is open

The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program is urging New York women to be proactive about their health and schedule a mammogram. “Sometimes we allow our busy lives to take over and we neglect basic health measures,” said Reyna Machado, the program ...

Trump goes from court to campaign in his heavily Democratic hometown

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump plans to visit New York’s Harlem neighborhood Tuesday after spending his second day in a lower Manhattan courtroom as a criminal defendant. Trump was expected to stop by Sanaa Convenient Store, a tiny bodega that sells chips, sodas and other snacks. Trump ...

Faith Ringgold, pioneering Black quilt artist and author, dies at 93

NEW YORK — Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles and storytelling, has died. She was 93. The artist’s assistant, Grace Matthews, told The ...