It’s likely the eve of the destruction of Roe v. Wade — an act likely to be met with cheers or outrage, depending on which side of the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court abortion case people land on. more

Nuclear reactors are decommissioned. The rest of the cleanup is a massive deconstruction job, a lot of which involves low-level or non-radioactive material. Items like laundry and workers’ gear are considered low-level. Some of the buildings on the property fall into the non-radioactive category. more

What a difference a half century makes. In February 1972, the People’s Republic of China hosted a history-making American delegation headed by President Richard Nixon, the Middle Kingdom’s most important Western visitor since Marco Polo. more

To the editor: (re: “Ex-Gillibrand staff Hofflich launches senate campaign,” March 31) The Riverdale Press story on Lisa Hofflich expertly detailed why she is the most qualified person to represent the new state senate district currently represented by Aliessandra Biaggi. more

To the editor: With the anticipated re-criminalization of abortion, the United States of America — as a country — is like a disembarking airplane passenger who realizes that it left a garment onboard the airplane. more

Celestine Chaney, 65. Roberta Drury, 32. Andre Mackneil, 53. Katherine Massey, 72. Margus Morrison, 52. Heyward Patterson, 67. Geraldine Talley, 62. Ruth Whitfield, 86. Pearl Young, 77. And then there was Aaron Salter, a 55-year-old retired police officer. He spent his days after his time on the force greeting customers as they walked into the Tops supermarket in the Masten Park neighborhood of Buffalo. His job was security, and everyone knew him. And he knew everyone. more

My mother was the victim of medical malpractice 18 years ago after an elective, routine surgical procedure. She was 67 years old, in perfect health, and ready to embrace a new chapter in her life. more

To the editor: It was Sen. Lindsey Graham who said in 2016 that “if you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you.” more

To the editor: On behalf of the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, my late father, and my patients, I ask that you join me in urging Congress to support $60 million for the lung cancer research program within the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program in the latest Defense Department appropriations bill. more

To the editor: Did you know that, in New York, the law prevents prosecutions for sexual assault if the victim was voluntarily intoxicated? more