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

To the editor: Across the country, privately owned tigers, lions and other big cats are kept in captivity and used for entertainment purposes like cub petting and handling for selfies. more

Defacing a license plate to avoid paying a toll on bridges and tunnels has not only cost the Metropolitan Transportation Authority some $50 million over a two-year period, but it could also be a big problem for police. more

Two different bills addressing Puerto Rico’s political status are battling for supremacy in Congress. more

To the editor: NYCD16-Indivisible stands for the reproductive freedom of all people. We believe everyone should have the right to control what happens to their bodies, including making the decision whether or not to have a child, as well as the right to parent children in a safe and healthy environment. more

To the editor: (re: “Take the political nicety gloves off,” May 5) In describing those who do not agree with the views of the Democratic Party, Mr. Mel Gurtov in his letter to the editor used the following terms: traitor, treasonous, co-conspirators, seditionists, bullies, bigots, anti-American, criminal, racist, homophobic and outliers. more