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New York's high court hears case on abortion insurance coverage
ALBANY, N.Y. (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...
Editorial Roundup: New York
Dunkirk Evening Observer. April 9, 2024. Editorial: ALBANY State needs to support Local Journalism Sustainability Act A few short weeks ago, we told you about the newly formed Empire State Local News Coalition. The Post-Journal is proud to be a member of this...
New York lawmakers push budget deadline again as they negotiate over spending
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers gave themselves more time to negotiate over the state budget by voting Thursday to temporarily extend the deadline for the final spending plan, ensuring the National Guard gets paid and state operations run smoothly. Legislators had already...
Editorial Roundup: New York
New York Post. April 3, 2024. Editorial: Calif. fast food minimum wage law’s already a disaster — and NY wants some too California’s absurd fast food wage law has been in effect for less than a week and it’s already made prices hotter than a fryolator. ...
Reese's double-double, Johnson's scoring, lifts LSU over MTSU 83-56 in NCAA Tournament's 2nd round
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Kim Mulkey pledged that she wouldn't let an impending Washington Post “hit piece” about her derail the defending national champion Tigers during the women's NCAA Tournament. A dominant second-half surge, led by star forward Angel Reese and...
Kiki Rice, Gabriela Jaquez propel UCLA to 84-55 victory over California Baptist in NCAA Tournament
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiki Rice scored 20 points, Gabriela Jaquez added 17 and second-seeded UCLA cruised to an 84-55 victory over California Baptist on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Charisma Osborne finished with 15 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists. The...
PGA Tour's Monahan describes 'constructive' meeting with Saudi leader of LIV Golf
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour took a first step in sparking negotiations with Saudi Arabia's national wealth fund with a meeting in the Bahamas that Commissioner Jay Monahan described as “constructive” without offering many more details. In a memo late Monday night to...
Caitlin Clark's final NCAA Tournament to begin at home. Can she be as prolific as she was last year?
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Iowa will begin their bid to return to the NCAA women's national championship game at home Saturday against Holy Cross or UT Martin. Clark, the NCAA Division I career scoring leader, was prolific in last year's NCAA Tournament. She posted...
Saint Rose falls in its last basketball game. The Golden Knights lost their NCAA tournament opener
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Saint Rose's basketball era has ended. The Golden Knights lost to Daemen 52-47 on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA Division II women's tournament, in what becomes the final basketball game for the school. The Albany, New York-based...
Long and Vermont defeat Albany (NY) in America East Conference quarterfinal 75-72
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — TJ Long led Vermont with 20 points and and his 3-pointer with 30 seconds left carried the top-seeded as the Catamounts to a 75-72 win over Albany (NY) 75-72 in an America East Conference quarterfinal on Saturday night. Vermont advances to the semifinal round...
